Rarity quickly changes the subject and shows Sunset the banner they made for the showcase (which Pinkie used cake frosting on instead of paste). When Pinkie Pie calls Sunset over to join her and her friends, the other present students glare at and gossip about Sunset, making her uncomfortable. Sunset Shimmer offers to help the Cutie Mark Crusaders with their banner, but they decline, much to Sunset's disappointment. Six moons later, at Canterlot High School, the students are busy making banners in the auditorium for the school's upcoming musical showcase. She explains to Aria and Sonata that Equestrian magic has found its way into the human world, and they're going to use it to make everyone adore them. She races out of the café and watches the magical rainbow energy burst into the sky, grinning evilly when she realizes what it is. The orange-haired girl Adagio Dazzle laments that the energy in 'this world' isn't the same as that in Equestria.Īs the blue-haired girl Sonata Dusk joins the conversation and gets into a light argument with Aria, Adagio notices an explosion of light in the distance. The purple-haired girl Aria Blaze grumbles that she's 'tired of fast food' and needs a meal. In the corner booth, three girls in hoods sing and absorb the green mist into the red gems on their necklaces. The numerous café patrons argue among themselves as a strange green mist swirls around their feet. The film opens at a café in the human world. Also, Snips and Snails' freestyle rap was genuine freestyling courtesy of Lee Tockar and Richard Ian Cox. Īs revealed in the commentary, Rarity's line '' was ad libbed by Tabitha St.

The DVD commentary also points out that the midnight snack scene between Twilight and Sunset was actually added late into the film's production. The storybook depiction of the sirens was illustrated by Rebecca Dart. The illustrations shown during the ending credits were drawn by Katrina Hadley. The film's opening credits were storyboarded by Tony Cliff. On the same day as McCarthy's tweet, songwriter Daniel Ingram tweeted that there would be a total of twelve songs in the film, the greatest number of songs yet featured in a Friendship is Magic episode or Equestria Girls film. On February 13, 2014, Meghan McCarthy tweeted that she worked on the film in Summer 2013. When asked about the film on an AMA for Reddit, Tara Strong also confirmed it saying, 'It'll be adorable.' This film was announced by Hasbro as part of a press kit at the 2014 International Toy Fair. Additionally, Sunset did not become a main character until the second draft of the script. The film takes place after the season four finale, as well as the animated shorts Music to My Ears, Guitar Centered, Hamstocalypse Now, Pinkie on the One, Player Piano, and A Case for the Bass, and before the season five premiere.Īs revealed in the audio commentary of the DVD, Equestria Girls was not initially planned to become a franchise and the thought of a sequel did not cross Meghan McCarthy's mind. It features a Battle of the Bands storyline and was released theatrically on September 27, 2014. My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks is the second installment in the Equestria Girls film franchise and the sequel to My Little Pony Equestria Girls. Octo(Thailand, Esplanade Cineplex Ratchadapisek) Novem(Colombia and Mexico, Discovery Kids) November 8-9, 2014 (Italy, The Space Cinema) November 7-16, 2014 (México, Cinépolis cinemas) November 7-16, 2014 (Colombia, Cinépolis cinemas) November 1-2, 2014 (Chile, CineHoyts cinemas) October 25-26, 2014 (United Kingdom, theatrical release) My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks For the soundtrack albums, see My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and My Little Pony Equestria Girls - Rainbow Rocks CD. For the eleven shorts that coincide with this film's release, see /Animated shorts. My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks For other films in the franchise, see My Little Pony Equestria Girls (franchise)#Films.

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