Last year, it was a running joke: how many movies could be released with the word ‘Wonder’ in the title? First we had “Wonder Woman”, then “Professor Marston and the Wonder Women”, followed by “Wonderstruck”, then “Wonder” and finally “Wonder Wheel”.
Add Paramount’s “Wonder Park” to this growing list when the all-star animated film opens March 15, 2019. Originally titled “Amusement Park”, it’s “a story of a girl, some animals, and a magic amusement park”, according to IMDb.
The cast includes Matthew Broderick, Jennifer Garner, Jeffrey Tambor, Ken Jeong, Mila Kunis, John Oliver and Kenan Thompson. Nickelodeon is behind it, with a TV series adaptation also set for next year.
Dylan Brown was “Wonder Park”‘s originally director, but Nick pulled him in January following “inappropriate behavior” allegations. He was quickly replaced by David Feiss, the creator of “Cow and Chicken”. I had the chance to meet and interview Feiss a few years ago while he was promoting “Open Season: Scared Silly”, which he directed.
When you type-in the word ‘Wonder’ on Box Office Mojo, a few dozen movie titles show-up, from “It’s A Wonderful Life” and “Alice in Wonderland” to “Wonder Boys”, “Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium”, “The Incredible Burt Wonderstone” and “To the Wonder”.
What a “wonder”-ful catalog of films… though the adjective does seem like it’s getting a little over-saturated.