Fred: The Movie
Join ‘Fred’, the incredible YouTube Sensation in his first movie as he sets off on a brand new adventure to get to his true love Judy (Pixie Lott), all the while thwarting his nemesis Kevin, on his most hilarious outing yet. Lionsgate UK will release Fred: The Movie in cinemas this Christmas.
Fred is in love with the girl next door, Judy. But his nemesis neighbour Kevin, thwarts all attempts Fred makes to see her, and when he finally succeeds in making it over to Judy’s house - she’s moved!
With the advice of his super cool dad (John Cena), Fred embarks on an epic journey full of gut-busting fun to find her. So, jump in the kiddie pool and join Fred, Bertha (Jennette McCurdy), and the whole gang for a hilarious good time in Fred: The Movie!
Fred, with his unique brand of humor, has accumulated over 530,000,000 views on YouTube while his YouTube Channel is the second most subscribed to channel of all time with 1.8 million individual subscribers.
Through the movie, the millions of fans of Fred will be very excited to meet, for the first time, many of the hilarious characters in Fred’s world that Fred refers to in his YouTube videos.
The movie also promises to build Fred’s fan base with its unique blend of humor and zany awkwardness that the entire family can enjoy together.
Lucas Cruikshank, who stars as ‘Fred’, is the creator of this character that emerged as a YouTube fan favourite almost immediately, with fans and subscribers always returning for more of the zany escapades of this quirky kid.
This multi-talented teen has recognized the opportunities that his online community awareness has produced, and he continues to increase his social networking fan base as well as developing deals that broaden not only this character, but his own recognition by Hollywood’s creative community making this young rising star someone to watch for the future.
Fred’s swift rise to fame has crossed over into audiences beyond the Internet. Fred won the 2009 Teen Choice Awards’ 'Choice Web Star' and has developed his own line of merchandise.