Many of us are excited for the upcoming Hey Arnold! movie, which will finally put closure to the cliffhanger at the series finale. It’s been 13 years since Arnold discovered his parents’ journal and we still want answers! Thankfully, it will be addressed in Hey Arnold! the Jungle Movie, and Nickelodeon just released its first look.
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Even if a decade has passed, the film will be set a year after the last events of the show. The only upgrades were the cast’s looks, which we must admit we love.
Arnold got a new jacket and a new pair of sneakers, Gerald’s 33 jersey turned into a hoodie, and Helga’s pink dress got a little lighter. Our favorite transformation is Phoebe’s, whose mousy look got upgraded to OOTD-status. After all, being a nerd or geek is cool now.
The made-for-TV movie will be set in the fictional South American country San Lorenzo, where Arnold’s parents were last seen. Insiders say that the movie will “resolve unanswered questions and plot lines.” The release of the movie will also tie with Nickelodeon’s 25th anniversary celebration of original creator-driven animation.
The entire cast of the series will return, along with the actors who voiced them, including Lane Toran and Jamil Smith, who voiced Arnold and Gerald respectively. However, Toran and Smith will voice new characters.
Hey Arnold! was one of Nickelodeon’s most celebrated cartoons, and often featured adult undertones, like parental abandonment, extended family ties, being a misfit, urbanization encroaching on community spaces, unrequited love, and a suspected suicide in one episode (Pigeon Man).
Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie will be written and executive produced by the series’ original creator Craig Bartlett.
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