The Wonderful World of Zak

The Wonderful World of Zak is a 2011 American computer-animated comedy film produced by MYCUN Studios and CGI Entertainment. Directed by Gabriel Garcia and co-directed by Taylor Grodin, the film features the voices of Alexander Gould, Steve Buscemi, Whoopi Goldberg, Patrick Warburton, Dana Snyder, David Cross, Maya Rudolph, and Elissa Knight. It follows a young clumsy boy named Zak McYashi, who works with his uncle at a coffee shop. Zak's life as a fifteen-year-old boy is turned upside down, when he finds out it was boring so he decided to find something fun rather than working at the coffee shop. Later, however, his uncle's coffee shop had been robbed, in so Zak must stop the robbers.

The Wonderful World of Zak was released to theaters in the United States and Canada on September 2, 2011 by 20th Century Fox. It received mostly positive reviews, and proved to be a box office success, earning more than $624.7 million on a budget of $300 million.

Plot
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Cast

 * Alexander Gould as Zak McYashi, a 15-year-old clumsy, smart boy who is best known for his love of eggs, pizza and apple juice.
 * Max Neuwirth as 5-year-old Zak.
 * Steve Buscemi as Diane McYashi, the owner of his coffee shop and Zak's uncle.
 * Whoopi Goldberg as Kimberley Simmons, Zak's neighbor.
 * Patrick Warburton as Larry K. Samson, a handsome man who runs a giant balloon with Zak.
 * Dana Snyder as Chuck, one of Diane's good friends.
 * David Cross as Mike, one of Diane's good friends.
 * Maya Rudolph as Melissa McYashi, Zak's mother.
 * Elissa Knight as Lucile Lovesworth, Zak's girlfriend.
 * Emily Hahn as 5-year-old Lucile.
 * Neil Patrick Harris as the Pizza Guy.
 * Fred Tatasciore as Fisherman.
 * John DiMaggio, Carlos Alazraqui and Jess Harnell as construction workers.
 * Max Charles as Timmy.
 * Tress MacNeille as Timmy's Mother.
 * Billy West as Davy.
 * Bill Hader as Max.
 * Tom Kenny as Seller.
 * Danny McBride as Bob, a worker at a mini-mart.
 * Jack Angel as Nostalgia Guy.
 * Lauren Tom as Jill.

Production
On December 22, 2005, following the success of MYCUN: The Movie, MYCUN Studios announced its full animated slate, including The Wonderful World of Zak, where it was originally titled Project Zak at the time. Gabriel Garcia is set to direct and produce the film, with Josh Klausner writing the screenplay.

In October 2007, Variety reported that the film had been co-produced by CGI Entertainment, with Taylor Grodin joining Garcia to helm the film. On August 27, 2009, 20th Century Fox announced that Alexander Gould had signed on to voice the lead character, with Steve Buscemi, Whoopi Goldberg, Patrick Warburton, Dana Snyder, David Cross, Maya Rudolph, and Elissa Knight also in the voice cast. That same day, the film was retitled as The Wonderful World of Zak.

Release
The Wonderful World of Zak was originally scheduled to be released on November 25, 2009, but due in favor of Little Guys, the release date was delayed to December 17, 2010. In October 2009, the release date was delayed again to May 13, 2011, and finally September 2, 2011.

Home media
The Wonderful World of Zak was released on DVD and Blu-ray on February 28, 2012.

Critical response
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Box office
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Accolades
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Cancelled franchise
A sequel and a television series based on The Wonderful World of Zak were in development at MYCUN Studios in 2011, after the release of the film. Jared Stern and Michelle Morgan had been hired to write the sequel's screenplay, but since then, there has been no further news about the projects. In fact, as of 2015, Fox has abandoned The Wonderful World of Zak series, indicating that there will not be any more entries in the franchise.