Swapped

Swapped is a 2009 American 3D computer-animated comedy-drama film produced by Geo LTD. Animation and distributed by Universal Pictures. The film is directed by Larry Huber in his directorial debut from a screenplay by Brian Lynch from an original idea by Caroline Berthier and Maureen Sery, and is co-directed by John France. The film follows a young girl and a teenage goth boy who swap bodies.

Swapped was originally scheduled for a October 16, 2009 release, but the release date was changed to November 25, 2009. The film grossed $261 million worldwide, making it Geo LTD's lowest-grossing film.

Plot
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Cast

 * Dakota Fanning as Suzanne "Suz" Grady, an 12-year-old smart and clever girl
 * Zac Efron as Lee Webb, a goth and emo teenage boy and a neighbor of Suz's
 * Ashley Johnson as Chloe Andersen, Suz's best friend
 * Luke Benward as Johnny Long, a friend of Lee
 * Michael Yarmush as Patrick Grady, the father of Suz
 * Leslie Mann as Alice Grady, the mother of Suz
 * Amanda Bynes as Maria, a friend of Suz
 * Carlos Alazraqui as Lee's father
 * Wendy Hoffman as Lee's mother
 * Mae Whitman as Kelly

Production
The idea for Swapped began with Caroline Berthier and Maureen Sery who envisioned the film as a "body swapping" animated comedy. The film entered development in 2004 with Berthier and Sery originally as the film’s directors with a tentative release scheduled for a fall 2008 release. Originally, the film was titled Tom & Bob and it had a completely different story. This version of the story had a body swap of a relationship between a worker named Tom and a musician named Bob. However, when BJ and Wally was in production, Geo G. decided that the project should focus on a relationship between a boy and a girl rather than two men. Because of this, the film was put on hold due to several rewrites. Berthier and Sery left the project in 2007 following disputes over the film's creative direction, and were replaced by Larry Huber, an animator who is known for his long history as a producer at Hanna-Barbera, Ruby-Spears, and Nickelodeon. Huber is also the co-creator of Nickelodeon's ChalkZone along with Bill Burnett.

The new story originally evolved Lee Webb as the lead role and Suz Grady was essentially his girlfriend. For a while, "the filmmakers were very committed" to that version of the story, but then in December 2007, the filmmakers realized the film's plot would be more engaging if they reversed the roles to instead focus on Suz as opposed to Lee.

The animation was created entirely in-house by Geo LTD. Animation.

Soundtrack
In November 2008, Mark Mancina, who composed the score for Metal Mike, was revealed to be returning to Geo LTD. Animation to score Swapped. Geo LTD. Records released the soundtrack on November 20, 2009.

Video game
A video game based on the film was released on November 9, 2009, for the Nintendo DS, Wii, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Release
Swapped was originally scheduled by Sony Pictures Entertainment for a June 26, 2009 release through their Columbia Pictures banner. The film was part of Geo LTD's partnership with Sony, who acquired Geo LTD. in 2003. In February 2008, Sony moved the film's release date to October 16, 2009. However, it was reported in June 2008 that Geo LTD. and Sony would end their partnership with the release of BJ and Wally: FusionMania. Universal Studios became the film's new distributor as part of Geo LTD's new distribution deal with said company. Sony's distribution rights for the film were transferred completely to Universal, who moved the release date to November 25, 2009.

Home media
Swapped was released by Universal Studios Home Entertainment on Blu-ray and DVD on March 16, 2010.

Box office
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Critical response
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Accolades
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