Angry Birds Toons role such as Corporal Pig, King Pig, or Chef Pig, with Minion Pig allocated to unnamed pigs. Dialogue is generally limited to vocalisations and sound effects similar to the game. As of July 2013, "Angry Birds Toons" episodes have been viewed more than one billion times. By December 2013, "Angry Birds Toons" episodes had been viewed over three billion times and by March 2014, episodes had been viewed four billion times. Rovio announced a TV series based on the "Angry Birds" video game series of 52 short episodes. The series was produced by Finnish animation studio Kombo, which Rovio bought
The Angry Birds Movie to think of it". In his review for "TheWrap", Alonso Duralde wrote, "Let's be clear, then: "The Angry Birds Movie" isn't pointless because it's based on an app. It's pointless because it's pointless". Stephen Whitty of the "New York Daily News" gave the film one out of five stars, writing, ""The Angry Birds Movie" is just fowl". In August 2016, Rovio had begun working on a sequel to the film. The sequel, titled "The Angry Birds Movie 2", is planned for an August 16, 2019 release, coinciding with the tenth anniversary of the original video game. It will be directed