50 Fun Facts About Sing

In Sing, what kind of animal is theatre owner Buster Moon?

A koala who once dreamed of being the first of his kind in space, Buster instead sank his father's life savings into a run-down theatre.

Who voices Buster Moon in Sing?

Matthew McConaughey voices a born showman: Buster opens every performance himself, riding a golden crescent moon hung above the stage.

Which Sing character does the film's own director voice?

Miss Crawly's croak is the director's own, and his four sons joined him in the cast as some of Rosita's piglets.

Which animation studio made Sing with Universal Pictures?

Illumination's founder had the idea himself, a shifty theatre owner staging a singing contest, and hired a director who had never made an animated film.

In Sing, what animal is Buster's friend Eddie?

A sheep from a wealthy family, Eddie lounges in his parents' pool house and doubts every one of Buster's schemes, yet takes him in when the theatre is lost.

Who sings Faith with Stevie Wonder over the end credits of Sing?

Ariana Grande and Stevie Wonder's duet was written for the film and earned a Golden Globe nomination, only to lose to City of Stars from La La Land.

In Sing, which song is Meena singing alone in the theatre's rubble when Buster hears her?

Hallelujah, sung along to her headphones in the ruins, is what convinces Buster the show must go on, outdoors on the empty lot.

In Sing, the pop group the Q-Teez speak and understand only which language?

Japanese is all they speak, so when Buster tries a phrasebook invitation back into the show it comes out as an insult, and they quit in disgust.

In Sing, what kind of animal is Judith, the banker threatening to repossess the theatre?

A llama voiced by Rhea Perlman, Judith repossesses the lot when the theatre collapses, then tries to shut down the outdoor show as well.

In Sing, Buster means to offer a $1,000 prize, but a typo on the flyers promises how much?

$100,000 went out on flyers that a fan blew through the window before anyone could proofread them, when Buster could barely scrape together the $1,000.

In Sing, what kind of animal is Miss Crawly, Buster Moon's elderly assistant?

An iguana with a glass eye that keeps popping out: it bounces across her keyboard as she types the flyer and adds extra zeros to the prize money.

In Sing, how many piglets does Rosita have?

25 piglets and an exhausted husband have buried Rosita's inner diva under housework, which is why the contest matters so much to her.

Who voices Rosita in Sing?

Reese Witherspoon dusted off the singing voice that won her an Oscar for Walk the Line: Rosita belts Katy Perry's Firework in her first scene.

In Sing, what kind of animal is the punk-rocker Ash?

A porcupine who auditions as half of a duo, Ash is picked as a solo act, to the fury of her less talented boyfriend.

Who voices Ash in Sing?

Scarlett Johansson has a parallel career as a singer, and she performs Ash's rock numbers herself in a husky growl.

In Sing, Johnny, the son of a gang leader, is what kind of animal?

A gorilla whose father runs a gang of bank robbers, Johnny slips away from a job to rehearse, and the whole crew ends up in prison.

Who voices Johnny in Sing?

Taron Egerton did his own singing as Johnny, three years before he played Elton John in Rocketman.

In Sing, what is the name of Johnny's gang-leader father?

Big Daddy breaks out of prison when the show is broadcast live, and crosses the city to make peace with his son.

In Sing, Mike, the street musician, is what kind of animal?

A mouse with a Rat Pack croon, Mike is so sure he will win that he takes a huge bank loan to buy a flashy car.

In Sing, teenager Meena is what kind of animal?

An elephant, Meena goes back to ask Buster for a second audition and, through a mix-up, comes away with a job as his stagehand instead.

Who voices Meena in Sing?

Tori Kelly is a Grammy-nominated singer rather than an actress, and gives Meena the film's biggest voice, down to the Stevie Wonder classic that closes the show.

Why does Meena fail her audition?

She settles for being Buster's stagehand before finally performing at the outdoor show.

In Sing, exuberant dancer Gunter is what kind of animal?

A pig with a German accent and a gold-glitter jumpsuit, Gunter steals the auditions with Bad Romance and is then paired with Rosita for a dance routine.

Who voices Gunter in Sing?

Nick Kroll gives Gunter a thick German accent, and Variety's critic warned that this 'Teutonic attention hog' threatens to steal the show.

Who voices Eddie in Sing?

John C. Reilly voices a rich-kid slacker who is done sinking his parents' money into Buster's flops, yet gives him a home when everything collapses.

Which Absolutely Fabulous star voices Nana Noodleman in Sing?

Jennifer Saunders voices a retired diva who refuses to bail Buster out, then is so impressed by the outdoor show that she buys the lot and rebuilds the theatre.

Who voices Nana Noodleman as a young star in Sing?

Jennifer Hudson sings the film's opening number as the young Nana, the performance that makes six-year-old Buster fall in love with the theatre.

In Sing, Mike swindles a group of what at a card game?

Russian bears, who track Mike to the theatre and smash open the prize chest with a baseball bat, exposing how little money is inside.

In Sing, what does Buster use to light the rebuilt stage after the stage lights break?

Luminescent squids glow in a glass tank built into the stage, until it shatters and the flood brings the whole theatre down.

Which song does Ash perform at the final show in Sing?

Set It All Free is her own composition, written after her break-up, and Variety's critic picked it as the tune audiences would go home singing.

In Sing, what is the name of Rosita's husband?

Norman is too exhausted and distracted to notice what his wife is up to, until he sees her perform and runs on stage to kiss her.

Who voices Rosita's husband in Sing?

Nick Offerman voices the exhausted dad who misses his wife's whole double life as a performer, then is bowled over when he finally sees her perform.

Which film beat Sing to the Golden Globe for animation?

Zootopia won in a year crowded with talking animals; one critic joked that parents might pass Sing off as the Zootopia sequel their kids wanted.

Which 2023 film took Sing's record as the highest-grossing film never to top the US box office?

Oppenheimer opened the same weekend as Barbie and never once led the US chart, yet it passed Sing's total to take the record.

Sing overtook which 2002 film as the top earner never to reach number one?

My Big Fat Greek Wedding opened in limited release and kept growing for months, earning $241 million in the US without ever winning a weekend.

Which film kept Sing in second place on its opening weekend?

Rogue One, the Star Wars spin-off, was in its second week when Sing opened and held first place through the holidays, which is why Sing never reached number one.

Which Elton John hit does Johnny perform at the final show in Sing?

I'm Still Standing goes out live on the local news, which is how his jailed father sees it and why he breaks out to find his son.

In Sing, which bubbly pop hit does Buster try to make punk-rocker Ash sing?

Call Me Maybe is his pick because, he tells her, she is female and a teenager, so the song was made for her; she is not persuaded.

Who voices Mike in Sing?

Seth MacFarlane is best known for creating Family Guy, but he is a practised crooner and sings Mike's Sinatra numbers himself.

Roughly how many pop songs are heard in Sing?

65 is the usual count, though many are only snatches in the quick-fire audition montage, ranging from Irving Berlin and the Beatles to Beyoncé.

Sing was animated in which European city?

Paris is home to the animation studio, so the British director moved there with his wife and four sons, who ended up speaking better French than he did.

In Sing, which film director voices Daniel, the giraffe who auditions with the song Ben?

Wes Anderson took the cameo because he, Edgar Wright and Sing's director are friends who make a habit of turning up in each other's films.

Which Frank Sinatra standard does Mike sing at the final show in Sing?

My Way is his show-stopper, but the gamblers he cheated spot him on the live broadcast and come after him.

Which Taylor Swift hit do Rosita and Gunter perform at the final show in Sing?

Shake It Off is the routine that defeats her in rehearsal, printed dance steps and all; she finds her feet again in a supermarket aisle and nails it on the night.

Which 2005 sci-fi comedy did Sing's director make before it?

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy came first, then Son of Rambow in 2007; two later projects fell apart, so Sing was his first film in nine years.

Which Beatles song does the young Nana sing in the opening scene of Sing?

Golden Slumbers, run together with Carry That Weight, returns twice more: when the theatre lies in ruins and again when it reopens.

In Sing, what stops Johnny from stealing the prize money?

A note praising his talent, Buster's handwritten 'Natural-born singer!', catches his eye, so he puts the chest back and asks for extra piano lessons instead.

In Sing, how does Buster earn a living after his theatre is destroyed?

Washing cars is how his father paid for the theatre in the first place; Buster goes back to the same bucket, with Eddie working beside him.

In Sing, what role does Johnny's father force on him in the gang's heist?

Getaway driver is his job, but he slips off to rehearsal, gets stuck in traffic on the way back, and the gang is caught without him.

In Sing, what is the name of Ash's self-absorbed boyfriend?

Lance is cut when Buster picks only Ash, sulks about it, and soon replaces her with a new girlfriend, which is what drives her to write her own song.