Airplane (franchise)

Airplane is a media franchise, containing five theatrical films, one short and a series of video games. The franchise began with the release of the 2000 American animated film based on the same name. Up to the introduction of its spin-off, Airplane World, the common plot of the first four movies centered on a group of Robloxians trying to destroy the Monster both outside and inside of an airplane they were flying on.

Theatrical films

Airplane (2000)

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Airplane (2000) is an American animated horror film directed by Brandon Armstrong, produced by Reginald Camacho and Raphael Whitehead and written by Kai Roberts, Joseph Williams and Isaac Nicholson. The narrative tells the tale of a group of Robloxians who were returning home when a monster tried to take control of the aircraft. Since all of the crew had "died" at the hands of the monster, the group must work together to fight the monster and survive so they can land safely and successfully. It is the first installment in the Airplane franchise.

Airplane 2 (2018)

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Airplane 2 (2018) is an American animated horror-adventure film directed by Andrew Moss, produced by Toby Mason, Leon Francis, Billy Baker, Konnor Vaughn, Kendall Noble and Dariel Hart and written by Reece Kennedy, Brodie Wilcox, Niko Riley, Samuel Rodriquez, Ibrahim Washington and Arjun Boone. It is the sequel to Airplane (2000). The narrative picks up after the events of the previous movie, inviting the Robloxians to join Donald Trumpblox on a joyous flight. Eighteen years after the events of the first Airplane, Robloxians are to be honored by Donald Trumpblox by taking a ride on his jet. It is the second installment in the Airplane franchise.

Airplane: The Prequel (2019)

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Airplane: The Prequel (also known as Airplane 3) is an American animated horror-adventure film directed by Edward Burns, Declan Collins, Nathan Gallagher and Harry Foster, produced by Morgan Scott, Jay Murphy, Alfie Mills, Ben Robinson, Reuben Frye and Andrew Chandler and written by Caden Cooke, Robin Baxter, Lee Baker, Kerry Reynolds, Caden Frank, Casey Vaughn and Rene Bernard. It is the sequel to Airplane (2000) and Airplane 2 (2018). The narrative mostly focuses on the tale of government forces on a manhunt while also providing a lot of background information that would have happened before the events of the first two movies. It is the third installment in the Airplane franchise.

Airplane 4: One Last Flight (2021)

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Airplane 4: One Last Flight (also known as Airplane 4) is an American animated horror-adventure film directed by Daniel Graham, Sam May, Harley Willis, Jacob Sanchez and Mekhi Melton, produced by Harvey Lloyd, Sebastian Gibson, Tyler Price, Taylor Hunt, Oscar Robinson and Emmanuel Joyce and written by Tommy Kennedy, Frankie Holmes, Harrison Hunt, Garrett Barrera and Jeffrey Rivera. It is the sequel to Airplane: The Prequel (2019). The story focuses around a group of Robloxians who are flying to the Bloxhamas for a holiday. However, when a gigantic hooded skeleton gathers an army and attempts to destroy Robloxia as well as curse and infect its inhabitants, things take a turn for the worst. It is the fourth installment in the Airplane franchise.

Airplane World (2023)

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Airplane World (2023) is an American animated adventure film. The film was directed by Frankie Pearce, produced by Alex Carr, Frankie Castro and Jax Deleon and written by Kayla Saunders, Emma Benjamin, Tyler Gallagher, Kole O'neil, Chloe Goodman, Michaela Jimenez and Kenya Roman, based on a story by Anthony Reid, Rory Jones, Jayden Chapman and Atticus Bullock. The two teens, Alex (Luke) and Sophie (Laura), who are sixteen and fourteen years old, are the main characters of the narrative, along with a parent and a group of about eight others. The fictional Roblox planet, a reimagined 2010s, serves as the scenario. Since the government is attempting to eradicate them, they must flee and prevent all of the villains from the previous movies, including Monster, from taking over the globe. It is the fifth installment in the Airplane franchise and served both as a sequel and spin-off to Airplane 4: One Last Flight (2021).

Future

Voice actor Zak Lee said on December 8, 2023, after Airplane World came out, that preparations were already in place for a sixth installment in the franchise, with the producers and filmmakers of the first movie supposedly joining the studio to make it happen.

Short film

The Flight, a short film, debuted on January 19, 2021. It tells the tale of how the plane firm came to be and how the planes that would emerge and be the major subject of the previous two films were made.