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Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017)

Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
PG
Animation
Action
Comedy
Family

Release Date
June 1, 2017
Director
David Soren
Runtime
89
Main Genre
Animation
Writers
Nick Stoller , Dav Pilkey , David Soren

Summary

Underpants centers on two fourth graders who are best friends and who draw comics that they sell on the playground. Their creation, Captain Underpants, becomes real when the duo accidentally hypnotize the school's mean principal who turns into an actual superhero.

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