The first official trailer for Pitch Perfect 3 was released on Monday.
Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Brittany Snow and their crew will return as the Barden Bellas, the all female a cappella team who first brought the world of competitive singing to life on-screen back in 2012
There is also a new face, Ruby Rose, who proves to be a difficult competitor as the ladies sing at the USO.
She’s back: Rebel Wilson nearly tears up in the first official trailer for Pitch Perfect 3
Her bestie: ‘If you cry I’m going to cry,’ protests Beca (Anna Kendrick), ‘don’t make that face’
Waterworks: ‘This is my regular face,’ retorts Fat Amy (Rebel Wilson), as she contorts her features
Other returning stars include Hailee Steinfeld, Elizabeth Banks and Anna Camp.
The ladies don’t have much going on so they decide to reunite.
They join forces for a USO show in Spain, which instantly makes them intimidated.
The singers join three bands for the tour.
Girlbosses: All three films in the series have been penned by screenwriter Kay Cannon (Girlboss, 30 Rock)
Pitch Perfect 2 – the directing debut of Elizabeth Banks, 43 – was a box office smash, taking in $287 million plus worldwide.
But the actress/producer/director almost didn’t make it back for the third installment of the a capella singing trilogy, citing ‘parental responsibilities’ during a 2016 Producers Guild conference.
However the Hunger Games star is front and center of a new trailer for Pitch Perfect 3 – even if she had to hand over the directing reins to make time to appear in the film.
Lady in red: Hunger Games star Elizabeth Banks is front and center of a new trailer for Pitch Perfect 3 – even if she had to hand over the directing reins to make time to appear in the film
It was the decision to move the film back to a December 2017 release date that caused her to give up the director’s chair:
‘The new schedule butts up against my parental responsibilities in a way I’m not really comfortable with,’ the Love & Mercy star said at the time.
In the final installment of the surprise hit franchise, Banks will reprise her role as Gail Abernathy-McKadden-Feinberger, the a capella commentator who follows the ‘Barden Bellas’ singers on an overseas USO tour.
Reunion: Returning to various their roles as the Bellas are such names as Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Brittany Snow, Anna Camp and Hailee Steinfeld
The girls are back in town: The new film seems to focus on the Bellas struggling to come to terms with adulthood in the wake of their college graduation
Returning to various their roles as the Bellas are such names as Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Brittany Snow, Anna Camp and Hailee Steinfeld.
The new film seems to focus on the Bellas struggling to come to terms with adulthood in the wake of their college graduation, especially Beca (Anna Kendrick) who has been fired from her job.
The group of nerds come together to make some music – but face more serious competition this time, in the form of a band led by Calamity (Ruby Rose) who play their own instruments and laugh off the Bellas as ‘karaoke’ singers.
Thorny Rose: The Bellas face more serious competition this time, in the form of a band led by Calamity (Ruby Rose) who play their own instruments
Exploded at the box office: Pitch Perfect 2 was a box office juggernaut, more than doubling the take of the original film
Pitch Perfect 2 was a box office juggernaut, more than doubling the take of the original film.
And as well as acting in the film Banks stayed on as a producer.
All three films in the series have been penned by screenwriter Kay Cannon (Girlboss, 30 Rock).
Pitch Perfect 3 will be released by Universal Pictures on December 22
Baby one more time: The film will be the final installment of the wildly successful musical series