The Trolls World Tour cast includes a ton of talented actors, who can also sing, and even some major musicians who lend their voices to the animated musical movie. Trolls World Tour follows the success of the first Trolls movie from 2016, which itself was praised for its take on an animated musical. This time, an unfamiliar tribe of rock and roll Trolls takes the place of the Bergens as the main movie villains, putting the fate of the six lands of music in jeopardy. However, Queen Poppy leads the other lands of music to fight back and regain harmony.
The first Trolls movie had an impressive cast, including Zooey Deschanel, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, and John Cleese, and the same goes for the sequel. From rock stars to pop boy-band superstars to an actress who has become known almost as much for her singing voice as her Oscar-nominated acting skills, the actors behind the voices of the Trolls come from very diverse backgrounds, something that emphasizes the fresh bloom of different kinds of Trolls in their ever-growing universe.
Actor: Anna Kendrick reprises her role as the fuchsia-haired Poppy. As the Queen of the Pop Trolls. Anna Kendrick started her acting career at the age of 12 in a Broadway musical and that was just the start. After her movie debut in the musical Camp, she made her first major appearance in The Twilight Saga as Bella Swan’s high school friend Jessica Stanley. However, her true breakout moment came in 2009 when she earned an Oscar nomination for her role in Up in the Air. She has since become a major star, heading the Pitch Perfect movie franchise.
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Character: Anna Kendrick reprises her role as Queen Poppy from the first Trolls movie. In this movie, Poppy has embraced her status as the Queen and has brought music back to the world. However, when a band of heavy metal trolls wants to silence all the other music in the universe, Poppy has to band her group together and set out to bring harmony back to the land.
Actor: Ju8stin Timberlake is back as Branch, the reluctant troll who eventually comes around and becomes a strong member of the community and Queen Poppy’s love interest. Timberlake got his big start on The Mickey Mouse Club with other future stars like Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, and Ryan Gosling. He broke out of his role there with his boy band *NSYNC, which sold 70 million albums worldwide. He has since become a movie star, with roles in The Social Network, Bad Teacher, Friends with Benefits, and Inside Llewyn Davis.
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Character: Justin Timberlake reprises his role as Branch, Poppy’s best friend and hero of the previous Trolls film. In the first movie, he is mostly an outsider and loner because he knows that there is danger out there, and the trolls’ loud singing and noise will eventually lead the hunters back to capture more of them. However, when it happens, and he is proven right, he sets out with Queen Poppy to save them. In the second movie, he is also running with Poppy to save the kingdom from the metal trolls.
Actor: James Corden is a television host, and one of his most popular segments is the Carpool Karaoke. This means that his biggest claim to fame is singing other people’s songs, and that is something that plays out well when he appears in the Trolls animated movie franchise. He is also a BAFTA Award winner and hosted The Late Late Show With James Corden until 2023. Other movie roles include Peter Rabbit, Oceans 8, Cats, and Cinderella.
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Character: James Corden returns as Biggie, the lovable, large blue pop troll with a heart of gold. Biggie is the biggest member of the Snack Pack with a heart to match. He also carries his friend Mr. Dinkles (a worm) around with him everywhere he goes. In Trolls World Tour, he hits the road with Queen Poppy to help stop the metal trolls from destroying their world.
Actor: Rachel Bloom is a comedian and actor who is best known for her role in the musical drama series My Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, where she starred as Rebecca Branch. For that role, she won a Golden Globe Award, a TCA Award, a Critics’ Choice Award, and a Primetime Emmy. She also starred in the recent Hulu series Reboot as Hannah Korman and has voiced roles in animated shows like The Simpsons and Portlandia.
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Character Rachel Bloom plays Queen Barb in Trolls World Tour, the new leader of the Rock Trolls, hellbent on crusading against the six lands and establishing rock as the only musical genre. Throughout the movie, Barb believes that her rock music is the only music that should exist, and it isn’t until Queen Poppy teaches her the real meaning of music that she understands there is room for everyone.
Actor: Ozzy Osbourne is easily the most successful and famous singer in the Trolls World Tour voice cast. He got his start in the 1970s as the lead singer of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath. As successful as he was there, he achieved even greater success when he broke out on his own with a solo career. With songs like “Paranoid,” “Iron Man,” “No More Tears,” “Crazy Train,” and more, he proven himself a heavy metal god. Ozzy is a part of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and has a Star on the Walk of Fame.
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Character: The Prince of Darkness, Ozzy Osbourne plays King Thrash of the Rock Trolls in Trolls World Tour. He is the senile father of Queen Barb, now retired from the throne and supportive of his daughter’s desires to protect their tribe at all costs. He spends most of the movie with his daughter as she attempts to rid the world of all music that isn’t rock.
Actor: Kelly Clarkson is another singer the Trolls World Tour cast brought in. She got her start on the very first season of American Idol, where she won first place and launched her musical career. After winning, she starred in a movie produced by American Idol and then went on to enjoy a very successful recording career, where she has sold over 25 million albums. On TV, she has been a coach on The Voice and is the host of her own daytime talk show, The Kelly Clarkson Show.
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Character: Kelly Clarkson plays Delta Dawn in Trolls World Tour, the leader and town mayor of the Country Trolls. This mostly fits her persona, because while she has a lot of pop to her music, she has always veered close to country. In this movie, she is a reluctant ally to Queen Poppy and the battle against the rock trolls that want to end all music but their own.