Rio is a upcoming
3-D animated film from 20th Century Fox and Blue Sky Studios. It is directed by Carlos Saldanha and written by Don Rhymer. The characters are voiced by Academy Award nominee Anne Hathaway, Golden Globe nominee Neil Patrick Harris, Rodrigo Santoro, Kate del Castillo and Bernardo De Paula. Release Date is expected April 2011.
Under development for years, Rio is considered "Brazilian-born Saldanha's dream project". Saldanha reported that the film will be more musical than his comedic Ice Age movies.
Blu is a rare species of macaw resident at a zoo in Minnesota who believes he is the last of his kind. When he learns that another macaw was spotted in South America, and that she is female, he leaves Minnesota and travels to Rio to find her.