Trailer drops for ‘Angry Birds’ the movie

WASHINGTON — “Angry Birds” became a sensation as an iPhone app.

Now, a trailer has dropped for a movie version, which comes complete with a cover of the famous Carpenters lyric, “Why do birds suddenly appear?”

The movie will feature the voices of Jason Sudeikis, Peter Dinklage, Bill Hader, Josh Gad, Maya Rudolph and Danny McBride.

The script will be written by “Simpsons” and “King of the Hill” alum Jon Vitti.

“Angry Birds” hits movie theaters on May 20, 2016.

Watch the trailer below:

Jason Fraley

Hailed by The Washington Post for “his savantlike ability to name every Best Picture winner in history," Jason Fraley began at WTOP as Morning Drive Writer in 2008, film critic in 2011 and Entertainment Editor in 2014, providing daily arts coverage on-air and online.

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