Lo-Res RIO Poster

I was at a local theater and I spotted a poster for RIO, you saw the trailer way back in May. Starring the voices of Neil Patrick Harris, Anne Hathaway, Rodrigo Santoro, and George Lopez who’s addicted to voice work (Beverly Hills Chihuahua, Marmaduke, THE SMURFS, SPEEDY GONZALES). It’s an iPhone snapshot quality, but it’ll do til the hi-res official version hits the web, check out the image and plot synopsis after this jump..

Rio is a 3-D animation feature from the makers of the “Ice Age” films. Set in the magnificent city of Rio de Janeiro and the lush rainforest of Brazil, the comedy-adventure centers on Blu, a rare macaw who thinks he is the last of his kind. When Blu discovers there’s another — and that she’s a she — he leaves the comforts of his cage in small town Minnesota and heads to Rio. But it’s far from love at first sight between the domesticated and flight-challenged Blu and the fiercely independent, high-flying female, Jewel. Unexpectedly thrown together, they embark on an adventure of a lifetime, where they learn about friendship, love, courage, and being open to life’s many wonders. Rio brings together a menagerie of vivid characters, a heart-warming story, colorful backdrops, energizing Latin and contemporary music, and family-friendly song and dance.

RIO opens April 8th, 2011