


However, Warner Bros., the film's production company, was on too tight a budget to release Happy Feet in IMAX digital 3D. The studio had hinted that a future IMAX 3D release was a possibility. The film was simultaneously released in both conventional theatres and in IMAX 2D format. Though primarily an animated film, the film does incorporate motion capture of live action humans in certain scenes.

After being exiled from Emperor Land by Noah the Elder, Mumble befriends the Amigos, who help him rediscover himself. Set in the cold land of Antarctica, the film follows on Mumble, an emperor penguin who, despite his lacking the ability to sing the heartsong to attract a soul mate, is able to tap dance brilliantly. It is the first animated film produced by Kennedy Miller and Animal Logic. An international co-production between the United States and Australia, the film was produced at Sydney-based visual effects and animation studio Animal Logic for Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Pictures, and Kingdom Feature Productions, and was released in North America theaters on November 17, 2006, and in Australia theaters on December 26, 2006. It stars the voices of Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Brittany Murphy, Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Hugo Weaving, and E.G. Happy Feet is a 2006 computer-animated jukebox musical comedy film directed, produced, and co-written by George Miller.
