50 Fun Facts About Trolls

Which studio makes the films?

DreamWorks Animation makes the films: the first, released in November 2016, was distributed by 20th Century Fox, while the 2020 and 2023 sequels came out through Universal after it bought the studio.

Who voices Poppy?

Anna Kendrick voices Poppy, the relentlessly upbeat princess who becomes queen of the Trolls; Kendrick also sings on the soundtrack, including 'Get Back Up Again'.

Which pop star voices Branch?

Justin Timberlake voices Branch and was executive music producer for the first film's soundtrack, for which he wrote and sang the lead single 'Can't Stop the Feeling!'.

What are the creatures called that eat Trolls to feel happy?

Bergens are the large, miserable creatures who believe eating a Troll is the only way to feel happy; the Trolls escaped their town twenty years before the film by tunnelling out from under their tree.

Why is Branch grey at the start of the first film?

He lost his colour when his grandma was taken: young Branch's loud singing drew Chef to their home and she grabbed Grandma Rosiepuff instead, so he turned grey and gave up singing until the finale.

What alerts Chef to the Trolls' hidden village?

Poppy's party fireworks give the village away: the twentieth-anniversary celebration lights up the sky, Chef spots it from the forest and snatches a handful of Poppy's friends, just as Branch had warned.

Which Troll sells out his friends to Chef in exchange for his own life?

Creek, voiced by Russell Brand, buys his own life by leading Chef to the hidden Troll village, and ends the film carried off by Chef when she is flung out of Bergen Town.

Under what alias does the scullery maid Bridget go on a date with King Gristle?

Lady Glittersparkles is the name Bridget gives on her date with King Gristle; the Trolls hide in her rainbow wig and feed her lines, and Zooey Deschanel voices her.

Which actress voices Chef, the villain of the first film?

Christine Baranski voices Chef, the Bergen exiled after the Trolls escaped on her watch; she schemes to cook every Troll to win back her old post at the royal court.

Which Monty Python member voices King Gristle Sr.?

John Cleese voices King Gristle Sr., the Bergen king whose feast is spoiled when the Trolls escape; Christopher Mintz-Plasse voices his son, and Jeffrey Tambor plays Poppy's father, King Peppy.

Which song does Branch sing to bring the Trolls' colours back?

'True Colors', the Cyndi Lauper hit, is what Branch sings to Poppy inside Chef's pot; it is his first song in the film, and it restores the Trolls' colours and turns him from grey to blue.

Which two hit-makers co-wrote Can't Stop the Feeling! with the film's star?

Max Martin and Shellback co-wrote and produced 'Can't Stop the Feeling!' with Timberlake; it debuted at number one on the Hot 100 in May 2016, his fifth chart-topper and first in nine years.

Where did Timberlake give the first televised performance of Can't Stop the Feeling!?

The Eurovision final in Stockholm on May 14, 2016 was its first televised performance, with Timberlake as the interval act; nine months later he opened the Oscars with the song.

Which Grammy did Can't Stop the Feeling! win?

Best Song for Visual Media (formally Best Song Written for Visual Media) was its Grammy, awarded in February 2017; it lost the Oscar and the Golden Globe for Best Original Song to 'City of Stars' from La La Land.

Roughly how much did the first Trolls film gross worldwide, against a $125m budget?

$346m is the worldwide take, about $153 million of it domestic, against a $125 million production budget; a sequel was greenlit within months of the November 2016 release.

Which actress was originally cast in the female lead when the film was first announced in 2012?

Chloë Grace Moretz was attached to the lead when the studio first announced the film in 2012 with a June 2015 release date; the project was later redated to November 2016 and fully recast.

Which singer voices DJ Suki?

Gwen Stefani voices DJ Suki and sings on the soundtrack's 'Hair Up'; James Corden voices Biggie, and Kunal Nayyar of The Big Bang Theory voices the glittery Guy Diamond.

Which network aired the half-hour special Trolls Holiday in November 2017?

NBC aired Trolls Holiday on November 24, 2017, the Friday after Thanksgiving; Joel Crawford directed the half-hour special, in which Poppy tries to give King Gristle's kingdom a holiday of its own.

In Trolls World Tour, how many magical strings did the original tribes of music have?

Six strings, one per founding tribe, give the Trolls their music; Queen Barb sets out to collect all six, while K-Pop and Reggaeton Trolls turn up as bounty hunters.

Which genre does Queen Barb want to force on every Troll kingdom?

Rock is Barb's chosen genre: the Hard Rock queen, voiced by Rachel Bloom, plans to gather every tribe's string and play one power chord that turns every Troll into a rock zombie.

Which rock legend voices King Thrash?

Ozzy Osbourne voices King Thrash, Barb's doddering father, a retired king who mostly wants a nap while his daughter sets out to conquer every Troll kingdom.

Which singer voices Delta Dawn, leader of the centaur-like Country Trolls?

Kelly Clarkson voices Delta Dawn, the mayor of Lonesome Flats, whose centaur-like Country Trolls jail Poppy and Branch before a jailbreak; Clarkson sings 'Born to Die' in the film.

Which two music icons voice King Quincy and Queen Essence of the Funk Trolls?

George Clinton and Mary J. Blige voice King Quincy and Queen Essence, rulers of Vibe City's Funk Trolls; Anderson .Paak plays their son Prince D, revealed to be the twin of Cooper from the first film.

Which real-life conductor voices Trollzart, ruler of the Classical Trolls?

Gustavo Dudamel, the Venezuelan conductor who took over the Los Angeles Philharmonic in 2009, voices Trollzart; the Classical Trolls have butterfly wings and their music comes from the Classical string.

Which SNL star voices Tiny Diamond, Guy Diamond's newborn son?

Kenan Thompson voices Tiny Diamond, the glitter-covered newborn who raps his way through the film, became one of the sequel's breakout characters and returned in Trolls Band Together.

Why was Trolls World Tour released to home video on the same day as cinemas in April 2020?

The COVID-19 pandemic closed cinemas in March 2020, so Universal put Trolls World Tour on premium video-on-demand on April 10, its original theatrical date, where it took close to $100 million in rentals in three weeks.

Which cinema chain threatened to boycott Universal after Trolls World Tour, then agreed a 17-day window?

AMC, the largest US chain, said in April 2020 it would stop booking Universal films, then in July agreed a deal letting Universal titles reach premium on-demand after 17 days instead of the traditional 90.

In Trolls Band Together, what is the name of Branch's former boy band?

BroZone was the brothers' boy band; Branch, the baby of the group, performed as Bitty B until a disastrous show broke the band up and the brothers went their separate ways.

Which of Branch's brothers is kidnapped by the villains in Trolls Band Together?

Floyd, voiced by Troye Sivan, is the brother Velvet and Veneer trap in a diamond bottle to drain his talent, which sends Branch and John Dory off to reunite the band.

Which comedians voice the twin villains Velvet and Veneer?

Amy Schumer and Andrew Rannells voice Velvet and Veneer, the talentless pop-star siblings of Mount Rageous who drain a captured Troll's talent to fake their fame.

Which singer voices Viva, Poppy's long-lost older sister?

Camila Cabello voices Viva, the long-lost older sister who leads the Putt-Putt Trolls beneath a miniature golf course; she was separated from Poppy and their father during the Trolls' escape years earlier.

Which real boy band recorded Better Place for Trolls Band Together, their first song in 22 years?

NSYNC reunited to record 'Better Place', released in September 2023 as the group's first new song since 2001, and it plays over the film's finale.

What is the only thing that can destroy diamond in Trolls Band Together?

The Perfect Family Harmony, a chord so pure it shatters diamond, is what the brothers failed to hit as children, splitting the band; they must finally achieve it to crack the diamond bottle.

Which actor voices Hickory in Trolls World Tour?

Sam Rockwell voices Hickory, the drawling Country Troll who helps Poppy and Branch escape Lonesome Flats and travels with them toward Barb's volcano stronghold.

Roughly how much did the third film gross worldwide?

$210m is the worldwide total for Trolls Band Together, on a $95 million budget; it opened in November 2023 and out-earned the pandemic-hit World Tour but fell well short of the first film.

Which Danish woodcutter created the original troll dolls?

Thomas Dam, a woodcarver from Gjøl in northern Jutland, made the first troll in the 1950s for his daughter Lila; his company, Dam Things, went on to mass-produce the dolls in plastic.

Under what name were the original Dam dolls marketed?

Good Luck Trolls was the original name, sold on the idea that rubbing the doll's hair brought luck; the earliest had sheep's-wool hair and glass eyes before the switch to moulded plastic.

Troll dolls were one of America's biggest toy fads during which years?

1963 to 1965 were the peak years, when the dolls were briefly one of the biggest toy fads in the United States; a defective copyright notice had left the design unprotected, so cheap imitations flooded the market.

Under what trade name were Dam's dolls sold during their late-1980s revival?

Norfin was the name under which Dam's trolls were sold in the United States from the late 1980s through EFS Marketing; Treasure Trolls, Russ trolls and Wishniks were rival makers' versions from the same boom.

In which year did the studio buy the franchise rights from the Dam family?

2013 is the year the studio bought the rights from the Dam family's company, Dam Things; an earlier licence had produced Trollz, a 2005 DIC cartoon about five teenage girl trolls.

Which Universal park features a Trolls-themed roller coaster and Poppy's Playground?

Florida is the one: the studio's themed land, which opened at Universal Studios Florida in Orlando in June 2024, includes the Trolls Trollercoaster and Poppy's Playground alongside Shrek and Kung Fu Panda areas.

Who directed the first Trolls film in 2016?

Mike Mitchell directed the 2016 film, with Walt Dohrn as co-director; Dohrn also voiced Smidge, Cloud Guy and Mr. Dinkles, and went on to direct the two sequels himself.

What is the name of the annual occasion on which the Bergens eat a Troll?

Trollstice is the one day a year King Gristle's subjects feel happy, each eating a Troll; the Trolls escape under King Peppy just as young Prince Gristle is about to eat his first, and the feast lapses for twenty years.

Where did the first Trolls movie hold its world premiere in October 2016?

BFI London Festival is right: Trolls had its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival on October 8, 2016, then opened in UK cinemas on October 21, two weeks ahead of the US release.

Which two musical guests appear on the first Trolls soundtrack alongside the cast?

Earth, Wind & Fire and Ariana Grande are the guests: the band joins the cast on 'September', and Grande sings 'They Don't Know'; the soundtrack went platinum in the United States.

Which streaming service carried the spin-off series Trolls: The Beat Goes On! from 2018?

Netflix carried Trolls: The Beat Goes On! from January 2018, running eight seasons with Amanda Leighton and Skylar Astin voicing Poppy and Branch; the follow-up TrollsTopia moved to Hulu and Peacock.

Which song do the united tribes sing in the finale of Trolls World Tour?

'Just Sing' is the finale of Trolls World Tour, performed by the whole cast after the tribes reclaim their music from Barb, blending every tribe's genre into one song.

Whose 'Wish-nik' trolls were blocked by injunction after the Dam copyright was restored in the US?

Uneeda Doll Co. lost in 2007, when the Second Circuit upheld a preliminary injunction against its Wish-nik trolls; the Uruguay Round Agreements Act had restored the Dam copyright that a defective notice once forfeited.

In Trolls World Tour, the ruins of the Classical Trolls' town go by what name?

Symphonyville, the Classical Trolls' city, lies in ruins when Poppy's group arrives, Barb's army having already taken its string; the survivor Pennywhistle tells them of Barb's plan.

In Trolls World Tour, the smooth-talking Hickory turns out to secretly be what?

A Yodeler in disguise: Hickory and his brother Dickory are Yodeler bounty hunters sharing a two-man costume, sent to take Poppy's string for Barb, before Hickory has a change of heart and helps her.