<P> Nicole Oliver, St. Germain, and Britt McKillip reprise their respective roles from Friendship Is Magic as alicorns Princess Celestia, Princess Luna, and Princess Cadance . St. Germain also voices Granny Smith, Applejack's grandmother, and Muffins, a cross-eyed pegasus alternatively known as "Derpy" in the series . Michelle Creber and Peter New voice Apple Bloom and Big McIntosh, Applejack's younger sister and older brother, respectively . Michael Dobson voices Bulk Biceps, a muscular pegasus . Samuel Vincent voices Party Favor, a balloonist unicorn . </P> <P> Adam Bengis voices Code Red, one of the Canterlot ponies . Brian Dobson voices Verko, a mole - rat crime boss in Klugetown . Max Martini, Mark Oliver, and Nicole Oliver respectively perform as three of Captain Celaeno's parrot - like crew: Boyle, first mate Mullet, and Lix Spittle . Michael Dobson, Andrew McNee, Tegan Moss, Sabrina Pitre, Rhona Rees, and Vincent all feature as assorted citizens of Canterlot . Richard Ian Cox, Michael Dobson, McNee, New, and Nicole Oliver also perform as denizens of Klugetown . Additional voices are provided by Alistair Abell, Caitlyn Bairstow, Julia Benson, Christine Chatelain, Brian Dobson, Paul Dobson, Rondel Reynoldson, Jason Simpson, Sarah Troyer, and Siobhan Williams . </P> <P> At San Diego Comic - Con International in 2012, Friendship Is Magic head writer Meghan McCarthy commented on the possibility of a feature film based on the series, saying that it was not in her control whether or not the film would be made . The film was announced on October 20, 2014, with Joe Ballarini attached as screenwriter and McCarthy as co-executive producer . Hasbro Studios president Stephan Davis said of the film that "I think it gives us an opportunity to tell a bigger story, that maybe we (can't) tell on television" and that "(it's) also an opportunity to broaden the franchise". The film is one of the first being produced through Hasbro Studios' self - financing film label Allspark Pictures, which also produced the live - action adaptation of Jem and the Holograms . During PonyCon AU on February 22, 2015, McCarthy said that the movie would be unrelated to the Equestria Girls spin - off franchise, and that the crew was "going all out on it, to make sure it doesn't just feel like an extended episode". </P> <P> Series director Jayson Thiessen and McCarthy were both confirmed as the film's director and screenwriter, respectively; Michael Vogel was also signed on as co-executive producer alongside McCarthy, with Hasbro executives Brian Goldner and Stephen Davis as producers . Rita Hsiao and Vogel were later announced as co-writers alongside McCarthy . </P>

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