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Pop superstar Joe Jonas lends his voice to The Kraken in Columbia Pictures’ adventure comedy Hotel Transylvania 3: A Monster Vacation (in Philippine cinemas August 22).

Kraken is the ginormous beast who welcomes Drac and his friends to the lost city of Atlantis, the monster version of Las Vegas.  He may look threatening, he is full of charm and a heck of a singer – he loves to carry a tune!

In the film, the monsters vacation’s final destination is the lost city of Atlantis.  “It’s our version of Vegas,” says producer Michelle Murdocca.  “From the depths of the ocean arises a massive kraken – and just when you think this is it, he breaks into a swing-a-ding-ding Sinatraesque song, courtesy of Joe Jonas.”

The kraken may look tough but underneath it all is the heart of a performer, so there’s no one better to welcome the monster cruise to Atlantis that him.  “He’s got a crooner vibe,” says Joe Jonas.  “The song `Party Time’ was a lot of fun to record – it’s a big swing routine.”

And when he needed a big band swing number, Jonas knew who to call.  “I reached out to my friend David Foster, who happened to be working with Michael Bublé at the time,” says Jonas.  A short while later, he got a call back. Foster and Bublé had written the song in a burst of inspiration and with Jonas’ voice in mind.

Hotel Transylvania 3: A Monster Vacation is distributed by Columbia Pictures, local office of Sony Pictures Releasing International.

About Hotel Transylvania 3: A Monster Vacation

In Sony Pictures Animation’s Hotel Transylvania 3:  A Monster Vacation, join our favorite monster family as they embark on a vacation on a luxury monster cruise ship so Drac can take a summer vacation from providing everyone else’s vacation at the hotel. It’s smooth sailing for Drac’s Pack as the monsters indulge in all of the shipboard fun the cruise has to offer, from monster volleyball to exotic excursions, and catching up on their moon tans. But the dream vacation turns into a nightmare when Mavis realizes Drac has fallen for the mysterious captain of the ship, Ericka, who hides a dangerous secret that could destroy all of monsterkind.

Sony Pictures Animation presents Hotel Transylvania 3:  A Monster Vacation.  Featuring the voices of Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Kevin James, David Spade, Steve Buscemi, Keegan-Michael Key, Molly Shannon, Fran Drescher, Kathryn Hahn, Jim Gaffigan, Joe Jonas, Chrissy Teigen, Jaime Camil, and Mel Brooks.  Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky.  Produced by Michelle Murdocca.  Written by Genndy Tartakovsky and Michael McCullers.  Music by Mark Mothersbaugh.  Imagery and Animation by Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.