@PurpleWonderPower
 
@Background Pony #522B  
I hope there is an official promo!

@northern haste  
Still don’t like them.

@PurpleWonderPower  
they do look like the characters and it’s pretty obvious that they change the art style because they wanted the movie to look like an actual theatrically released film and not a TV movie that was played in theatres

@PurpleWonderPower  
The style changes seem fairly minimal enough to be its own thing but without deviating too much from the show’s style. They’re chubbier, have ears that are a bit more horse like, and wings have more detail and feathers to them. But overall they look like the characters to me.

@Background Pony #522B  
They don’t look like the characters. I much prefer the show design. That’s how MLP always was, after all. Changing the style just looks weird.

@Background Pony #E926  
@PurpleWonderPower  
What’s so wrong with the movie designs? I think they’re pretty.

Dammit. They’re using the movie style.

@Background Pony #AE62  
Road trip doesn’t mean just in a car. You can have a road trip with a wagon, like in Pinkie Apple Pie, or a balloon, like in this.

**Equestria doesn’t have cars. Therefore, road trips are impossible. **

I’m excited to see Ponyville in the movie style, that’ll certainly be interesting.

I hope they’re show designs…………………..

@kuco  
I don’t think that was an actual premiere and it was a private screening for boulder

Old cover for reference.
 

@northern haste  
Actually it permiered few days ago for group of people in one cinema.

@Astral Phoenix  
It’s a book adaptation of the special so of course it would have spoilers

@northern haste  
The why use the movie style for special and not a full-on direct to DVD sequel?

@northern haste
 
They should add “Warning: May Contain Spoilers to actual special!”.

@Astral Phoenix  
If it was a continuation it would not be G5

Coming out 4 days before actual the special it seems

Seriously couldn’t they use this for G5 and make it a direct sequel from FiM? I know everyone is speculating G5 to be a reboot like in previous generations but couldn’t we have just a one-time continuation generation?

really hyped to see the movie designs again