Narrator, Mitch Mitchelson, Snake, and Lil' Arturo Jennifer Hale as Ms. Sandy Keane Jennifer Martin as Ms. Sarah Bellum Jeff Bennett as Ace, Big Billy, and Grubber Grey DeLisle and Phil LaMarr as additional character voices Frank Welker as various evil primates Kevin Michael Richardson as Rocko Socko and Ojo Tango Rob Paulsen as Hotta Watta and Killa Drilla Production During the film's production, series creator and director Craig McCracken did not want it to appeal exclusively to girls, as the series' merchandise made it out to be, choosing to make an action-adventure film that felt closer to his conception of the Powerpuff Girls. When deciding what the final plot would be, the crew had "one that was purely an action show, and then one that was more of a subtle character piece"; Cartoon Network liked both of them, so the result is a hybrid. McCracken said that there was no real difference when directing the film in comparison to a standard TV episode: The Powerpuff Girls was known for its audience being highly composed by "underground" adults, and the film adaptation was intended in part to appeal to that demographic, and according to Cartoon Network executives, "spark sales of DVDs and home videos, pack in crowds overseas and set kids scrambling to buy cartoon-themed merchandise", also calling the attention of more girls and teens. Jim Samples, executive vice president and general manager of the network, saw the year 2002 as a good opportunity to bring the show to the big screen, given the success of family features such as Disney's Lilo & Stitch and the live-action adaptation of Scooby-Doo. During production, McCracken was encouraged by Cartoon Network to make an edgier film; he recalled via Tumblr: Like the series, the film's animation was provided by Rough Draft Korea, with additional digital compositing and effects by Mercury Filmworks and additional animation by Munich Animation Film. All work done overseas was then shipped to Los Angeles, where the main crew put every single shot together digitally at the recently opened Cartoon Network Studios. The film keeps the staple watch of the television series with minimal changes, with characters such as the Girls and the Professor having a mostly geometric look. The backgrounds are hand-drawn with some computer-generated enhancements. It also went on to have some minor edits in pacing for the final cut, but "nothing so disastrous that it affected the