Home is an English 3D animated comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by 20th Century Fox. It is based on Adam Rex's 2007 children's book The True Meaning of Smekday and stars Rihanna, Jim Parsons, Jennifer Lopez, and Steve Martin. Tim Johnson is the director of the film, Chris Jenkins and Suzanne Buirgy are its producers, and the adaptation is by Tom J. Astle and Matt Ember. The film is scheduled to be released on March 27, 2015
A 4-minute short film called Almost Home was attached to theatrical showings of DreamWorks Animation's Mr. Peabody & Sherman in early 2014 and 20th Century Fox's Rio 2 that same year. It was directed by Todd Wilderman, and features a score composed by Lorne Balfe. The short shows The Boov and their leader Captain Smek in a sequence of unsuccessful attempts at finding a hospitable planet, before they finally come across the Earth.
In addition to her voice role, Rihanna created a concept album for the film (also titled Home) which will will be released on March 24, 2015. It will consist of 8 original songs.
The soundtrack's lead single, Rihanna's "Towards the Sun" was premiered on BBC Radio 1 on February 24, 2015 and it was made available for digital download the same day via the iTunes Store. It will be sent to contemporary hit radio in the United States on March 17. The second single, "Feel the Light", recorded by Jennifer Lopez, was released on February 25, 2015 via the iTunes Store.