Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods
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| Written by | Alexandre Astier |
| Based on | Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo |
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| Music by | Philippe Rombi |
| Edited by | Soline Guyonneau |
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| Distributed by | SND Films |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
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| Language | French |
| Budget | €31 million[1] |
| Box office | $34.8 million[1] |
Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods (French: Astérix - Le Domaine des Dieux), also titled Asterix and Obelix: Mansion of the Gods, is a 2014 French-Belgian 3D computer-animated adventure family comedy film written and directed by Alexandre Astier. It is based on the comic book Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods, which was the seventeenth book in the comic book series Asterix by Goscinny and Uderzo. The film features the voices of Roger Carel, Guillaume Briat, Lionnel Astier, Serge Papagalli, and Florence Foresti. The film sticks to the book's plot very closely while also expanding on it.[2] It was the first Asterix film animated in 3D.[3]
The film was theatrically released on 26 November 2014 by SND Films in France across 696 movie theatres. It received generally favorable reviews and has grossed over $34 million on a €31 million budget. It received a IFMCA Award nomination for Best Original Score for an Animated Feature Film. Asterix: The Land of the Gods was released on DVD, VOD and Blu-ray on 9 June 2015, by M6 Vidéo.
Plot
In order to wipe out the Gaulish village by any means necessary, Caesar plans to absorb the villagers into Roman culture by having an estate built next to the village to start a new Roman colony.
Cast
French
- Roger Carel
- Lorànt Deutsch
- Laurent Lafitte
- Alexandre Astier
- Alain Chabat
- Elie Semoun
- Géraldine Nakache
- Artus de Penguern
- François Morel
- Florence Foresti
- Bernard Alane
- Olivier Saladin
- Lionnel Astier
- Guillaume Briat
- Serge Papagalli
- Laurent Morteau
- Arnaud Léonard
- Joëlle Sevilla
- Philippe Morier-Genoud
- Christophe Bourseiller
- Brice Fournier
- Florian Gazan
- Sébastien Lalanne
- Franck Pitiot
- Damien Gillard
- Oscar Pauwels
- Benjamin Gauthier
- Pascal Demolon
- Baptiste Lecaplain
- Louis Clichy
- Virginia Anderson
- Julien Meunier
- Martial Le Minoux
- Pauline Moingeon
- Vincent Ropion
- Christian Peythieu
- Jérémy Bardeau
- François Raison
- Matthieu Albertini
- Hervé Grull
- Juan Llorca
- Antoine Lelandais
- Magali Rosenzweig
- Céline Melloul
- Marie-Madeleine Burguet
- Delphine Braillon
- Axelle Bossard
- Brigitte Guedj
- Brigitte Lecordier
- Aurélie Valat
- Jean-Claude Donda
English
The English dub was released in the United Kingdom on August 19, 2016 titled Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods.[4]
- Jack Whitehall as Asterix[5]
- Nick Frost as Obelix[6]
- Greg Davies as The Centurion[7]
- Matt Berry as Vitalstatistix
- Catherine Tate as Dulcia
- Harry Enfield as Petiminus
- Dick & Dom as Fulliautomatix and Unhygienix
- Jim Broadbent as Julius Caesar[6]
Critical response and box office
The film was released on 26 November 2014 in France across 696 theatres and earned $7.64 million on its opening week from nearly 780,000 admissions placing at No. 1 at the box office ahead of Hollywood blockbuster films The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 and Interstellar which were in their second and fourth weeks respectively. The film's opening weekend is also the third highest of 2014 in France. Its opening weekend outperformed other animated movies' openings of Frozen, Tangled, Monsters, Inc., Cars and The Lego Movie.[8] Jordan Mintzer of The Hollywood Reporter said, "Astier and Clichy manage to make the material at once enjoyable and meaningful, while also providing a series of slick, streamlined visuals that never overstuff the screens."[9]
Awards and nominations
| Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
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| IFMCA Award | Best Original Score for an Animated Feature Film | Philippe Rombi | Nominated |
Home media release
Asterix: The Land of the Gods was released on DVD, VOD and Blu-ray on 9 June 2015 by M6 Vidéo.
References
- 1 2 "Astérix: Le Domaine des Dieux (2014)- JPBox-Office".
- ↑ "Astérix - Le Domaine des Dieux". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- ↑ Beck, Jerry (May 26, 2015). "TRAILER: "Asterix: The Mansions Of The Gods"". Indiewire. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
- ↑ "Good Movies for Kids on Twitter".
- ↑ "Asterix & Obelix on Twitter".
- 1 2 "Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods set for UK release in August". 21 June 2016.
- ↑ "Asterix & Obelix on Twitter".
- ↑ Tartaglione, Nancy (December 3, 2014). "'Asterix: Mansions Of The Gods' Animates French Box Office In Big Bow (Video)". Deadline.com. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
- ↑ Mintzer, Jordan (November 21, 2014). "Asterix: The Land of the Gods". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 21, 2014.