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 | $51.3 million[2] |
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 Asterix comic book 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.[3] It was the first Asterix film animated in 3D.[4]
The film was theatrically released on 26 November 2014 by SND Films in France across 696 movie theatres. It received generally favourable reviews and has grossed over $51 million on a €31 million budget.[5] It received an 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
Julius Caesar plans to defeat the Gauls by encroaching on the forest near the village of Asterix and Obelix and building a new city named The Mansion of The Gods with the help of the architect Squareonthehypotenus, who he remarks builds buildings, most of which are still standing.
Cast
French
- Roger Carel as Astérix (Asterix)
- Lorànt Deutsch as Anglaigus (Squareonthehypothenus)
- Laurent Lafitte as Duplicatha
- Alexandre Astier as Oursenplus
- Alain Chabat as Sénateur Prospectus (Senator Prospectus)
- Elie Semoun as Cubitus (Marcus Ubiquitus)
- Géraldine Nakache as Dulcia
- Artus de Penguern as Petiminus
- François Morel as Ordralfabétix (Unhygienix)
- Florence Foresti as Bonemine (Impedimenta)
- Bernard Alane as Panoramix (Getafix)
- Olivier Saladin as Samus
- Lionnel Astier as Cétautomatix (Fulliautomatix)
- Guillaume Briat as Obélix (Obelix)
- Serge Papagalli as Abraracourcix (Vitalstatistix)
- Laurent Morteau as Agecanonix (Geriatrix)
- Arnaud Léonard as Assurancetourix (Cacofonix)
- Joëlle Sevilla as Ielosubmarine (Bacteria) and matron
- Philippe Morier-Genoud as Jules César (Julius Caesar)
- Christophe Bourseiller as Sénateur Falérius (Senator Falérius)
- Brice Fournier as Sénateur Pesticius (Senator Pesticius), a citizen and Roman brute
- Florian Gazan as Travaillerpluspourgagnerplus
- Sébastien Lalanne as Radius (Unscrupulus)
- Franck Pitiot as Julius Humérus (Julius Monotonus)
- Damien Gillard as Médius, Roman brute and Roman
- Oscar Pauwels as Apeldjus
- Benjamin Gauthier as a doctor, guide and Roman
- Pascal Demolon as a Goth gladiator
- Baptiste Lecaplain as a Numide gladiator
- Louis Clichy as a Roman idiot
- Virginia Anderson as a Roman and matron
- Julien Meunier
- Martial Le Minoux
- Pauline Moingeon as a Roman
- 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 19 August 2016 titled Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods.[6]
- Jack Whitehall as Asterix[7]
- Nick Frost as Obelix[8]
- Greg Davies as Centurion Somniferus
- Matt Berry as Vitalstatistix
- Catherine Tate as Dulcia
- Harry Enfield as Anonymus
- Dick & Dom as Unhygienix and Fulliautomatix
- Jim Broadbent as Julius Caesar[8]
- Richard Ian Cox as Squaronthehypotenus
- Donny Lucas as Flaturtha
- Colin Murdock as Senator Prospectus
- Samuel Vincent as Tofungus, Mosaic Artist, Numidian and Roman 2
- John Innes as Getafix and Doctor
- Jon Clifford as Givusabonus
- Scott McNeil as Goth
- Elizabeth Bower as Impedimenta, Bacteria and Mrs Fulliautomatix
- Saffron Henderson as Roman Lady 2
- Alan Marriott as Cacofonix
- Hannah Beth Jackson as Mischiefus
- Ron Halder as Geriatrix and Senator Pestiferus
- Andy Toth as Senator Fastidius, Cluelus, Radius and Guide
- Marco Soriano as Senator Consensus, Roman Brute 1, Serius and Civilian 1
- Michael Adamthwaite as Humerus and Roman Brute 2
- Jennifer Cameron as Roman Lady 1
An international dub featuring a full Canadian cast was released on March 12, 2015 (in Singapore) with the following alterations:
- Ken Kramer as Asterix
- C. Ernst Harth as Obelix
- Jason Simpson as Centurion Somniferus and Unhygienix
- Don Brown as Vitalstatistix
- Tabitha St. Germain as Dulcia
- Alan Marriott as Anonymus
- Scott McNeil as Fulliautomatix and Givusabonus
- Mark Oliver as Julius Caesar
- Saffron Henderson as Impedimenta and Bacteria
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.[9] 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."[10]
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 Mansions of the Gods was released on DVD, VOD and Blu-ray on 9 June 2015 by M6 Vidéo.
References
- ↑ JPBox-Office "Astérix: Le domaine des dieux (2014)" Check
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value (help). Nash Information Services. - ↑ "Astérix: Le domaine des dieux (2014) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
- ↑ "Astérix – Le Domaine des Dieux". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 23 October 2014.
- ↑ Beck, Jerry (26 May 2015). "TRAILER: "Asterix: The Mansions Of The Gods"". Indiewire. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ↑ "Astérix: Le domaine des dieux (2014) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Tartaglione, Nancy (3 December 2014). "'Asterix: Mansions Of The Gods' Animates French Box Office In Big Bow (Video)". Deadline.com. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ↑ Mintzer, Jordan (21 November 2014). "Asterix: The Land of the Gods". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 21 December 2014.