Asterix: The Land of the Gods

Asterix: The Land of the Gods

French theatrical release poster
Directed by
Produced by
  • Philippe Bony
  • Thomas Valentin
Written by Alexandre Astier
Based on Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods
Starring
Music by Philippe Rombi
Edited by Soline Guyonneau
Production
company
Distributed by SND Films
Release dates
  • November 26, 2014 (2014-11-26) (France)
Running time
 85 minutes
Country
  • France
  • Belgium
Language French
Budget $31 million
Box office $27.5 million[1]

Asterix: The Land 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 directed and written 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 however expands it.[2] It was the first Asterix film animated in 3D.[3] The film was theatrically released on November 26, 2014 by SND Films in France across 696 movie theatres. It earned $7.64 million. 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 June 9, 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

Critical response and box office

Laurent Lafitte, Alain Chabat and Lorànt Deutsch were praised by critics for their performances.

The film was released on November 26, 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.[4] 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."[5]

Soundtrack

Awards

Award Category Nominee Result
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 June 9, 2015 by M6 Vidéo.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=13803
  2. ↑ "Astérix - Le Domaine des Dieux". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  3. ↑ Beck, Jerry (May 26, 2015). "TRAILER: "Asterix: The Mansions Of The Gods"". Indiewire. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  4. ↑ Tartaglione, Nancy (December 3, 2014). "‘Asterix: Mansions Of The Gods’ Animates French Box Office In Big Bow (Video)". Deadline.com. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  5. ↑ Mintzer, Jordan (November 21, 2014). "Asterix: The Land of the Gods". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 21, 2014.

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