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Epic
Sign in to save2013 American computer-animated adventure film directed by Chris Wedge
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Epic is a 2013 American fantasy, action comedy, and drama film produced by Blue Sky Studios and 20th Century Animation. Directed by Chris Wedge and written by William Joyce and James V. Hart, the movie features voice performances by Amanda Seyfried, Colin Farrell, Beyoncé, and Josh Hutcherson. Danny Elfman composed the score. The film was created using 3D and computer animation techniques.
The English-language film has a runtime of 102 minutes. It was distributed by 20th Century Studios, Netflix, and Disney+ via video on demand. With a production budget of 100,000,000, the film generated a box office revenue of 268,426,634. Critical reception included review scores of 65%, 5.9/10, and 52/100, while IMDb users gave it a rating of 6.6 based on 114,588 votes.
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6.6A teenager finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil is taking place. She bands together with a rag-tag group characters in order to save their world—and ours.
Cast
- Colin Farrell as Ronin (voice)
- Amanda Seyfried as Mary Katherine (M.K.) (voice)
- Christoph Waltz as Mandrake (voice)
- Josh Hutcherson as Nod (voice)
- Jason Sudeikis as Bomba (voice)
- Aziz Ansari as Mub (voice)
Themes
- daughter
- villain
- father
- forest
- nature
- miniature people
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Chris Wedge
- Screenplay by
- James V. Hart William Joyce Daniel Shere Tom J. Astle Matt Ember
- Story by
- William Joyce James V. Hart Chris Wedge
- Based on
- The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs , by William Joyce
- Produced by
- Lori Forte Jerry Davis
- Starring
- Colin Farrell Josh Hutcherson Amanda Seyfried Christoph Waltz Aziz Ansari Chris O'Dowd Pitbull Jason Sudeikis Steven Tyler Beyoncé Knowles
- Cinematography
- Renato Falcão
- Edited by
- Andy Keir
- Music by
- Danny Elfman
- Production companies
- 20th Century Fox Animation Blue Sky Studios
- Distributed by
- 20th Century Fox
- Release dates
- May 16, 2013 ( 2013-05-16 ) (International) May 18, 2013 ( 2013-05-18 ) ( Ziegfeld Theatre ) May 24, 2013 ( 2013-05-24 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 102 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $93 million
- Box office
- $268.4 million
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Encyclopedic overview
Epic (stylized in all-lowercase) is a 2013 American animated fantasy action adventure film directed by Chris Wedge, loosely based on William Joyce's 1996 children's book The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs. The film stars the voices of Colin Farrell, Josh Hutcherson, Amanda Seyfried, Christoph Waltz, Aziz Ansari, Chris O'Dowd, Pitbull, Jason Sudeikis, Steven Tyler, and Beyoncé Knowles. The story sees a teenager named M.K. get shrunk and involved with a tiny woodland kingdom—mainly with the soldiers called the Leafmen—in their war against an evil army aiming to spread rot across the land.
Epic was internationally released on May 16, 2013, and in the United States on May 24, by 20th Century Fox, following in its premiere on Ziegfeld Theatre on May 18. The film received generally mixed reviews from critics and was a moderate box-office success, grossing $268 million against its $93 million budget.
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