After the spectacular success of family adventure’ The
Croods’ Fox Star Studios is all set to bring to you a summer delight as
3D CG adventure comedy ‘Epic’releases on May 24 2013.
Based on William Joyce's children book The Leaf Men and the Brave
Good Bugs, ‘Epic’stars the voices of Colin Farrell, Josh Hutcherson,
Amanda Seyfried, Christoph Waltz, Aziz Ansari, Pitbull with Steven Tyler
and Beyoncé Knowles.
From the creators of ‘Ice Age’ and ‘Rio’, ‘Epic’ being a
fantastical world that tells the story of an ongoing battle between the
forces of good, who keep the natural world alive, and the forces of
evil, who wish to destroy it. When a teenage girl finds herself
magically transported into this secret universe, she teams up with an
elite band of warriors and a crew of comical, larger-than-life figures,
to save their world and ours. Having brought to life one of the most
beloved and successful animated motion picture franchises, ‘Ice Age’,
director Chris Wedge and his teams at Blue Sky Studios (of which Wedge
is a co-founder) achieve new heights of realism, action, adventure and
detail, with ‘Epic’. ‘Epic’s’ world, which unites the familiar and the
fantastic, is a forest unlike any we’ve seen before: tiny seeds look
like boulders; rocks are the size of spiky mountains; flowers are
gigantic and complex; and a butterfly is a nothing short of a flying
tapestry.
We experience the world of ‘Epic’ through the eyes of Mary
Katherine (she prefers M.K.), a smart, spirited and headstrong
17-year-old who finds herself on the journey of a lifetime. Amanda
Seyfried, the versatile and popular star of movies such as Les
Miserables and Momma Mia, portrays M.K., whom the actress describes as
“strong-willed and disconnected from her father to the point where she
thinks there’s no way she’s going to be able to even live with him.”
The other man in M.K.’s life is a resident of this unseen realm,
named Nod. Josh Hutcherson, who stars as the warrior Peeta Mallark in
the blockbuster ‘The Hunger Games’ trilogy, portrays Nod. Nod by his
rebellious nature, which he directs mostly toward his father figure, the
Leafmen’s leader, Ronin. The Golden Globe winning powerhouse Colin
Farrell portrays Ronin.
Ronin’s closest and most powerful ally is Queen Tara, portrayed by
legendary musical artist Beyoncé Knowles, who makes her animated feature
debut in ‘Epic’. Beautiful, agile and strong, Tara isn’t just the
Leafmen’s ‘Queen’; she’s the life force of the forest, which she
presides over with respect, compassion and humor.
The chief force behind the darkness and destruction is the Boggans’
ruler, Mandrake. Gifted, or cursed, with the ability to bring
destruction to anything he touches, Mandrake and his Boggan minions are
the arch-nemeses of the Leafmen. As portrayed by two-time Academy Award
winning actor Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained, Inglourious Basterds),
Mandrake is devious, dangerous, erudite, droll, and ironic. A far more
affable figure than Mandrake – and very much on the side of the
Leafmen– is Nim Galuu. Nim is the consummate party animal, but don’t
let this larger than life caterpillar fool you – his wisdom and
practical know-how make him a key behind-the-scenes player in the ‘Epic’
battle to save the forest. Portraying Nim is Aerosmith frontman Steven
Tyler.
If Queen Tara and the Leafmen embody the forces of light, and
Mandrake and the Boggans the forces of darkness, then the character Bufo
straddles both worlds. A tough-guy toad, Bufo is a wheeler and dealer
who plays all the angles: he profits no matter which side wins or loses.
In yet another example of inventive casting, rapper/singer/songwriter
Pitbull is Bufo. Pitbull, whose current hit (performed with Christina
Aguilera) is “Feel this Moment,” likens musicianship to the experience
of a team of animators, designers and actor joining forces to create a
film character.
With such a phenomenal showcase of acting and musical talent, catch ‘Epic’ as it releases across theatres on May 24 2013.
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