Arthur et la vengeance de Maltazard (2009)

Arthur answers a distress call from Princess Selenia, who is menaced by the nefarious Maltazard.

Director:

Luc Besson

Writers:

Patrice Garcia (characters and universe), Luc Besson (screenplay)

Stars:

Mia Farrow, Freddie Highmore, Omar Sy

Cast

Credited cast:
Mia Farrow	...	Granny
Freddie Highmore	...	Arthur
Omar Sy	...	Snow (voice)
Selena Gomez	...	Selenia (voice)
Jimmy Fallon	...	Prince Betameche (voice)
Logan Miller	...	Jake
Fergie	...	Replay (voice) (as Stacy Ferguson)
Snoop Dogg	...	Max (voice)
Cem Yilmaz	...	(voice)
Will.i.am	...	Snow (voice) (as Will i Am)
Robert Stanton	...	Armand
Gérard Darmon	...	Maltazard (voice)
Penny Balfour	...	Rose
Mylène Farmer	...	Sélenia (voice)
Lou Reed	...	Emperor Maltazard (voice)

Storyline

Arthur did as a boy what only grandpa, a fellow nature buff, did as an adult: pass, as white man, the Bogo tribe's tests of harmony with the natural worlds of trees, minerals and animals. To answer a mysterious call fro help from the Mimimoy people, he enters their world miniaturized. By the time he works out with friends it was a trick, the mastermind has already escaped, ready to strike in our world.

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Plot Keywords:

slimehouse | spiderweb | sequel | second part | fairy | 

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Family | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some mild peril

Did You Know?

Trivia

Madonna did not reprise her role, and is recasted by Selena Gomez. There are many rumors speculating her not returning as she has not officially stated why she did not return. One rumor suggest it was because the First film did poorly at the Box Office and met poor reviews so Madonna did not want to be apart of the project. Another suggest that Selena Gomez's name was so similar to the Character that they insisted she take it instead of calling Madonna. The last rumor suggest that it was due to lack of budget to lay for Madonna to reprise her role, and at the time Selena Gomez was the cheapest option.

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Goofs

(at around 51 mins) In the kitchen Archibald tells Armand, that all animals and insects are to be respected around his home. Yet when Arthur and Betameche are escaping the Unicorns under the house, there are rat traps.

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Connections

Followed by Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds (2010)

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Soundtracks

The Ride of the Valkyries
(uncredited)
from "Die Walküre"
Composed by Richard Wagner

User Reviews

It's a fun movie(if you watch in french dub audio)

Really enjoyed the first one(the french dubbed one, with all the scenes intact) and enjoyed the second one as well. Fun movie, funny humor(it's not tenacious d funny, I mean come on It's a still a kids movie). Watch in french with English subbs, sounds better and makes a whole lot of sense cause the animated segments are made by french people(They recorded it in the suits, with all their gestures and stuff, and were originally made in french, and you can notice this(in all of the movies) cause they speak really fast, and if you watched french movies ever in your life, you'd know they have a fast tempo. Fun, enjoyable and easy to watch movie, i recommend it to kids as well as older people Enjoy :)

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Japan]

Country:

France

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 December 2009 (France)

Also Known As:

Arthur et la vengeance de Maltazard

Filming Locations:

France

Box Office

Budget:

EUR65,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$52,377,611

Company Credits

Production Co:

EuropaCorp, TF1 Films Production, Apipoulaï

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX DTS-ES SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1