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:

Freddie Highmore, Selena Gomez, Mia Farrow

Cast

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

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:

sequel | second part | fairy | prince | spider web | 

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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

Follows Arthur and the Invisibles (2006)

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Soundtracks

Wedding March
Written by Felix Mendelssohn
Public Domain

User Reviews

Nice movie

Loved the first one but I think this is somewhat weaker movie. Great Computer graphics Image, very nice directing, loved the looks of the movie, very pleasant to the eyes but the story isn't as appealing as the first one. Maybe that is a problem common to all trilogies, being the second one the least appealing of all. I have seen the first in French version, this one I watched in English, loved both versions but I think the English one is slightly better because as the actors are speaking in their natural language things seem more natural when in real life scenes It is a very nice movie to show to our kids and can be used as a nice entry level movie for European Cinema, for preteen kids. It keeps that good French tradition of great care with image and details. all looks so wonderful! Still it is good fun and in the end it seems to open the door for an absolutely fantastic 3rd one! Hope my expectations come true.

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