The Olympic Quest

'Note 1: This page is a reboot for my previous page, Paris 2024: The Olympic Quest. A lot of things have been changed, including the voice actors, production companies, and the plot.' "A quest like no other."

- Official tagline

The Olympic Quest (French: La Quête Olympique), also known as The Olympic Quest: Ares's Challenge in the United Kingdom, is an upcoming 2023 computer-animated sports and action-adventure film produced by Warner Animation Group, Pathé, Legendary Pictures, and Birdo Studio in association with Paris 2024, and distributed by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros. Warner Bros. Pictures] and IOC Pictures worldwide and Pathé Distribution in the European Union. The film is based on the mascots for Summer Olympics since 1972, and is mainly centered on the mascots of the 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, and 2024 Summer Olympics. The film serves as the official movie of the 2024 Summer Olympics. It's planned to be released in November 8, 2023 in France, November 10, 2023 in the United States, and November 14, 2023 worldwide.

The film will cast the voices of Jules de Jongh, Charlyne Yi, Jeremy Shada, Richard Ayoade, Catherine Fu, Lily Truncale, Muriel Hofmann, Sean Bean, Steve Blum, Ryan Reynolds, Tara Strong, Anthony Gonzalez, Chris Evans, and Elton John. Olympic athletes such as Usain Bolt also voiced themselves as cameo appearances.

The film will serve as the first film of the Olympic Mascots franchise, which was made by Warner Bros. in association with the International Olympic Committee after a 10 year exclusive deal on making Olympics-related movies between 2022 and 2032 after the rights were rejected by the Walt Disney Company.

Synopsis
During the quadrennial Olympic Festival held in Paris, France, an anthromorphic liberty cap called the Olympic Phryge, nicknamed Fry, was chosen to be the mascot of the 2024 Summer Olympics. As the party comes to an end, Ares, the Greek god of war, has invaded the party and took the Olympic rings all to himself, challenging Fry and the other mascots to a number of different sports and disciplines occuring in some of the venues built for the Olympics to earn them back. Along with Miraitowa, Vinicius, Wenlock, the Fuwa, and other friends, Fry goes on an adventure all around Paris and the Olympic venues to earn the rings back and free the Olympic spirit from Ares.

Plot
Before the events of the film took place, a war broke out between Ares's army and Mount Olympus in the Realm of the Gods. In the climax of the war, Ares has defeated his father, Zeus, in a battle after absorbing all of his electric powers and gaining ownership of the Divine Thunderbolt. After trapping Zeus into the edge of a cliff, Ares has taken over his throne and claimed himself to be the leader of Mount Olympus and the Realm of the Gods. Days have passed and Hermes, the messenger of the gods, came back to Mount Olympus to remind Zeus about the preparation of the Olympic Games and for him to join the festival, only for him to encounter Ares. Realizing that the Olympics, a sports event that worships Zeus, was still going on, Ares plans to seek revenge by intercepting the games and make them worship himself.

We are introduced to the Olympic Phryge, a magical liberty cap that was one of the elected for becoming the Olympic mascot, so she went to Champ de Mars for the quadrennial Olympic Festival, an event that occurs a year before the Olympics where athletes and mascots meet each other while they play sports, games, and other Olympic-related activities. A well known tradition in this festival that started since the 1970s was the mascot reveal, where a certain creature, animal, or even human is introduced to be the mascot of the upcoming Olympic Games. During this event, the Phryge was introduced as the mascot of the 2024 Summer Olympics, where she thanked everyone and the Olympic rings was given to her from Miraitowa, the previous Olympic mascot. After the event was over, the attendees started preparing for Zeus's blessing, where the Olympic spirit is given to the mascot via the Olympic flame so that the games would be a safe and friendly place for everyone alike.

However, instead of Zeus, Ares came to the festival, along with the minions that accompanied him. He hasn't come down to bless Fry but to take something important from her and the Olympic Games: the rings. After he has taken the rings, he had challenged the Phryge (nicknamed by others as Fry) to five different sports, each corresponding to their ring, and if he beat one of Hades's minions in that sport, the ring will be returned to her. Fry accepted the challenge, so Ares told her that the first challenge would be football and that she would be challenged in the Olympic Stadium and the ring rewarded will be the black ring, so Fry needed to bring allies to defeat his team of minions. After Ares left, Fry picked out Miraitowa, Vinicius, Wenlock, Beibei, Jingjing, Huanhuan, Yingying, Nini, Izzy, and Cobi to accompany her against Hades.

At the Olympic Stadium, the black ring was on display in front of the field's entrance, and the underworld's and Fry's team entered the crowded stadium, which was full of fans, as well as mascots and minions. The football game started out well for the mascots, scoring 4 goals out of zero in the first half. However, during the second half, the minions manage to score more goals than expected, also scoring 4 goals, and it got worse when near the end of the match, Yingying was injured, resulting in a penalty for the mascots' side. As the goalie was distracted, Fry scored, ending the game with a score of 5-4. This caused Ares to go crazy and yelling at his minions in the locker room. Outisde the stadium, Ares congratulated Fry and moved on to the next ring and event: the red ring and surfing.

Ares has decided to make surfing in the Mediterranean sea with the help of Poseidon's trident that he stole from himFry and Miraitowa have arrived for the event, since they're the only mascots that know how to surf. Ares held the surfing competition in the beach and the winner gets to win the red ring. Despite Fry, Miraitowa, and other surfers participating, most of the participants were Ares's minions, where one of them is called Whetu, who was experienced in surfing. The competition started well and ended with Fry passing to the finals, but in the semi final, Miraitowa was eliminated by Whetu's cheating technique, causing Miraitowa to burst in anger. However, in the finals, Fry did an incredible surfing stunt, which caused hrtto win the competition and the red ring. Ares told Fry that although he knows the green ring is located in a badminton field, he had no control over it since he purposely made it be stuck on the trophy of the badminton competition going on there, which wasn't held by Ares. Fry then invited Vinicius, Huanhuan, and Nini to make two teams to participate in the competition. Wenlock went together with them.

As they reached the stadium, Fry and Vinicius made a team, while Huanhuan and Nini made the other. Wenlock stayed in the benches to watch the game. Fry and Vinicius's duo played well, and Huanhuan and Nini's duo also played well. However, during the semi finals, Fry and Vinicius struggled to play against the other duo since they were very buff and had an extremely strong hit, which broke Vinicius's racket in the last set. They were eliminated from the match, so Fry went outside in anger, while Vinicius tried to calm her down, saying that he made a mistake and is apologizing profusely for it. Fry told Vinicius that getting the ring now would be impossible since Huanhuan and Nini made it to the finals, but he's hopeless that they're gonna win due to the duo's powerful hits. Surprisingly to them, Huanhuan and Nini exited the stadium with the trophy in their hand, explaining that despite the duo being strong, they were having trouble catching the shuttlecock, making them win. Ares, who was spectating the stadium, got a call from Hermes, who was helping Hades in the events, and Hermes told Hades that the red ring was stolen from the gymnastics arena. Ares told Fry about it, causing her to be angry.

As Fry, Vinicius, Huanhuan, Nini, and Wenlock were searching for the ring, they came across a night club with a full line, and in the exclusive for VIP, Fry saw someone with the yellow ring as his headband. Due to the line being very long, Fry told Huanhuan to try entering the club and disguise himself as a guard, while she, as the Olympic mascot, goes in and Wenlock disguises himself as her butler. The rest of the mascots waited outside. After Wenlock and the VIP guard were arguing that his name was on the list, Huanhuan in his guard disguise let them in, stating that they were allowed to enter anywhere due to how famous they were. After searching everywhere, Fry found the person wearing the yellow ring, who was called Komma. He is well known for his dance moves. After Fry told him to give the ring, Komma challenged her for a dance competition, where she showed his dance moves to Fry as the crowd inside cheered. When Fry's turn started, she started breakdancing, surprising the crowd even more and leaving Komma speechless. The dance competition went on and on, until Komma gave up and gave the yellow ring to Fry. Everyone inside the club cheered for Fry for her outstanding breakdancing skills. After leaving the club, Ares was waiting for her outside, with the other mascots being surrounded by his minions. Since Fry got the penultimate ring, Ares gave her the last challenge to earn the blue ring: triathlon.

The next day came, and all of the Olympic mascots, as well as some of Ares's minions, were prepared for the triathlon for the blue ring. The triathlon started with the participants swimming on the river, and when they got to the biking part, the ones left behind were eliminated. The bike race started, racing through the streets of Paris while bystanders cheer for the participants. When the running part came, the last ones were eliminated, and luckily for Fry, she was the only mascot left after being the last participant to be qualified for the final part. Fry started passing by the other participants, which were all minions, and near the end of the race, Fry started to get tired, making her unable to pass by the minion that is in front of her. With hope, Fry started speeding up, and eventually passed the participant in first place, causing her to win the race and earn the blue ring. After winning all of the rings, Hades tries giving Fry a fake Olympic torch, until Fry realized and refused it. Enraged, Ares, with the original torch, uses its flames to summon the spirits of the underworld to attack, including Hades's dog, Cerberus. The mascots use all of their sports tactics to defeat them. While the battle was happening, Ares climbs to the top of the Eiffel Tower.

As he reaches its top, a battle between the mascots and Ares broke out. During the battle's climax, when Ares was about to drop Fry from the tower, Miraitowa tackles Hades, causing Fry to snatch his adamantine off his headband. Since the adamantine gave Ares all of his immunity and powers, he has lost it all, and cannot hold the Divine Thunderbolt anymore. Zeus later appears, free from his trap, with all of his powers back expelling all of the underworld creatures back to their realms. To put the cherry on top of the cake, Zeus would trap Ares inside an electric cage, symbolizing his defeat.

After the battle was over, people under the Eiffel Tower started cheering for Fry and the mascots for saving the city from any danger. Since Fry was becoming the mascot of the upcoming Olympic Games in 2024, Zeus, with the Olympic torch and flame in his hand, blessed Fry with the Olympic spirit, making Fry feel more powerful than ever. She officially became the mascot of the 2024 Summer Olympics under her mascot name, the Olympic Phryge. As the battle ends, many of the mascots return to their home, and we see Vinicius coming back to his treehouse in Rio, the Fuwa staying inside the Beijing National Stadium, and many more. The final scene features Fry sitting on the Olympic Stadium as Miraitowa comes over and sits next to her. Miraitowa explains to Fry that he is lucky to be a well known mascot since in the previous Olympics, he had never received any attention, even from the public, and since the previous Olympics were over, his chances of popularity might not increase anymore. Fry responds by saying Miraitowa and the other mascots could also assist her so he could gain more attention than before. Miraitowa accepts, and the movie ends with them shaking hands.

Post credits scene
The first post credits scene shows Fry looking at the Eiffel Tower from a building. She then talks to the audience on how much he's ready for the Olympics and some extra details the audience should know. She then waves goodbye as she runs off screen. The screen fades to white and the credits start rolling.

The second post credits scene that plays after the main credits shows Ares's adamantine glowing in the floor in the middle of the night. We see a shadow of a mysterious figure, who grabs the adamantine and disintegrates it. When the screen turns blac, we hear a mystrious voice saying "Perhaps I have made a foolish choice choosing you...".

Cast

 * Jules de Jongh as Fry / The Olympic Phryge - the main protagonist and the mascot of the upcoming 2024 Summer Olympics. She is friendly and confident and likes to help, but she can get angry sometimes.
 * Charlyne Yi as Miraitowa - the mascot for the 2020 Summer Olympics. He is a brave and emotive robot that is very energetic and likes to help other people. He has the ability to teleport.
 * Jeremy Shada as Vinicius - the mascot for the 2016 Summer Olympics. He is a happy hybrid that loves to help people and is somewhat clumsy. He is able to stretch his limbs from a very long distance.
 * Richard Ayoade as Wenlock - the mascot for the 2012 Summer Olympics. He can be annoying at times during the movie, but he is shown to be a master of disguises and loves to joke around.
 * Catherine Fu as:
 * Beibei - one of the mascots of the 2008 Summer Olympics. She is a Fuwa that represents the Chinese sturgeon and she is the friendliest of all the Fuwa.
 * Jingjing - one of the mascots of the 2008 Summer Olympics. He is a Fuwa that represents the panda, and he is the happiest of all of the Fuwa. He is also very optimistic and honest.
 * Lily Truncale as Huanhuan - one of the mascots of the 2008 Summer Olympics. He is a Fuwa that represents the Olympic flame. He is the most extroverted and enthusiastic of all the Fuwa.
 * Muriel Hofmann as:
 * Yingying - one of the mascots of the 2008 Summer Olympics. He is a Fuwa that represents the Tibetan antelope, and he is the most lively and independent of the Fuwa.
 * Nini - one of the mascots of the 2008 Summer Olympics. She is a Fuwa that represents the swallow. She is the most just and kindest of all the Fuwa.
 * Tara Strong as Izzy - the mascot for the 1996 Summer Olympics. He is a Whatizit and is very energetic and dreamful. Izzy also has the ability to morph into different sports items.
 * Anthony Gonzalez as Cobi - the mascot for the 1992 Summer Olympics. He is a brave, but silly sheepdog that is good friends with Izzy. He is also shown to be good at football.
 * Sean Bean as Zeus - an important character in the movie. Being the bravest and strongest of all Greek gods, he is the leader of Mount Olympus until Ares took over his throne and bounded him onto a cliff after Hades absorbed his power. He was freed after Ares lost his powers from his adamantine.
 * Steve Blum as Ares - the main antagonist of the movie. He is one of Zeus's sons and the god of war. He took over Mount Olympus and the Olympic Games and had all of Zeus's powers until his adamantine was knocked from his head.
 * Ryan Reynolds as Hermes - the secondary antagonist later turned supporting character in the movie. He is very clumsy and the messenger of the gods. He helped Hades set up the events before choosing Zeus's side at the end of the movie.
 * Chris Evans as Whetu - a minor antagonist in the movie. He is an egocentric and mean person and the best surfer in the surfing competition. Thinking he was unbeatable, Fry won against him.
 * Elton John as Komma - a minor antagonist in the movie. He is a very selfish, but good dancer. He is also a quitter after Fry showed him his dance moves.
 * Patty McCormack as the mysterious voice - a hidden character that only makes an appearance at the final post-credits scene.

The following athetes made cameo appearances in the movie:


 * Usain Bolt (voice and appearance)
 * Michael Phelps (appearance)
 * Mark Spitz (appearance)
 * Sawao Kato (appearance)

More coming soon!

Development
On December 2018, the International Olympic Committee founded IOC Pictures, a movie distribution company, so that they could give a company the rights of making Olympic-related movies and publish it under the committee's distributor. The Walt Disney Company gained interest in making Olympic movies, so they accepted the deal. Wanting it to be appealed to younger audiences, they decided to make a movie about the Olympic mascots. However, due to disagreements between the staff working on this film, as well as disputes between Disney and IOC, Disney gave the rights of making the Olympic mascots movie to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros. Warner Bros. Pictures] in 2019, as well as giving them all the character models they made and the rights to make Olympic-related movies. Due to criticism of the plot, casting choice, and little character development, Warner Bros. changed a lot of stuff from the original script, as well as hiring new actors to voice some of the characters instead.

After the merger between AT&T's WarnerMedia (owners of Warner Bros.) and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discovery,_Inc. Discovery, Inc.] in 2022 forming Warner Bros. Discovery, the deal turned exclusive in 2022, shortly before the movie was announced. The exclusive deal gave WBD a 10-year time period where they were allowed to create and distribute Olympics-related movies until the opening ceremony of the 2032 Summer Olympics, where the rights would be sold to another company. Disney expressed interest in owning the franchise again after the deal ends.

Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures have announced an animated movie related to the upcoming 2024 Summer Olympics in December 20, 2022, and announced that they are collaborating with the French movie productor and distributor Pathé to make this film. Birdo Studio, a Brazilian animation company best known for creating Vinicius and Tom, as well as several Brazilian animated shows, also announced their collaboration on making this film, saying they were mostly responsible in making the animation. Both Warner Bros. Pictures and IOC Pictures will distribute this film worldwide, whereas Pathé will distribute it around the European Union. The teaser poster (shown above) was revealed on December 24. The cast was also revealed on the same day, where it received mixed reviews. The cast was praised for bringing back childhood voice actors and the original voice actresses for the Fuwa, but was criticized for the amount of celebrity voice actors and Elton John's casting, since this movie wasn't supposed to be a musical and it was announced that Elton John won't sing or have a musical number.

The first trailer for the film was released on May 2023 under the official Warner Bros. and Paris 2024 Organizing Committee YouTube accounts. The trailer received mixed-to-positive reviews, where it received praise for its pacing and scenes, but received criticism because of obvious spoilers, such as Ares's final battle. The second trailer was released on July 2023, and the final trailer was released on September 2023.

Writing
French author and animator Michel Ocelot is responsible for the writing of the film. Pathé also wrote the film along with him.

Animation
The movie is being animated at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California, as well as Pathé's headquarters in Paris, France, and Birdo Studio's offices in São Paulo, Brazil. The animation is a hybrid of 3D animation along with 2D visuals.

Premiere
The film was premiered on November 2, 2023 at the Grand Rex in Paris, France, the same theater where the emblem of the 2024 Summer Olympics was revealed. Instead of being red, the carpet used was gold colored, and the walls were decorated with gold, as well as Olympic-related art, like medals, stadiums, and pictograms. During the premiere, the voice actors or both the French and English versions walked down the carpet, as well as the directors, producers, and other staff members. The voice actors also took pictures with people dressed up as mascots. The mascot costumes used in the premiere were recycled from the previous Olympic Games, except for Izzy and Cobi's costumes.

Music
The Olympic Quest Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is a soundtrack album that is going to have all songs for the movie. The soundtrack will be released in November 18, 2023, the same date where the movie will be released worldwide. It was recorded by Warner Music Group and is composed by Yoann Lemoine (Woodkid) and Hans Zimmer.

Main article: The Olympic Quest/Soundtrack

In theatres

 * November 8, 2023 (France)
 * November 10, 2023 (United States)
 * November 14, 2023 (Worldwide)
 * July 20, 2024 (Worldwide, re-release for the 2024 Summer Olympics)

Home media

 * January 3, 2024 (Blu-Ray, DVD, Digital HD) (Europe)
 * January 9, 2024 (Blu-Ray, DVD, Digital HD) (Worldwide)
 * July 26, 2024 (HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video, Olympic Channel (limited time only)) (Worldwide)

Marketing
Being the official movie for the 2024 Summer Olympics, this movie will play an important role in marketing for the Games. Merchandise related to this movie will be sold at the official Paris 2024 store, as well as the Tomshop in the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Toys
Many toys related to the movie were produced by several different companies, including plushies, collectibles, action figures, and much more. LEGO has also released building toy sets related to this movie, and McDonald's Happy Meals were included with toys from this movie.

Toys will also be sold at the official Paris 2024 store when the Olympic Games open.

Advertisements
Coca-Cola has made several advertisements featuring the mascots.

Sportswear
Le Coq Sportif and Decathlon have made children's sportswear related to the movie and mascots.

Airline safety video
Between the airing of this movie and the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games, Air France's safety video included the mascots, and it includes a lot of humor so younger passangers could be entertained.

Rating
This film will be rated PG (Parental Guidance) due to:

Lots of Action

 * Most of the competition scenes
 * The final battle against Hades

Gross humor

 * Some adult jokes are present
 * Wenlock going to the bathroom

Scenes that may scare children

 * The final battle includes many monsters, whose designs look quite disturbing

Critical response
The film received mixed reviews from critics but a generally positive reception from audiences. The film received praise for its animation, character development, action sequences, music, visual effects, directing, and voice acting, though it received criticism for it's casting and originality. The plot had received mixed reviews from both critics and audiences. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film received a 63% critic rating score (Fresh) with its consensus saying "With a mediocre plot, yet exciting action sequences, The Olympic Quest is appealling to anyone, no matter what sports they play." It has a rating of 48% in Metacritic, saying it had "mixed or average reviews". Audiences in CinemaScore gave this movie an A- rating on an A+ to F scale, while 81% of those polled by PostTrak gave it a positive score, with 75% saying that they would recommend it.

The character designs, despite receiving praise, was met with criticism because of the redesign for Cobi and Izzy, as people said they look nothing like their original designs, with Cobi's redesign being compared to Snoopy from Peanuts. Miraitowa's design was well received, but criticism came for his height, which makes him taller than the Fuwa. Warner Bros. said his design was made to match his appearance from the shorts released by the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee.

Franchise
Main article: Olympic Mascots (franchise)

Due to Warner Bros. having an exclusive deal with the International Olympic Committee to make Olympics-related movies between 2022 and 2032, they announced a franchise related to the Olympic mascots. Warner Bros. expects this franchise to make $2 billion during it's 10 year deal and also announced plans for a sequel that'll be related to the 2028 Summer Olympics being held in Los Angeles. TV shows were also announced, and they were going to be aired mainly in HBO Max and Cartoon Network.

Mario and Sonic at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
Due to Sega and Nintendo's exclusive deals in making Olympics-related video games, they also collaborated with Warner Bros. to add the Olympic mascots in the new Mario and Sonic video game. Some of the voice actors return to voice the characters in this game, like Jules de Jongh, but some didn't have any or other sounds were added as their voice.

The Phryges!
Warner Bros. and the Paris 2024 Organizing Committee announced an animated TV show that focuses both on Fry and her sister, the Paralympic Phryge, as they explore Paris and meet many different friends and foes who challenge them to play sports. The show is expected to be released on July 26, 2024 on HBO Max and the Olympic Channel, the same date where the 2024 Olympics will happen and The Olympic Quest releasing on home media.

Vinicius and Tom: Fun by Nature Season 2
Warner Bros. and Birdo Studio have announced that a second season to Vinicius and Tom: Fun by Nature, a series that includes the Olympic mascot Vinicius along with Paralympic mascot Tom which was originally released in 2015, will be released on HBO Max and Cartoon Network somewhere in 2024. Unlike the previous season, the episodes will be 10 minutes long, the characters will be fully voice acted, and it will be released worldwide and not only in Brazil.

The Olympic Adventures of the Fuwa
Warner Bros. announced plans for a reboot of the Chinese animated TV series, The Olympic Adventures of the Fuwa, that will be released in HBO Max and Cartoonito somewhere in 2026. Unlike the previous show, where it takes place before the 2008 Olympics, this show takes place after the events of The Olympic Quest. Similar to the TV show, it follows the Fuwa as they go on sports adventures around the city of Beijing and the rest of China.

The Cobi Troupe reboot
Warner Bros. also announced plans on making a reboot on the lost media franchise, The Cobi Troupe, which focused on the mascot of the 1992 Summer Olympics, Cobi, on Cartoon Network. The release date is unknown.

The Olympic Quest: Summon the Heroes
Warner Bros. announced that plans on making a film for the 2028 Summer Olympics, along with the Olympic mascots, is in the works. The film's name, The Olympic Quest: Summon the Heroes, was announced on January 2024. It is expected to be released in either 2027 or 2028. It will serve as the direct sequel to The Olympic Quest.

The Olympic Winter Quest
The second film of the franchise is a spin-off film that's more focused on the Winter Olympic mascots on their mission to save the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo from the Frozen Queen. It is expected to be released in February 2, 2025.

Untitled Miraitowa and Someity anime
An anime series that focuses on Miraitowa and Someity, the mascots of the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, is set to be released on HBO Max and Crunchyroll somewhere in 2025.

Untitled Izzy short film
Another television film focused on Izzy, the mascot of the 1996 Summer Olympics, is also set to be released on home media and HBO Max. The release date is unknown.

Gallery
Main article: The Olympic Quest/Gallery

Trivia
Main article: The Olympic Quest/Trivia

Name in other languages/regions
The Olympic Quest was going to be called An Olympic Adventure to make it different from its original French title, La Quête Olympique, before it changed its name to its English translation. Some countries maintain their translation of An Olympic Adventure after release.

Some countries, including the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand, have titled the film The Olympic Quest: Hades's Challenge to make the title have more sense. In the Vietnamese and Thai releases, the film's title is changed to Olympic Mascot Quest.