Sabrina: Being Wicked Rules (2009 Anime Films)

Sabrina: Being Wicked Rules is a Japanese-American Animated Film based off of the Sabrina the Teenage Witch comic book series by American comic book publisher Archie Comic released on July,10th,2009 in Japan, September, 4th,2009 in the United States and Canada, and October,31st,2009 Worldwide. It received mixed to positive reviews by critics. This film served as a pilot for the 2012 TV series with the same name.

Plot
Sabrina who is 12 in the movie, living with her guardians Hilda and Zelda Spellman and her cat Salem Saberhagen, who advises her about her powers, gets carried away with her magic powers, thus puts a curse on her and loses her powers, thus she embarks on a quest to the Temple of Witchary, located on the corner of the globe, with her family and her friends to gain her magic powers back before it is too late, as they embark on their quest, they are met with great challenges, when they reach the temple, they are met by Tim the Witch Smeller, in which he was responsible for taking Sabrina's powers, after they have a final duel-off with him Sabrina's magic is restored and things return back to normal.

Production
On Febuary,29th,2008, it was announced that an Anime based movie based on the Sabrina the Teenage Witch comic book series was in the works by Pokémon writer Takeshi Shudo, later that day, it was announced that the film was scheduled for a 2009 release in Japan, on June,12th,2008, the title of the film was revealed as well as artwork for the film, on July,25th,2008,during the San Diego Comic Con, it was announced that Warner Brothers had brought the US Dubbing rights for the film, The following day, It was also, announced that WB also brought the distribution rights for the film in North America and around the world, on Halloween that same year, The voice actors for the Japanese and US Dubs were announced, with the voice cast from the 1999 series, Sabrina: The Animated Series, returning for their roles, respectively, and was announced that the Japanese release date was July,10th,2009, on March,13th,2009, it was announced that The movie would be broadcasted on Cartoon Network later that year in The United States and around the world, excluding Canada and Japan, as for Canada, they didn't have the network until 2012, so it was broadcasted on Teletoon, and as for Japan, it was released in theaters, on July,6th,2009, 4 days before the film released in Japan, it was announced that during from September 6th-October 2nd that year, it would have a temporary run in theaters internationally, including the United States and Canada, the film was later broadcasted on Cartoon Network in the US on Halloween that year

Release
The film released on July,10th,2009 in Japan, September,6th,2009 in the United States and internationally, and was broadcasted on Cartoon Network internationally on Halloween that same year

Box office
The film was a box office success, with it grossing over $400 million dollars in the global box office.

Critical Response
It received an 83% on Rotten Tomatoes, and an 8.2/10 on IMDb

Television Series
On November,11th,2008, Takeshi Shudo said, "If the film does well, it will likely be greenlit for a television series". On November,21st,2009, it was announced that a TV Series based on the series was in development, set for a 2011 premiere, On December,21st,2010, it was announced that the show had been delayed to 2012, as well, it was also announced that the series will pick up after the film and will serve as a soft revival of Sabrina: The Animated Series, on July,29th,2011, it was announced Warner Brothers had acquired the broadcasting rights for the series, The series premiered on July,6th,2012 in Japan, and September,6th,2012 in The United States and Canada on Cartoon Network and Teletoon, the series later premiered internationally from late 2012 to mid 2013

Cast (US Dub)
Emily Hart as Sabrina Spellman

Melissia Joan Hart as Hilda and Zelda Spellman

Nick Bakay as Salem Saberhagen

Jay Brazeau as Sabrina's Uncle Quigley

Cree Summer as Chloe Flan

Bill Switzer as Harvey Kinkle

David Sabolov as Spookie Jar

Bob Bergan as Tim the Witch Smeller