Maggie and the Ferocious Beast: The Movie

Maggie and the Ferocious Beast: The Movie is a 2020 Canadian-American 3D computer-animated musical comedy film produced by Nelvana and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film is directed by Betty Paraskevas and Michael Paraskevas, written by Michael Paraskevas, and stars the voices of Kristen Bone, Stephen Ouimette, Michael Caruana, John McGrath, Dwayne Hill, Tamara Bernier.

The film follows Maggie and her friends as they go on a journey to find the lost city of Atlantis. Along the way they must outwit an evil queen who wants to take over Nowhere Land.

Plot
The movie opens with a scene of Maggie and the Beast playing together in a meadow in Nowhere Land. They are having a great time until they hear a loud noise. They look up and see a large spaceship coming towards them. The ship lands and out comes an evil queen named Queen Beryl. She is accompanied by her two henchmen, Jax and Blip.

Queen Beryl tells Maggie that she is looking for the lost city of Atlantis. She says that she needs the city in order to take over the world. Maggie tells Queen Beryl that she does not know where Atlantis is. Queen Beryl gets angry and uses her magic to turn the Beast into a statue. She then takes Maggie prisoner and puts her in a cage on her ship.

The ship takes off and Queen Beryl begins her search for Atlantis. Jax and Blip are not very good at finding things so Queen Beryl has them search for Atlantis while she looks for it herself. After searching for some time, they still have not found Atlantis or any clues to its whereabouts.

Meanwhile, back at home, Hamilton is getting worried about Maggie and the Beast. He decides to go look for them himself even though he does not know where they are or how to find them. He packs some food into his backpack and sets off into the forest to look for his friends.

As Hamilton is walking through the forest, he comes across a large cave. He decides to go inside to see if he can find any clues to where Maggie and the Beast might be. He finds a secret passage that leads him into a hidden room. Inside the room, he finds a map of Nowhere Land. He also finds a note from Maggie that tells him to come find her at Queen Beryl's castle.

Hamilton follows the map and eventually comes to Queen Beryl's castle. He sneaks inside and begins looking for Maggie. He eventually finds her in a cage in the dungeon. He frees her and they begin looking for a way out of the castle.

While they are searching for an exit, they overhear Queen Beryl and her henchmen talking about their search for Atlantis. They decide to follow Queen Beryl in order to find out where she is going next so they can find Atlantis before she does.

Queen Beryl leads them to a desert where she believes Atlantis is located. Maggie and Hamilton sneak away from Queen Beryl and her henchmen while they are sleeping and begin searching for Atlantis themselves. They find some ruins that look like they might be part of Atlantis but they are not sure. Suddenly, the ground begins to shake and they are surrounded by quicksand!

They are about to be pulled under when Beast arrives just in time to save them! He uses his magic horn to turn the quicksand into solid ground again so they can escape safely.

Queen Beryl and her henchmen are not happy when they wake up and find that Maggie and Hamilton have escaped. They search for them but they are nowhere to be found.

While Queen Beryl is searching for Maggie and Hamilton, they are back at the ruins trying to figure out how to get inside. They find a secret entrance that leads them into a hidden chamber. Inside the chamber, they find a treasure chest. They open it and find a golden key inside.

They also find a note from Maggie's grandfather that tells them to use the key to open the door to Atlantis. They use the key and the door opens. They step through the door and into the lost city of Atlantis!

Maggie and Hamilton are excited to finally be in Atlantis but their excitement is short-lived when Queen Beryl appears with her henchmen. She demands that they hand over the city or she will turn them into statues like she did to Beast.

Maggie and Hamilton refuse so Queen Beryl uses her magic to turn them into statues as well! Just as she is about to take over Atlantis, Beast arrives with Maggie's grandfather. He uses his magic horn to turn everyone back to normal again including Maggie, Hamilton, and even Queen Beryl!

Queen Beryl is not happy about this but she knows that she cannot win against Beast's magic so she decides to leave Atlantis empty-handed. She gets back on her ship with Jax and Blip and flies away vowing to return another day.

Maggie's grandfather thanks Beast for saving them all once again. He gives him a golden medal as a token of appreciation before he leaves Atlantis with Maggie and Hamilton by his side.

The End.

Characters
Maggie (voiced by Kristen Bone) is the main protagonist of the film. She is a redheaded 6-year-old girl and the human protagonist of the show. She is Hamilton's and Beast's best friend. They both look up to Maggie very much and always turn to her for advice. Maggie is the leader of the group and is always there to be the compassionate voice of reason to her dear friends.

The Ferocious Beast (voiced by Stephen Ouimette) is a yellow dog-centaur (half-bear, half-pig, half-elephant and half-cow), with big red removable spots, and a human's head with three horns. He often wears multi-coloured galoshes which he pronounces as "Goo-lashes". His favourite catchphrase is "Great googly moogly!". Beast loves pretty much any kind of food, especially Hamilton's cooking, and is almost always hungry. He even loves baths. Maggie and Hamilton are his best friends. Hamilton often corrects his pronunciation, but he does not believe him.

Hamilton Hocks (voiced by Michael Caruana) is a pig who can be bossy and quite fussy, but he does have a warm heart. He lives inside a portable cardboard box which he loves, is the best cook in Nowhere Land, and is a total clean freak. Hamilton's most prized possessions are his beautiful "H" sweater and his cardboard box, which also happens to be his home. Maggie and the Beast are his best friends. His catchphrase is "Hoo-wee!".

Rudy (voiced by John McGrath) is a cheese-loving mouse who lives in a large wheel of cheese in Cheese Town in Nowhere Land next to Nedley's carrot patch.. It is revealed in one episode that Rudy's hat and boots do not come off because they are glued to him.. Strangely enough this character started off with name Pippy but was renamed Rudy by writers soon after..

Nedley (voiced by Dwayne Hill) ia white jackrabbit who speaks in rhymes Nedley says rhymes almost all through every episode that he appears in but sometimes talks normally before starting rhyme again Nedley lives rabbit hole next to carrot patch in Nowhere Land..

Queen Beryl (voiced by Tamara Bernier) is the main antagonist of the film. She is an evil queen who wants to take over Nowhere Land. She is voiced by Tamara Bernier.

Soundtracks
1. "Maggie and the Ferocious Beast Theme Song"

2. "The Journey Begins"

3. "In Search of Atlantis"

4. "The Evil Queen's Castle"

5. "The Battle"

6. "Maggie and the Ferocious Beast Forever"

Animation
The film is animated in CGI.

Trailers Music
1. "Maggie and the Ferocious Beast Theme Song"

2. "The Journey Begins"

3. "Into the Jungle"

4. "The Lost City of Atlantis"

5. "The Evil Queen's Castle"

6. "The Battle Begins"

7. "Maggie and the Ferocious Beast: The Movie Theme Song (Reprise)"

Interview
Kristen Bone:

"Maggie and the Ferocious Beast: The Movie is a 2020 Canadian-American 3D computer-animated musical comedy film produced by Nelvana and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film is directed by Betty Paraskevas and Michael Paraskevas, written by Michael Paraskevas, and stars the voices of Kristen Bone, Stephen Ouimette, Michael Caruana, John McGrath, Dwayne Hill, Tamara Bernier."

Stephen Ouimette:

"The film follows Maggie and her friends as they go on a journey to find the lost city of Atlantis. Along the way they must outwit an evil queen who wants to take over Nowhere Land."

Development
The film was first announced in February 2019, when it was revealed that Nelvana had begun development on a feature film based on the television series Maggie and the Ferocious Beast. The news came as a surprise to fans of the show, as it had been off the air for 17 years.

In June 2019, it was announced that Betty Paraskevas and Michael Paraskevas, the creators of the original series, would be returning to write and direct the film.

In September 2019, Kristen Bone, Stephen Ouimette, Michael Caruana, John McGrath, Dwayne Hill, and Tamara Bernier were announced as the voice cast of the film.

Production
Principal photography on the film began in October 2019 and wrapped in December 2019.

Release
The film was originally scheduled to be released on March 6, 2020 but was pushed back due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was then rescheduled for June 5, 2020.

Marketing
The first trailer for Maggie and the Ferocious Beast: The Movie was released on April 3, 2020.

Critical response
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 100% based on 10 reviews, with an average rating of 7.5/10.

Box office
The film was released in North America on June 5, 2020. It grossed $3 million from 2,902 theaters in its opening weekend, finishing sixth at the box office.