Animationtopia is a 2015 American/British live-action/animated parody action comedy martial arts film produced by Allias Salmon studios and distributed by Walt Disney Motion Studios Pictures. Set in a version of a world called Animationtopia populated by animated characters from films and tv series, the plot revolves around a bumbling boy named Allias who aspires to be The Great Lion Warrior. When an evil former warrior is foretold to escape after 300 years in prison, Allias is unwittingly named the chosen one destined to bring peace to the land, much to the chagrin of the resident Animationtopia warriors.
Animationtopia premiered in the United States on May 22, 2015. The film received positive reviews upon release. A sequel, Animationtopia 2, was released on May 22, 2015.
Cast[]
- Main article: List of Animationtopia characters
- Allias Salmon as himself, an energetic, yet accident-prone boy, who finds himself chosen as the legendary Great Lion Warrior by King Fluminox, to everyone's surprise.
- Kira Buckland as Rita Finucci, a girl.
- John Hurt as Claudandus, an elderly cat and the teacher.
- Liam Neeson as Cream, a muscular rabbit-monster who, after rampaging through Animationtopia for being denied the scroll by Fluminox, was sent to prison for twenty years, after which she escaped and returned for revenge. she was Claudandus' former student.
- Jeremy Irons as Scar, a lion and Allias' father.
- John Boyega as Bear, a black cat
- Ben Stiller as Alex, a lion.
- Ian MacShane as Tai Lung
- Josh Brolin as Thanos
- Idris Elba as Shere Khan, a tiger and Rita's adopted father.
- Chris Pratt as Peter Quill
- Zoe Saldana as Gamora
- Dave Bautista as Drax
- Bradley Cooper as Rocket Raccoon
- Danny Jacobs as King Julien
- Jim Cummings as King Fluminox, Claudandus' mentor and the wise leader of the Animation Palace. He is an ancient phoenix. He is brave, powerful and caring.
- Ray Romano as Manny, a woolly mammoth.
- Kevin Michael Richardson as Toothless
- Tom Hiddleston as Loki
- James Patrick Stuart as Private
- Frank Welker as Alex's roaring sounds.
Trivia[]
- John Powell (the composer of Ice Age and Dragons) was chosen to compose the film because Allias thinks he could do the same as Dragons, Ice Age and Horton.
- Originally, Hans Zimmer was going to collaborate with Powell, but he kindly refused. Also, James Newton Howard and Danny Elfman was both going to collaborated with Zimmer and Powell but they kindly refused by turning it down.
- This film is similar to Kung Fu Panda and Ice Age : The Great Egg-scapade.
- According to one of the staff, Allias and Rita might have been a couple, though never stated in the film.
- This is one of the first films that is a crossover.
- This is somehow a parody of Kung Fu Panda.
- Liam Neeson and Jeremy Irons appear in Kingdom of Heaven.
- Ian McShane and John Hurt appear in Hercules.
- Chris Pratt and Liam Neeson appear in The Lego Movie.
- John Hurt and Liam Neeson appear in Rob Roy.
- Tom Hiddleston and John Hurt appear in Only Lovers Left Alive.