Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds
Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds (French: Arthur 3 : La Guerre des deux mondes) or Arthur and the Invisibles 3 in North America is a 2010 English-language French fantasy animated/live-action directed and co-written by Luc Besson. It is based on the fourth book of the Arthur children's books series by Besson and Céline Garcia. It is the sequel to Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard (2009) and the third installment in the Arthur film series.
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| French | Arthur 3 : La Guerre des deux mondes |
| Directed by | Luc Besson |
| Written by | Luc Besson Céline Garcia |
| Based on | Arthur and the War of Two Worlds by Luc Besson |
| Produced by | Luc Besson Stéphane Lecomte Emmanuel Prévost |
| Starring | Freddie Highmore Selena Gomez Jimmy Fallon |
| Cinematography | Thierry Arbogast |
| Music by | Éric Serra (France) John Powell (United States) |
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| Distributed by | EuropaCorp |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | English |
| Budget | €65 million[1] ($91 million) |
| Box office | $30,698,619[2] |
Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds was released theatrically in France on 13 October 2010 by EuropaCorp. The film received mixed reviews from critics and was a box-office success in France. However, following its two predecessor's under-performance at the box-office internationally, the film generated huge losses for EuropaCorp.[3]
It is the last installment in the main series. A spin-off, Arthur, malédiction, is scheduled to be released in France in 2022.
Plot
Picking up the events after the second film, Maltazard has assumed human size, and left Arthur in miniature. Accompanied by Princess Selenia and her brother, Prince Betameche, Arthur attempts to retrieve an enlarging potion from his house, which Maltazard seizes to enlarge his followers, whereafter Arthur returns to human form using an Elixir of Life given by a queen bee. Archibald convinces Darkos, Maltazard's son, to change sides, and enlarges him with a second potion. Arthur and Darkos then confront Maltazard, until Selenia and Betameche shrink Maltazard back to his Minimoy size and Arthur captures him, while the U.S. Army overcome Maltazard's forces. Maltazard thereafter remains a prisoner of Arthur's family.
Cast
- Freddie Highmore as Arthur Montgomery
- Lou Reed as Emperor Maltazard
- Selena Gomez as Princess Selenia. The character was dubbed by French singer Mylène Farmer in the French version
- Doug Rand as Prince Betameche and Clerk
- Mia Farrow as Granny Daisy Suchot
- Ron Crawford as Archibald Suchot
- Iggy Pop as Darkos, replacing Jason Bateman from the original voice from the first film.
- Robert Stanton as Armand Montgomery
- Penny Balfour as Rosetta "Rose" Suchot Montgomery
- Richard William Davis as M
- Jean Betote Njambia as Bogo chief
- Steve Routman as Dr. Stitch
- David Gasman as The King, Bogo Chief and Additional Voices
- Cooper Daniels as George Lucas
- Norman Stokle as the mayor
- Dashiell Harman Eaves as Deputy Sheriff Simon Suchot
- Joseph Rezwin as Brad
- Stephen Shagov as Captain Bellerive
- Stephen Croce as a fireman
- Antony Hickling as Douglas
- Mike Powers as a graffiti artist
Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 20% based on reviews from 5 critics, with an average rating of 4.8/10.[4]
David Nusiar of Reelfilm.com called the film "A mild improvement over its two predecessors" and gave it a score of 2 out of 5.[5]
References
- Mintzer, Jordan (October 14, 2010). "Review: 'Arthur and the War of Two Worlds'". Variety. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
- "Arthur et la guerre des deux mondes". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
- Luc Besson et ses Minimoys plombent EuropaCorp, Libération, 30 juin 2011
- "Arthur and the Two World War". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- Nusair, David (24 March 2011). "The Films of Luc Besson". Reel Film Reviews. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
