The Banded Ants
Genre: War / Animation
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Writer: Jack Ryder
THE BANDED ANTS TRILOGY
Voice Cast:
Zac Efron .... Worker Ant John
Selena Gomez .... Harvester Ant Natasha
Dwayne Johnson .... Ant Army Leader Steve
Eva Green .... Queen Ant Jolie
Iwan Rheon .... Damarcus
Dave Bautista .... Army Ant Leader Rafael
Margot Robbie .... Queen Ant Cruz
Doug Jones .... Rogrigo
Plot: John (Zac Efron) a worker ant was having identity crisis with himself in the jolly and happy living Ant colony. Where John used to think how come his great Aunt is the Queen Ant Jolie (Eva Green) and his cousin Steve (Dwayne Johnson) is leading the Army Ants while he is just a working ant. The only two salvaging point in his life were Harvester ant Natasha (Selena Gomez) who was his childhood sweetheart and Rodgrigo (Doug Jones) a complex character but his mentor. All of a sudden there Ant colony was ravaged by mysterious deaths including the death of Rogrigo which turned Johns life upside down and send him on a nearly suicidal mission which in result put them in a war against a warring Ant Colony.
Damarcus (Iwan Rheon) on the order of his Queen Cruz (Margot Robbie) and their colony Leader of Army Ants Rafael (Dave Bautista) joins our protagonists colony and was responsible for all the mysterious deaths which would weaken their colony and would make an easy target for them to attack and take control of the colony. Our protagonists win.
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Writer: Jack Ryder
THE BANDED ANTS TRILOGY
Voice Cast:
Zac Efron .... Worker Ant John
Selena Gomez .... Harvester Ant Natasha
Dwayne Johnson .... Ant Army Leader Steve
Eva Green .... Queen Ant Jolie
Iwan Rheon .... Damarcus
Dave Bautista .... Army Ant Leader Rafael
Margot Robbie .... Queen Ant Cruz
Doug Jones .... Rogrigo
Plot: John (Zac Efron) a worker ant was having identity crisis with himself in the jolly and happy living Ant colony. Where John used to think how come his great Aunt is the Queen Ant Jolie (Eva Green) and his cousin Steve (Dwayne Johnson) is leading the Army Ants while he is just a working ant. The only two salvaging point in his life were Harvester ant Natasha (Selena Gomez) who was his childhood sweetheart and Rodgrigo (Doug Jones) a complex character but his mentor. All of a sudden there Ant colony was ravaged by mysterious deaths including the death of Rogrigo which turned Johns life upside down and send him on a nearly suicidal mission which in result put them in a war against a warring Ant Colony.
Damarcus (Iwan Rheon) on the order of his Queen Cruz (Margot Robbie) and their colony Leader of Army Ants Rafael (Dave Bautista) joins our protagonists colony and was responsible for all the mysterious deaths which would weaken their colony and would make an easy target for them to attack and take control of the colony. Our protagonists win.
BOX OFFICE
Budget: $145,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $182,780,009
Foreign Box Office: $201,536,031
Total Profit: $205,423,564
Domestic Box Office: $182,780,009
Foreign Box Office: $201,536,031
Total Profit: $205,423,564
REVIEWS
"While the plot isn't the most original for an animated film, the animation is top notch and Guillermo del Toro doesn't miss a step with his first animated feature." - Albert Perry, Orange County Register
"The Banded Ants is an animated film that works for males both young and old. Young viewers will get a kick out of the animation and overall design of the film, while the adults will enjoy the intense (for an animated film) action scenes." - Evan Kane, Buffalo News
"Not everyone on the voice cast fares well. Zac Efron continues to prove that he is not good at portraying an every man and Iwan Rheon doesn't really have the vocal charisma to make his villainous role stand out." - Stan Kyle, Omaha World-Herald
Rated PG for sequences of scary action and thematic material.
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