Quest

Quest is a 2013 American 3D computer-animated fantasy adventure film produced by Universal Animation Studios for Universal Pictures. The sixteenth animated feature in the Universal Animated Features canon, it was directed by Audel LaRoque and Karey Kirkpatrick with co-direction by John France from a screenplay by Kirkpatrick, Thomas Lennon, Len Blum, Joe Stillman, and Ben Queen, and a story by LaRoque, Lennon, and Kirkpatrick, and stars the voices of Justin Long, Simon Pegg, Jennifer Tilly, Michael Clarke Duncan (in his final animated role), Sarah Michelle Gellar, and Danny McBride. Taking place in a land called Jonona, the film follows a warrior named Ridder who attempts to help his brother Deun after Deun is transformed into a lizard-like creature from a dormant spell by an immortal sorceress named Mola, who plans to capture everyone's soul using a spellbinding crystal ball. The two embark on an adventure to save their home from Mola before it is too late.

Quest premiered on February 19, 2013 in South Korea, and was released in the United States on March 1, 2013. It was met with positive reviews and was also a box office success, grossing over $524 million worldwide. A television series titled Quest: Adventures of Ridder debuted on the Gingo network on October 8, 2016.

Plot
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Voice cast

 * Justin Long as Ridder, a young adventurous warrior
 * Simon Pegg as Deun, Ridder's wise-cracking brother
 * Jennifer Tilly as Mola, an elderly sorceress who cursed Jonona as punishment for the disturbance of her leisure
 * Michael Clarke Duncan as Valor, the chief of Jonona
 * Sarah Michelle Gellar as Pela, Valor's daughter
 * Danny McBride as Nolo, Pela's future husband
 * Thomas Lennon and Karey Kirkpatrick as the Gods
 * Minnie Driver as Yerla
 * Audel LaRoque as a solider
 * Amy McNeill as a villager

Additional voices

 * Steve Alterman
 * Stephen Apostolina
 * June Christopher
 * David Cowgill
 * Wendy Cutler
 * Terri Douglas
 * Elisa Gabrielli
 * Jackie Gonneau
 * Nicholas Guest
 * Wendy Hoffmann
 * Daniel Kaz
 * Peter Lonsdale
 * Jonathan Nichols
 * Paul Pape
 * Lynwood Robinson
 * Daniel Ross
 * Pepper Sweeney
 * Shane Sweet
 * Lisa Wilhoit
 * David Zyler

Production
The idea for the film was conceived by Audel LaRoque in 2006, while still working on Computeropolis 2. At that time, LaRoque wanted to make a fantasy film similar to The Lord of the Rings, while taking some inspirations from video games such as The Legend of Zelda and Team Ico's Ico and Shadow of the Colossus. Actor and writer Thomas Lennon, a frequent collaborator with LaRoque, aided LaRoque and Karey Kirkpatrick in shaping the story for about three months. In early 2007, LaRoque and a few others created a story reel of the first twenty minutes of the film and Michael Wildshill was impressed.

LaRoque then started working on Quest after the finished production of Computeropolis 2 as well as the cancellation of LaRoque's own version of Big Hero 6. In November 2008, Universal Animation Studios announced the film to the public under the working title Ridder: A Warrior's Quest. LaRoque and Kirkpatrick were on board to direct the film, with Lennon, Len Blum, Joe Stillman and Ben Queen writing the script. The film was initially set for release on December 21, 2012, but in April 2011, Universal pushed the film three months later to March 1, 2013.

Casting
On August 2, 2011, Universal announced that Justin Long, Simon Pegg, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Michael Clarke Duncan, Danny McBride, and Jennifer Tilly had joined the cast of the film.

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Music
Mark Mancina composed the original soundtrack for the film, which was released on February 19, 2013, by Back Lot Music.

Release
Quest had its premiere on February 19, 2013 in South Korea, before being released into American theaters on March 1. It was supposed to be released in Pakistan on June 16, 2013, but because of the Quetta attacks a day before, the Pakistan release was cancelled.

Marketing

 * The official teaser was released on July 27, 2012, and was shown before Plucky Chicken, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, ParaNorman, The Odd Life of Timothy Green, Hotel Transylvania, Frankenweenie, Villains, and Riches and Regards.
 * The official theatrical trailer was released on November 2, 2012, and was shown before Wreck-It Ralph, Rise of the Guardians, Parental Guidance, and Escape from Planet Earth.
 * TV spots began to air between February and March of 2013.

Home media
Quest was released on Digital HD on July 23, 2013, and on DVD and Blu-ray on August 6, 2013. A Walmart exclusive Blu-ray/DVD combo pack included a limited edition Ridder action figure.

Critical reception
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports an approval rating of 77% based on 287 reviews, with an average rating of 7.3/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Quest glows with strategy, drama, and energy, thus turning a simple story into one of Computeropolis director Audel LaRoque's – if not his – finest." On Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, the film has a rating score of 69 out of 100, based on 56 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Box office
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Main
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Trailers
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