Quest

Quest is a 2012 American 3D computer-animated fantasy adventure film produced by Universal Animation Studios for Universal Pictures. The film was directed by Audel LaRoque and Karey Kirkpatrick with co-direction by Gary Hall 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, 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 was released on May 18, 2012 in the United Kingdom, and on July 27, 2012 in the United States. It was met with positive reviews and was also a box office success, grossing over $426 million worldwide.

Plot
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Voice cast

 * Ryan Reynolds as Ridder, an 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

 * Newell Alexander
 * Steve Alterman
 * Mitch Carter
 * David Cowgill
 * Wendy Cutler
 * Holly Dorff
 * Sandy Fox
 * Jackie Gonneau
 * Nicholas Guest
 * Gary Hall
 * Wendy Hoffmann
 * Rif Hutton
 * Anne Lockhart
 * Peter Lonsdale
 * Jonathan Nichols
 * Paul Pape
 * Daniel Ross
 * Michael Sorich
 * Kelly Stables
 * Pepper Sweeney
 * Shane Sweet
 * Marcelo Tubert
 * Lisa Wilhoit

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 Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen. 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.

Casting
On August 2, 2011, Universal announced that Ryan Reynolds, 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 July 24, 2012, by Back Lot Music.

Release
Quest was released in the United Kingdom on May 18, 2012, two months before its American release, with Illumination Entertainment's The Lorax taking its July 27, 2012 slot for its UK release. A short animated film starring the characters of the Computeropolis franchise titled Go Party! accompanied Quest during its theatrical release.

Video game
A video game based on the film was released on July 24, 2012 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo DS, and Nintendo 3DS.

Home media
Quest was released on DVD and Blu-ray on December 4, 2012. 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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