Creatures of the Nature

Creatures of the Nature (known as The Adventures of the Wild Animals internationally) is a 2006 British/American computer animated comedy film directed by Eric Joseph, written by Eric Joseph and John H. Williams and produced by John H. Williams. The film stars the voices of Tobey Maguire, Anne Hathaway, Max von Sydow, Bruce Willis, Jesse Eisenberg, Kate Beckinsale, Ryan Phillippe, Judi Dench, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Tommy Lee Jones. It is about a group of wild animals who was living in Natureland, a fictitious theme park dedicated to wildlife and nature.

The film was produced by IDT Entertainment, Ealing Studios, Odyssey Entertainment and Vanguard Animation and it was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures on May 5, 2006. The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $213.7 million worldwide on a $36 million budget. The film was scored by Chris Bacon, who would later went on to score Space Chimps, with additional music from John Debney, making it the debut score of future film composer Chris Beacon.

Plot
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Voice cast

 * Tobey Maguire as Brian the Tiger
 * Ryan Philippe as Eric the Lion
 * Anne Hathaway as Anne the Giraffe
 * Max von Sydow as Max the Cheetah
 * Bruce Willis as Bruce the Jaguar
 * Judi Dench as Judi the Fox
 * Jesse Eisenberg as Jesse the Zebra
 * Kate Beckinsale as Kate the Leopard
 * Sarah Michelle Gellar as Sarah the Hyenas
 * Tommy Lee Jones as Tom the Rhinoceros

Production
In 2003, while the Vanguard Animation team was working on projects like Valiant and Happily N'Ever After, Eric Joseph came in to the room to write a script treatment for wild animals. Joseph subsequently pitched the treatment to Vanguard, and it was accepted. Vanguard however sold the North American rights of the film to IDT Entertainment because IDT holds a minority interest in Vanguard, and sold the foreign rights to the film to British film producer Ealing Studios and financer Odyssey Entertainment. IDT however sold the North American distribution rights to the film to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures in 2004. Tobey Maguire, Ryan Philippe, Anne Hathaway, Max von Sydow, Bruce Willis, Judi Dench, Jesse Eisenberg, Kate Beckinsale, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Tommy Lee Jones all joined the cast in February 2004. The modelers, animators, shaders and textures begin work on the film at Ealing Studios, who was one of the film's producers. Animation work was also provided by C.O.R.E..

Release
The film was released on May 5, 2006 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, in collaboration with IDT Entertainment in the United States, and Odyssey Entertainment and Ealing Studios internationally. According to producer John H. Williams, the film's release was more advanced in line with the studio's previous film Valiant.

Home media
The film was released on October 24, 2006 on DVD and Blu-ray by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, making it the first new MGM films to be released on video by Fox.

Critical reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 55%, based on 106 reviews. On Metacritic, it holds a score of 52 out of 100, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore, gave the film an average grade of "B-" on an A+ to F scale. According to the producer John H. Williams, the film was described as "an improvement over Valiant in critical reviews".

Box office
The film grossed $107.4 million in the United States and Canada and $106.3 million with a worldwide total of $213.7 million. In the United States and Canada, the film opened alongside Mission: Impossible III and An American Haunting, and it grossed $36.4 million, debuting at number two behind Mission: Impossible III. According to John H. Williams, the film's box office was described as "an improvement over Valiant at the box office".