The Frog Kingdom
The Frog Kingdom | |
---|---|
Directed by | Nelson Shin |
Written by | Mychal Simka |
Produced by | Liguo Zheng |
Starring | Bella Thorne Cameron Dallas Rob Schneider Drake Bell Keith David Gregg Sulkin Dallas Lovato |
Production companies | Grindstone Entertainment Group Simka Entertainment |
Distributed by | Lionsgate |
Release dates |
|
Running time | 90 minutes |
Countries | China United States |
Languages | Chinese English Mandarin |
Box office | US$2.58 million |
The Frog Kingdom (Chinese: 青蛙王国) is a 2013 Chinese animated adventure drama film directed by Nelson Shin.[1][2] A United States dub of the film was released on video on demand and on DVD in the United States on June 30, 2015, by Lionsgate and Grindstone Entertainment Group.[3]
Plot
[edit]When The Frog King announces that the winner of the annual Froglympics will win his daughter's hand in marriage, she runs away instead. Disguised as a commoner, Princess Froglegs befriends street vendor, Freddie and begins training with him for the games—determined that she will win and thwart her father's plans of marriage. Meanwhile, the villainous serpent has ideas of his own to ruin the Froglympics and take over the kingdom. With a little luck, and a little help from their trusty sidekicks Bestie and Boogie, Freddie and Princess Froglegs set out to save Frog Kingdom from the evil serpent.
Characters
[edit]- Bella Thorne as Geake (Princess Froglegs) - the Princess of the kingdom. She recently disguise herself as a man with a mustache and wears a cap of her head to cover her flower, to sneak out with her maid and best friend and the competition.
- Cameron Dallas as Raindrop (Freddy) - a traveling hermit along with his tadpole friend. He joins the competition and becomes partners with Geake, unaware that she's a girl and the princess. He serves as Geake's love interest.
- Rob Schneider as One Eye
- Drake Bell as Announcer
- Keith David as King
Release
[edit]The film was released in China on December 28, 2013.[4] An English dub of the film featuring Cameron Dallas, Bella Thorne and Drake Bell was released in the United States on June 30, 2015, on DVD and through video on demand by Lionsgate.[3]
Sequel
[edit]A sequel Arctic Adventure: On Frozen Pond was released in theaters on February 19, 2016, in China and on March 18, 2017, in North America for streaming. The English dub of the sequel featured Anthony Padilla in the lead role of Freddy.
Reception
[edit]As of January 2014, the film has grossed US$2.58 million in China.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "The Frog Kingdom". english.entgroup.cn. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
- ^ "青蛙王国The Frog Kingdom (2013)". movie.mtime.com (in Chinese). Mtime.com Inc. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
- ^ a b Frog Kingdom, Lionsgate, 2015-06-30, retrieved 2016-07-04
- ^ a b "Weekly box office 30/12/2013 - 05/01/2014". english.entgroup.cn. Archived from the original on 2014-01-07. Retrieved 2014-01-07.