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Inspector Sun and the Curse of the Black Widow

Inspector Sun and the Curse of the Black Widow
Theatrical release poster
SpanishInspector Sun y la maldición de la viuda negra
Directed byJulio Soto Gúrpide
Screenplay byRocco Pucillo
Produced by
  • Adriana Malfatti Chen
  • Julio Soto Gúrpide
  • Karl Richards
  • Peter Rogers
  • Rocco Pucillo
  • Jason Kaminsky
Edited byZayra Muñoz Dominguez
Music byFernando Velázquez
Production
companies
  • The Thinklab
  • Gordon Box
  • 3Doubles Producciones
  • Particular Crowd
Distributed byTripictures
Release date
  • 28 December 2022 (2022-12-28)
Running time
88 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish
Box office$2.2 million

Inspector Sun and the Curse of the Black Widow (Spanish: Inspector Sun y la maldición de la viuda negra) is a 2022 Spanish animated mystery thriller film directed by Julio Soto Gúrpide and based on an original screenplay by Rocco Pucillo.

Premise

A noirish fiction set in a seaplane from Shanghai to San Francisco in 1934, the plot follows anthropomorphic spider Inspector Sun in a mission against his foe, the Red Locust, with the mystery vis-à-vis the death of Dr. Spindelthorp as a backdrop.[1][2]

Voice cast (English language version)

  • Ronny Chieng as Inspector Sun, a shy and intelligent huntsman spider
  • Emily Kleimo as Janey, an energetic jumping spider that accompanies Sun
  • Jennifer Childs Greer as Arabella Killtop, a black widow spider who is Sun's love interest and Bugsy's former wife.
  • Rich Orlow as the Red Locust, a villainous locust. Orlow also voices Mr. Scarab, a rhinoceros beetle and Lieutenant Mac
  • Iain Batchelor as Captain Skeleton, a nervous housefly
  • Scott Geer as Dr. Bugsy Spindlethorp, a millionaire funnel-web spider who was working for the Red Locust before his death. Geer also voices a police cop
  • Jeanette Grace Gonglewski as Ant Queen, Gonglewski also voices Lady Vatchu, a hybrid bug monster created by Dr. Spindlethorp
  • Paul Louis Miller as Mr. Gill Tea, a mantis assassin

Production

The script by Rocco Pucillo won the 2013 Samuel Goldwyn Writing Award.[2] The film is a The Thinklab Media and Gordon Box production, in association with 3Doubles Producciones, the participation of RTVE, support from ICAA, funding from ICO and Navarre's Sodena and collaboration from Epic Games.[3] Ronny Chieng voiced Sun in the English version.[3] Fernando Velázquez scored the film.[4]

Release

Kapers Animation handled worldwide sales.[5] Distributed by Tripictures, the film was theatrically released in Spain on 28 December 2022.[3][6] It was released in the United States on 27 October 2023.

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 81% of 26 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.3/10. The website's consensus reads: "A formally refreshing homage to Agatha Christie, Inspector Sun serves as a reasonably diverting and suitably light whodunit for the younger set."[7] Juan Pando of Fotogramas rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, highlighting the character of Sun's aide.[6]

Accolades

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2023 78th CEC Medals Best Animated Film Nominated [8]
37th Goya Awards Best Animated Film Nominated [9]

See also

References

  1. ^ Stegmeier, Ion (1 December 2022). "El cine navarro acaricia cuatro nuevos Goyas". Diario de Navarra.
  2. ^ a b Hammond, Pete (10 May 2021). "Goldwyn Screenplay Winner 'Inspector Sun And The Curse Of The Black Widow' In Production; First Look At New Animated Feature". Deadline Hollywood.
  3. ^ a b c "Así es 'El inspector Sun y la maldición de la Viuda Negra', la nueva película de animación española". rtve.es. 21 October 2022.
  4. ^ Steigmer, Ion (2 June 2022). "La Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra graba la banda sonora de 'Inspector Sun' en el Auditorio de Barañáin". Diario de Navarra.[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ Dudok de Wit, Alex (11 May 2021). "See First Images From Spain's 'Inspector Sun And The Curse Of The Black Widow'". Cartoon Brew.
  6. ^ a b Pando, Juan (29 December 2022). "Crítica de 'Inspector Sun y la maldición de la viuda negra', ¿quién lo hizo?". Fotogramas.
  7. ^ "Inspector Sun | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
  8. ^ "Con 12 candidaturas 'As bestas' lidera las nominaciones de las Medallas CEC 2023". Cine y Tele. 15 December 2022.
  9. ^ Calnan, Ellie (1 December 2022). "'The Beasts', 'Prison 77' lead Goya nominations". ScreenDaily.
Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inspector_Sun_and_the_Curse_of_the_Black_Widow