Tad the Lost Explorer

Tad, the Lost Explorer (Spanish: Las aventuras de Tadeo Jones) is a 2013 Spanish 3D computer-animated adventure comedy film directed by Enrique Gato and the fifteenth Paramount Animation film. The film is the outgrowth of Gato's 2004 short film, Tadeo Jones and its sequel Tadeo Jones and the Basement of Doom. It was written by Javier Barreira, Gorka Magallón, Ignacio del Moral, Jordi Gasull and Neil Landau. The film's music was composed by Zacarías M. de la Riva. The English cast features voices of Kerry Shale, Ariel Winter, Bruce Mackinnon, Mac McDonald, Liza Ross, Cheech Marin and Adam Jones. The film was produced by Telecinco Cinema, El Toro Picture, Lightbox Entertainment, Ikiru Films, Telefónica Producciones, and Media Networks, with the participation of AXN, Canal Plus and TVC. The film premiered at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival on 5 June 2012 and was theatrically released on 31 August 2013 in Spain by Paramount Pictures. It was nominated for 5 Goya Awards, winning 3 for Best Animated Film, Best New Director and Best Adapted Screenplay at the 27th Goya Awards.The film received negative reviews from American critics and it earned €45 million on a €8 million budget. A sequel, titled Tad Jones: The Hero Returns, will be released in 2018.
== Dubbing Historyedit | edit source ==
The film's English dub was originally recorded in the United Kingdom. When the dub was brought over to the United States, a couple of characters, Sara and Freddy, were dubbed over with a couple of celebrity voices such as Ariel Winter and Cheech Marin.
== Castedit | edit source ==
Image	Character 	Original Actor 	Dub Actor 	Dub Actor
Image	Character 	Original Actor 	International 	US Version
 	Tadheus "Tad" Stone	Óscar Barberán 	Kerry Shale 	Kerry Shale
 	Tadheus "Tad" Stone	Meritxell Ané
(young)	Maria Darling
(young)	Maria Darling
(young)
 	Sara Lavrof 	Michelle Jenner 	Fiona Glascott 	Ariel Winter
 	Freddy 	José Mota 	Lewis MacLeod 	Cheech Marin
 	Max Mordon 	Pep Anton Muñoz 	Adam James 	Adam James
 	Professor Humbert 	Carles Canut 	Mac McDonald 	Mac McDonald
 	Professor Lavrof 	Félix Benito 	Mac McDonald 	Mac McDonald
 	The Mummy 	Luis Posada 	Bruce Mackinnon	Bruce Mackinnon
 	Kopponen 	Miguel Ángel Jenner	Kerry Shale 	Kerry Shale
 	Grandma 	Marta Martorell 	Liza Ross 	Liza Ross
== Video Releasesedit | edit source ==
Distributor 	Year	Format	Region	Country 	Country
Gaiam 	2013	+ 	1
NTSC
A
DVB-T	United States 	
Vivendi Visual Entertainment	2014	 	1
NTSC	United States 	
StudioCanal 	2014	 	2
PAL 	United Kingdom	
== See Alsoedit | edit source ==
* Tad the Lost Explorer and the Secret of King Midas
== External Linksedit | edit source ==
* Tad the Lost Explorer at the Internet Movie Database
Category:Films
Category:2010s Films
Category:PG-Rated Films