The Book of Life (2014)
Genres: Animated, Comedy, Fantasy, Musical
Cast: Diego Luna, Zoe Saldana, Channing Tatum, Christina Applegate, Ice Cube, Ron Perlman, Kate del Castillo, Héctor Elizondo, Dan Navarro
The Book of Life is a 2014 American 3D computer-animated musical fantasy comedy film directed by Jorge R. Gutierrez and written by Gutierrez and Doug Langdale. It was produced by Reel FX Animation Studios, 20th Century Fox Animation, and Chatrone, and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Guillermo del Toro, Brad Booker, Aaron D. Berger, and Carina Schulze produced the film. It features the voices of Diego Luna, Zoe Saldana, and Channing Tatum with supporting roles by Christina Applegate, Ice Cube, Ron Perlman, and Kate del Castillo. Based on an original idea by Gutierrez, the story follows a bullfighter who, on the Day of the Dead, embarks on an afterlife adventure to fulfill the expectations of his family and friends.