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* [[Jeremy Renner]]
* [[Jeremy Renner]]
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* AMBI Media Group<ref name=thr>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/arctic-dogs-1251743/|title='Arctic Dogs': Film Review|last=Scheck|first=Frank|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=November 1, 2019|accessdate=October 3, 2021}}</ref>
* AMBI Media Group<ref name=thr>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/arctic-dogs-1251743/|title='Arctic Dogs': Film Review|last=Scheck|first=Frank|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=November 1, 2019|access-date=October 3, 2021}}</ref>
* AIC Studios<ref name=thr/>
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| runtime = 93 minutes
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* United States<ref name=lum>{{cite web|url=http://lumiere.obs.coe.int/web/film_info/?id=83921|title=Arctic Justice (EN) [Original title]|work=[[European Audiovisual Observatory]]|accessdate=October 3, 2021}}</ref>
* United States<ref name=lum>{{cite web|url=http://lumiere.obs.coe.int/web/film_info/?id=83921|title=Arctic Justice (EN) [Original title]|work=[[European Audiovisual Observatory]]|access-date=October 3, 2021}}</ref>
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| language = English
| language = English
| budget = $50 million<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/02/ambi-group-and-barajoun-entertainment-ink-multi-year-multi-picturepicturepicture-joint-venture-berlin-1201700482/|title=Ambi Group And Barajoun Entertainment Ink Multi-Year, Multi-Picture Joint Venture- Berlin|publisher=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=28 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190817154721/https://deadline.com/2016/02/ambi-group-and-barajoun-entertainment-ink-multi-year-multi-picture-joint-venture-berlin-1201700482/|archive-date=17 August 2019|url-status=live|date=11 February 2016}}</ref>
| budget = $50 million<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/02/ambi-group-and-barajoun-entertainment-ink-multi-year-multi-picture-joint-venture-berlin-1201700482/|title=Ambi Group And Barajoun Entertainment Ink Multi-Year, Multi-Picture Joint Venture- Berlin|publisher=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=28 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190817154721/https://deadline.com/2016/02/ambi-group-and-barajoun-entertainment-ink-multi-year-multi-picture-joint-venture-berlin-1201700482/|archive-date=17 August 2019|url-status=live|date=11 February 2016}}</ref>
| gross = $9.9 million<ref name="BOM">{{Cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl537232897/ |title=Arctic Dogs (2019)|website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |publisher=[[IMDb]] |access-date=19 February 2020}}</ref><ref name="NUM">{{Cite web |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Arctic-Dogs-(2019) |title=Artic Dogs (2019)|website=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]] |publisher=[[IMDb]] |access-date=22 January 2020}}</ref>
| gross = $9.9 million<ref name="BOM">{{Cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl537232897/ |title=Arctic Dogs (2019)|website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |publisher=[[IMDb]] |access-date=19 February 2020}}</ref><ref name="NUM">{{Cite web |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Arctic-Dogs-(2019) |title=Arctic Dogs (2019)|website=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]] |publisher=[[IMDb]] |access-date=22 January 2020}}</ref>
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'''''Arctic Dogs''''' (also known as '''''Arctic Justice''''' internationally or '''''Polar Squad''''' in the UK) is a 2019 animated [[comedy film]] co-written and directed by [[Aaron Woodley]]<ref>https://www.animationscoop.com/trailer-arctic-dogs/</ref> and co-directed by Dimos Vrysellas. The film stars the voices of [[Jeremy Renner]], [[Heidi Klum]], [[James Franco]], [[John Cleese]], [[Omar Sy]], [[Michael Madsen]], [[Laurie Holden]], [[Anjelica Huston]], and [[Alec Baldwin]]. [[Entertainment Studios]] released the film on November 1 in Canada and the United States. It was a [[box-office bomb]], grossing less than a fifth of its production budget of $50 million, and was panned by critics.
'''''Arctic Dogs''''' (also known as '''''Arctic Justice''''' internationally or '''''Polar Squad''''' in the UK) is a 2019 animated [[comedy film]] co-written and directed by [[Aaron Woodley]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.animationscoop.com/trailer-arctic-dogs/ | title=TRAILER: "Arctic Dogs" – Animation Scoop | date=22 June 2019 }}</ref> and co-directed by Dimos Vrysellas. The film stars the voices of [[Jeremy Renner]], [[Heidi Klum]], [[James Franco]], [[John Cleese]], [[Omar Sy]], [[Michael Madsen]], [[Laurie Holden]], [[Anjelica Huston]] and [[Alec Baldwin]].
[[Entertainment Studios]] released ''Arctic Dogs'' on November 1, 2019, in Canada and the United States. It was a [[box-office bomb]], grossing less than a fifth of its production budget of $50 million and received generally negative reviews from critics. Despite its critical and commercial failure, the film spawned a franchise including a web series and multiple spin-off series and films.


==Plot==
==Plot==
Swifty ([[Jeremy Renner]]), an Arctic fox, works in the mailroom of the Arctic Blast Delivery Service, but he has much bigger dreams. He wishes to become a Top Dog, the Arctic's star husky couriers. To prove he can do it, he commandeers one of the sleds and delivers a mysterious package to a secret location. Once there, he stumbles onto a hidden fortress, overseen by the nefarious Otto Von Walrus ([[John Cleese]]). The blubbery evil genius commands an army of oddly polite puffin henchmen.
Swifty ([[Jeremy Renner]]), an Arctic fox, works in the mailroom of the Arctic Blast Delivery Service, but he has much bigger dreams. He wishes to become a Top Dog, the Arctic's star husky couriers. To prove he can do it, he commandeers one of the sleds and delivers a mysterious package to a secret location. Once there, he stumbles onto a hidden fortress, overseen by the nefarious Otto Von Walrus ([[John Cleese]]). The blubbery evil genius commands an army of oddly polite puffin henchmen.


Swifty discovers Otto Von Walrus' villainous plan to drill beneath the snow-packed surface to unleash masses of ancient gas to melt the Arctic and become the world's supreme ruler. To stop this sinister scheme, Swifty enlists the help of his friends: P.B. ([[Alec Baldwin]]), a neurotic polar bear, Lemmy ([[James Franco]]), a scatterbrained albatross, Jade ([[Heidi Klum]]), a brainy red fox engineer and Swifty's love interest, Leopold ([[Omar Sy]]) and Bertha (also voiced by Heidi Klum), two conspiracy theorist otters, and Magda ([[Anjelica Huston]]), his curmudgeonly caribou boss.
Swifty discovers Otto Von Walrus' villainous plan to drill beneath the snow-packed surface to unleash masses of ancient gas to melt the Arctic and become the world's supreme ruler. To stop this sinister scheme, Swifty enlists the help of his friends: P.B. ([[Alec Baldwin]]), a neurotic polar bear, Lemmy ([[James Franco]]), a scatterbrained albatross, Jade ([[Heidi Klum]]), a brainy red fox engineer and Swifty's love interest, Leopold ([[Omar Sy]]) and Bertha (also voiced by Heidi Klum), two conspiracy theorist otters and Magda ([[Anjelica Huston]]), his curmudgeonly caribou boss.


==Voice cast==
==Voice cast==
* [[Jeremy Renner]] as Swifty, an [[Arctic fox]]
* [[Jeremy Renner]] as Swifty, an [[Arctic fox]]
** Anderson Lewis as Young Swifty
** Anderson Lewis as Young Swifty
* [[Alec Baldwin]] as P.B., a [[polar bear]], and Swifty's best friend
* [[Alec Baldwin]] as P.B., a [[polar bear]] and Swifty's best friend
* [[Heidi Klum]] as Jade, a [[red fox]], and Bertha, a [[Eurasian otter]]
* [[Heidi Klum]] as Jade, a [[red fox]] and Bertha, a [[Eurasian otter]]
** Lillian Moloy as Young Jade
** Lillian Moloy as Young Jade
* [[John Cleese]] as Doc Otto Van Walrus, a [[walrus]]
* [[John Cleese]] as Doc Otto Von Walrus, a [[walrus]]
* [[Anjelica Huston]] as Magda, a Russian-accented [[caribou]]
* [[Anjelica Huston]] as Magda, a Russian-accented [[caribou]]
* [[James Franco]] as Lemmy, a scatter-brained [[albatross]]
* [[James Franco]] as Lemmy, a scatter-brained [[albatross]]
* [[Omar Sy]] as Leopold, an Eurasian otter
* [[Omar Sy]] as Leopold, a Eurasian otter
* [[Michael Madsen]] as Duke, a [[Siberian Husky]]
* [[Michael Madsen]] as Duke, a [[Siberian Husky]]
* [[Laurie Holden]] as Dakota, a Siberian Husky
* [[Laurie Holden]] as Dakota, a Siberian Husky
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* [[Jason Deline]] as "Nasty Naz" Narwhal, a [[narwhal]]
* [[Jason Deline]] as "Nasty Naz" Narwhal, a [[narwhal]]


==Production and release==
==Release==
''Arctic Dogs'' was originally titled as ''Arctic Justice: Thunder Squad'' and was originally acquired by [[Open Road Films]], originally scheduled to be released on an undisclosed 2018 date.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Busch |first=Anita |date=February 1, 2017 |title=Open Road Films Acquires 'Arctic Justice: Thunder Squad' For 2018 Release |language=en-US |work=Deadline |url=https://deadline.com/2017/02/arctic-justice-thunder-squad-animated-film-jeremy-renner-alec-baldwin-heidi-klum-movie-release-date-1201899775/ |access-date=August 16, 2017}}</ref> The film was acquired by [[Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures]] in the United States and Canada due to its Open Road Films' bankruptcy, and solely released on November 1, 2019.<ref>[https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/arctic-dogs Common Sense Media]</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://deadline.com/2018/12/byron-allen-alec-baldwin-jeremy-renner-heidi-klum-esmp-distribution-arctic-dogs-justice-open-road-1202512695/ |title = Byron Allen's ESMP Takes On U.S. Distribution Of Animation 'Arctic Dogs' Voiced By Jeremy Renner, Alec Baldwin |date = December 3, 2018 |website = Deadline |language = en-US |access-date = May 31, 2023 |first = Andreas |last = Wiseman}}</ref> Lionsgate Home Entertainment released it on [[DVD]] and [[Blu-ray]] on February 4, 2020. It made $1.3 million in total US video sales.<ref>[https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Arctic-Dogs-(2019)#tab=summary the-numbers.com]</ref>
The film was announced as ''Arctic Justice: Thunder Squad'' on August 30, 2014 with AMBI themselves handling international sales.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/markets-festivals/al-pacino-the-humbling-producers-venture-into-animation-1201294767/|title=Venice: Al Pacino's 'The Humbling' Producers Venture into Animation|date=30 August 2014|access-date=12 November 2024|work=Variety|first=Nick|last=Viviarelli}}</ref> The film's cast was announced on May 5, 2015. Around that time, Dimos Vrysellas was originally tapped to direct.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.awn.com/news/all-star-voice-cast-set-arctic-justice-thunder-squad-feature|title=All-Star Voice Cast Set for 'Arctic Justice: Thunder Squad' Feature|date= 5 May 2015|access-date=12 November 2024|work=Animation World Network|first=Jennifer|last=Wolfe}}</ref> On February 14, 2017 [[Open Road Films]] acquired the North American distribution rights to the film and was originally scheduled to be released on an undisclosed 2018 date.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Busch |first=Anita |date=February 1, 2017 |title=Open Road Films Acquires 'Arctic Justice: Thunder Squad' For 2018 Release |language=en-US |work=Deadline |url=https://deadline.com/2017/02/arctic-justice-thunder-squad-animated-film-jeremy-renner-alec-baldwin-heidi-klum-movie-release-date-1201899775/ |access-date=August 16, 2017}}</ref> The film was acquired by [[Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures]] in the United States and Canada due to Open Road Films' bankruptcy and solely released on November 1, 2019.<ref>[https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/arctic-dogs Common Sense Media]</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://deadline.com/2018/12/byron-allen-alec-baldwin-jeremy-renner-heidi-klum-esmp-distribution-arctic-dogs-justice-open-road-1202512695/ |title = Byron Allen's ESMP Takes On U.S. Distribution Of Animation 'Arctic Dogs' Voiced By Jeremy Renner, Alec Baldwin |date = December 3, 2018 |website = Deadline |language = en-US |access-date = May 31, 2023 |first = Andreas |last = Wiseman}}</ref> Lionsgate Home Entertainment released it on [[DVD]] and [[Blu-ray]] on February 4, 2020. It made $1.3 million in total US video sales.<ref>[https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Arctic-Dogs-(2019)#tab=summary the-numbers.com]</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==
===Box office===
===Box office===
In the United States and Canada, ''Arctic Dogs'' was released alongside ''[[Harriet (film)|Harriet]]'', ''[[Terminator: Dark Fate]]'', and ''[[Motherless Brooklyn (film)|Motherless Brooklyn]]'', and was projected to gross $5–10 million from 2,835 theaters in its opening weekend.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/box-office-terminator-dark-fate-harriet-opening-weekend-1203386841/ |title=Box Office: 'Terminator: Dark Fate' to Take Down 'Harriet', 'Motherless Brooklyn' |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=29 October 2019 |access-date=29 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191029234934/https://variety.com/2019/film/news/box-office-terminator-dark-fate-harriet-opening-weekend-1203386841/ |archive-date=29 October 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> It made $700,000 on its first day, and ended up debuting to just $2.9 million, finishing 10th and marking the worst opening of all-time for a film playing in over 2,800 theaters.<ref name=opening>{{cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |title='How 'Terminator: Dark Fate' Conked Out With $27M+ & Why 'The Irishman' Is Not A Missed Strategic Opportunity – Box Office |url=https://deadline.com/2019/11/terminator-dark-fate-linda-hamilton-harriet-motherless-brooklyn-weekend-box-office-1202774477/ |website=Deadline |access-date=3 November 2019 |date=3 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191103043256/https://deadline.com/2019/11/terminator-dark-fate-linda-hamilton-harriet-motherless-brooklyn-weekend-box-office-1202774477/ |archive-date=3 November 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cartoonbrew.com/box-office-report/arctic-dogs-bombs-worst-opening-of-all-time-in-2800-theaters-181858.html|title='Arctic Dogs' Bombs, Worst Opening Of All-Time In 2,800+ Theaters|website=Cartoon Brew|date=3 November 2019|access-date=11 November 2019}}</ref>
In the United States and Canada, ''Arctic Dogs'' was released alongside ''[[Harriet (film)|Harriet]]'', ''[[Terminator: Dark Fate]]'' and ''[[Motherless Brooklyn (film)|Motherless Brooklyn]]'' and was projected to gross $5–10 million from 2,835 theaters in its opening weekend.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/box-office-terminator-dark-fate-harriet-opening-weekend-1203386841/ |title=Box Office: 'Terminator: Dark Fate' to Take Down 'Harriet', 'Motherless Brooklyn' |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=29 October 2019 |access-date=29 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191029234934/https://variety.com/2019/film/news/box-office-terminator-dark-fate-harriet-opening-weekend-1203386841/ |archive-date=29 October 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> It made $700,000 on its first day and ended up debuting to just $2.9 million, finishing 10th and marking the worst opening of all-time for a film playing in over 2,800 theaters.<ref name=opening>{{cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |title='How 'Terminator: Dark Fate' Conked Out With $27M+ & Why 'The Irishman' Is Not A Missed Strategic Opportunity – Box Office |url=https://deadline.com/2019/11/terminator-dark-fate-linda-hamilton-harriet-motherless-brooklyn-weekend-box-office-1202774477/ |website=Deadline |access-date=3 November 2019 |date=3 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191103043256/https://deadline.com/2019/11/terminator-dark-fate-linda-hamilton-harriet-motherless-brooklyn-weekend-box-office-1202774477/ |archive-date=3 November 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cartoonbrew.com/box-office-report/arctic-dogs-bombs-worst-opening-of-all-time-in-2800-theaters-181858.html|title='Arctic Dogs' Bombs, Worst Opening Of All-Time In 2,800+ Theaters|website=Cartoon Brew|date=3 November 2019|access-date=11 November 2019}}</ref>


===Critical response===
===Critical response===
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In 2020, it received a Canadian Cinema Editors Awards nomination for Best Editing in Animation.<ref name=CCE>{{cite web |url=https://cceditors.ca/2020/04/06/nominees-for-the-10th-annual-cce-awards/|title=Nominees for the 10th Annual CCE Awards|work=[[Canadian Cinema Editors]]|date=2021-01-27|access-date=2021-01-27}}</ref>
In 2020, it received a Canadian Cinema Editors Awards nomination for Best Editing in Animation.<ref name=CCE>{{cite web |url=https://cceditors.ca/2020/04/06/nominees-for-the-10th-annual-cce-awards/|title=Nominees for the 10th Annual CCE Awards|work=[[Canadian Cinema Editors]]|date=2021-01-27|access-date=2021-01-27}}</ref>


==Animated series and spin-off films==
==Streaming sequel==
A [[web series]] set after the events of the film titled ''[[Arctic Friends (TV series)|Arctic Friends]]'' was released on September 15, 2020 on both [[Apple TV+]] and [[Amazon Prime Video]], consisting of 40 collections (160 shorts).<ref>{{cite web|last1=Milligan|first1=Mercedes|title='Arctic Friends' Shorts Go Global, US Premiere Sept. 15|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/streaming/arctic-friends-shorts-go-global-us-premiere-sept-15/|website=Animation Magazine|date=15 September 2020 |access-date=19 September 2020}}</ref> Another spin-off series titled ''[[Puffins (TV series)|Puffins]]'' was also released, featuring the voice of [[Johnny Depp]] as Johnny Puff.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Vivarelli|first1=Nick|title=Johnny Depp to Voice Lead in New Animated Series 'Puffins Impossible' From Iervolino Entertainment (EXCLUSIVE)5|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/johnny-depp-to-voice-lead-johnny-puff-in-new-animated-series-puffins-1234643760/|website=Variety|date=22 June 2020 |access-date=25 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Milligan|first1=Mercedes|title=First Look at Johnny Depp Character in 'Puffins' Takes Wing|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/first-look-at-johnny-depp-character-in-puffins-takes-wing/|website=Animation Magazine|date=25 November 2020 |access-date=25 November 2020}}</ref> A spin-off of ''Puffins'', entitled ''Puffins Impossible'', is slated for release and is to consist of 16 five-minute episodes with Depp to reprise his role as Puff.<ref name="Vivarelli 2022">{{Cite web|last=Vivarelli|first=Nick|date=16 March 2022|title='Puffins Impossible' Starring Johnny Depp to Play on Apple TV App, Amazon (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/puffins-impossible-johnny-depp-apple-tv-plus-amazon-1235206553/|access-date=22 April 2022|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>
A [[web series]] set after the events of the film titled ''Arctic Friends'' was released in September 2020 on both [[Apple TV+]] and [[Amazon Prime Video]], consisting of 40 collections (160 shorts).<ref>{{cite web|last1=Milligan|first1=Mercedes|title='Arctic Friends' Shorts Go Global, US Premiere Sept. 15|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/streaming/arctic-friends-shorts-go-global-us-premiere-sept-15/|website=Animation Magazine|date=15 September 2020 |access-date=19 September 2020}}</ref> Another spin-off series titled ''[[Puffins (TV series)|Puffins]]'' was also released, featuring the voice of [[Johnny Depp]] as Johnny Puff.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Vivarelli|first1=Nick|title=Johnny Depp to Voice Lead in New Animated Series 'Puffins Impossible' From Iervolino Entertainment (EXCLUSIVE)5|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/johnny-depp-to-voice-lead-johnny-puff-in-new-animated-series-puffins-1234643760/|website=Variety|date=22 June 2020 |access-date=25 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Milligan|first1=Mercedes|title=First Look at Johnny Depp Character in 'Puffins' Takes Wing|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/first-look-at-johnny-depp-character-in-puffins-takes-wing/|website=Animation Magazine|date=25 November 2020 |access-date=25 November 2020}}</ref> A spin-off of ''Puffins'', entitled ''Puffins Impossible'', was released in April 2022, with Depp reprising his role as Puff.<ref name="Vivarelli 2022">{{Cite web|last=Vivarelli|first=Nick|date=16 March 2022|title='Puffins Impossible' Starring Johnny Depp to Play on Apple TV App, Amazon (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/puffins-impossible-johnny-depp-apple-tv-plus-amazon-1235206553/|access-date=22 April 2022|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> There are also two Christmas live action/animation spin-off films titled ''Christmas Thieves'' (2021) and ''The Good Witch of Christmas'' (2022).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.samuelgoldwynfilms.com/christmas-thieves/ | title=Christmas Thieves – SAMUEL GOLDWYN FILMS}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.samuelgoldwynfilms.com/the-good-witch-of-christmas/ | title=The Good Witch of Christmas – SAMUEL GOLDWYN FILMS}}</ref>
There are also two Christmas live action/animation spin off films titled ''[[Christmas Thieves]]'' (2021) and ''[[The Good Witch of Christmas]]'' (2022).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.samuelgoldwynfilms.com/christmas-thieves/ | title=Christmas Thieves – SAMUEL GOLDWYN FILMS }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.samuelgoldwynfilms.com/the-good-witch-of-christmas/ | title=The Good Witch of Christmas – SAMUEL GOLDWYN FILMS }}</ref>


===Spin off animation movies===
===Spin-off animated films===
*Johnny Puff: Secret Mission <ref>https://ilbegroup.com/</ref>
* ''Arctic Friends: In Search of the Arctic Idol'' <ref>{{cite web | url=https://ilbegroup.com/portfolio/in-search-of-the-arctic-idol/ | title=In Search of the Arctic Idol }}</ref>
*Puffins: The walrus who wanted too much <ref>https://ilbegroup.com/portfolio/the-walrus-who-wanted-too-much/</ref>
* ''Arctic Friends: Swifty'' <ref>{{cite web | url=https://ilbegroup.com/portfolio/swifty/ | title=Swifty }}</ref>
*Puffins: A Stellar Adventure <ref>https://ilbegroup.com/portfolio/a-stellar-adventure/</ref>
* ''Arctic Friends: The Magic Portal'' <ref>{{cite web | url=https://ilbegroup.com/portfolio/the-magic-portal/ | title=The Magic Portal }}</ref>
* ''Johnny Puff: Secret Mission'' <ref>{{cite web|url=https://ilbegroup.com/ |title=Iervolino & Lady Bacardi Entertainment S.p.A. |last= |first= |date= |website= |publisher= |access-date= |quote=}}</ref>
*Arctic Friends: In Search of the Arctic Idol <ref>https://ilbegroup.com/portfolio/in-search-of-the-arctic-idol/</ref>
*Baby Puffins & Bunny <ref>https://ilbegroup.com/portfolio/baby-puffins-bunny/</ref>
* ''Mini Puffins'' <ref>{{cite web | url=https://ilbegroup.com/portfolio/mini-puffins/ | title=Mini Puffins }}</ref>
* ''Puffins: The Walrus Who Wanted Too Much'' <ref>{{cite web | url=https://ilbegroup.com/portfolio/the-walrus-who-wanted-too-much/ | title=The walrus who wanted too much }}</ref>
* ''Puffins: A Stellar Adventure'' <ref>{{cite web | url=https://ilbegroup.com/portfolio/a-stellar-adventure/ | title=A Stellar Adventure }}</ref>
* ''Puffins: Arctic Games'' <ref>{{cite web | url=https://ilbegroup.com/portfolio/arctic-games/ | title=Arctic Games }}</ref>
* ''Baby Puffins & Bunny'' <ref>{{cite web | url=https://ilbegroup.com/portfolio/baby-puffins-bunny/ | title=Jipo & Baby Puffins }}</ref>
* ''Robo Puffin'' <ref>{{cite web | url=https://ilbegroup.com/portfolio/robo-puffin/ | title=Robo Puffin }}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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* {{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20200227055916/https://arcticdogsmovie.com/}}

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* {{Rotten Tomatoes|arctic_dogs}}
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Arctic Dogs
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAaron Woodley
Written by
Produced by
Starring
Edited byLesley Mackay Hunter
Music byDavid Buckley
Production
companies
Distributed byEntertainment Studios Motion Pictures[2]
Release date
  • November 1, 2019 (2019-11-01)
Running time
93 minutes
Countries
LanguageEnglish
Budget$50 million[4]
Box office$9.9 million[2][5]

Arctic Dogs (also known as Arctic Justice internationally or Polar Squad in the UK) is a 2019 animated comedy film co-written and directed by Aaron Woodley[6] and co-directed by Dimos Vrysellas. The film stars the voices of Jeremy Renner, Heidi Klum, James Franco, John Cleese, Omar Sy, Michael Madsen, Laurie Holden, Anjelica Huston and Alec Baldwin.

Entertainment Studios released Arctic Dogs on November 1, 2019, in Canada and the United States. It was a box-office bomb, grossing less than a fifth of its production budget of $50 million and received generally negative reviews from critics. Despite its critical and commercial failure, the film spawned a franchise including a web series and multiple spin-off series and films.

Plot

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Swifty (Jeremy Renner), an Arctic fox, works in the mailroom of the Arctic Blast Delivery Service, but he has much bigger dreams. He wishes to become a Top Dog, the Arctic's star husky couriers. To prove he can do it, he commandeers one of the sleds and delivers a mysterious package to a secret location. Once there, he stumbles onto a hidden fortress, overseen by the nefarious Otto Von Walrus (John Cleese). The blubbery evil genius commands an army of oddly polite puffin henchmen.

Swifty discovers Otto Von Walrus' villainous plan to drill beneath the snow-packed surface to unleash masses of ancient gas to melt the Arctic and become the world's supreme ruler. To stop this sinister scheme, Swifty enlists the help of his friends: P.B. (Alec Baldwin), a neurotic polar bear, Lemmy (James Franco), a scatterbrained albatross, Jade (Heidi Klum), a brainy red fox engineer and Swifty's love interest, Leopold (Omar Sy) and Bertha (also voiced by Heidi Klum), two conspiracy theorist otters and Magda (Anjelica Huston), his curmudgeonly caribou boss.

Voice cast

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Production and release

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The film was announced as Arctic Justice: Thunder Squad on August 30, 2014 with AMBI themselves handling international sales.[7] The film's cast was announced on May 5, 2015. Around that time, Dimos Vrysellas was originally tapped to direct.[8] On February 14, 2017 Open Road Films acquired the North American distribution rights to the film and was originally scheduled to be released on an undisclosed 2018 date.[9] The film was acquired by Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures in the United States and Canada due to Open Road Films' bankruptcy and solely released on November 1, 2019.[10][11] Lionsgate Home Entertainment released it on DVD and Blu-ray on February 4, 2020. It made $1.3 million in total US video sales.[12]

Reception

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Box office

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In the United States and Canada, Arctic Dogs was released alongside Harriet, Terminator: Dark Fate and Motherless Brooklyn and was projected to gross $5–10 million from 2,835 theaters in its opening weekend.[13] It made $700,000 on its first day and ended up debuting to just $2.9 million, finishing 10th and marking the worst opening of all-time for a film playing in over 2,800 theaters.[14][15]

Critical response

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 13% based on 16 reviews and an average rating of 3.8/10.[16] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 28 out of 100 based on four critics, indicating generally unfavorable reviews.[17] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B−" on an A+ to F scale, while those surveyed at PostTrak gave it an overall positive score of 64% and a 41% "definite recommend".[14]

In 2020, it received a Canadian Cinema Editors Awards nomination for Best Editing in Animation.[18]

Animated series and spin-off films

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A web series set after the events of the film titled Arctic Friends was released in September 2020 on both Apple TV+ and Amazon Prime Video, consisting of 40 collections (160 shorts).[19] Another spin-off series titled Puffins was also released, featuring the voice of Johnny Depp as Johnny Puff.[20][21] A spin-off of Puffins, entitled Puffins Impossible, was released in April 2022, with Depp reprising his role as Puff.[22] There are also two Christmas live action/animation spin-off films titled Christmas Thieves (2021) and The Good Witch of Christmas (2022).[23][24]

Spin-off animated films

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  • Arctic Friends: In Search of the Arctic Idol [25]
  • Arctic Friends: Swifty [26]
  • Arctic Friends: The Magic Portal [27]
  • Johnny Puff: Secret Mission [28]
  • Mini Puffins [29]
  • Puffins: The Walrus Who Wanted Too Much [30]
  • Puffins: A Stellar Adventure [31]
  • Puffins: Arctic Games [32]
  • Baby Puffins & Bunny [33]
  • Robo Puffin [34]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Scheck, Frank (1 November 2019). "'Arctic Dogs': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Arctic Dogs (2019)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d "Arctic Justice (EN) [Original title]". European Audiovisual Observatory. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Ambi Group And Barajoun Entertainment Ink Multi-Year, Multi-Picture Joint Venture- Berlin". Deadline Hollywood. 11 February 2016. Archived from the original on 17 August 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Arctic Dogs (2019)". The Numbers. IMDb. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  6. ^ "TRAILER: "Arctic Dogs" – Animation Scoop". 22 June 2019.
  7. ^ Viviarelli, Nick (30 August 2014). "Venice: Al Pacino's 'The Humbling' Producers Venture into Animation". Variety. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  8. ^ Wolfe, Jennifer (5 May 2015). "All-Star Voice Cast Set for 'Arctic Justice: Thunder Squad' Feature". Animation World Network. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  9. ^ Busch, Anita (1 February 2017). "Open Road Films Acquires 'Arctic Justice: Thunder Squad' For 2018 Release". Deadline. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  10. ^ Common Sense Media
  11. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (3 December 2018). "Byron Allen's ESMP Takes On U.S. Distribution Of Animation 'Arctic Dogs' Voiced By Jeremy Renner, Alec Baldwin". Deadline. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  12. ^ the-numbers.com
  13. ^ Rubin, Rebecca (29 October 2019). "Box Office: 'Terminator: Dark Fate' to Take Down 'Harriet', 'Motherless Brooklyn'". Variety. Archived from the original on 29 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  14. ^ a b D'Alessandro, Anthony (3 November 2019). "'How 'Terminator: Dark Fate' Conked Out With $27M+ & Why 'The Irishman' Is Not A Missed Strategic Opportunity – Box Office". Deadline. Archived from the original on 3 November 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  15. ^ "'Arctic Dogs' Bombs, Worst Opening Of All-Time In 2,800+ Theaters". Cartoon Brew. 3 November 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  16. ^ "Arctic Dogs (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  17. ^ "Arctic Dogs Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  18. ^ "Nominees for the 10th Annual CCE Awards". Canadian Cinema Editors. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  19. ^ Milligan, Mercedes (15 September 2020). "'Arctic Friends' Shorts Go Global, US Premiere Sept. 15". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  20. ^ Vivarelli, Nick (22 June 2020). "Johnny Depp to Voice Lead in New Animated Series 'Puffins Impossible' From Iervolino Entertainment (EXCLUSIVE)5". Variety. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  21. ^ Milligan, Mercedes (25 November 2020). "First Look at Johnny Depp Character in 'Puffins' Takes Wing". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  22. ^ Vivarelli, Nick (16 March 2022). "'Puffins Impossible' Starring Johnny Depp to Play on Apple TV App, Amazon (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  23. ^ "Christmas Thieves – SAMUEL GOLDWYN FILMS".
  24. ^ "The Good Witch of Christmas – SAMUEL GOLDWYN FILMS".
  25. ^ "In Search of the Arctic Idol".
  26. ^ "Swifty".
  27. ^ "The Magic Portal".
  28. ^ "Iervolino & Lady Bacardi Entertainment S.p.A."
  29. ^ "Mini Puffins".
  30. ^ "The walrus who wanted too much".
  31. ^ "A Stellar Adventure".
  32. ^ "Arctic Games".
  33. ^ "Jipo & Baby Puffins".
  34. ^ "Robo Puffin".
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