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{{Short description|2021 animated adventure film directed by Dave Rosenbaum & Eamonn Butler}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = Riverdance: The Animated Adventure
| image          = Riverdance, The Animated Adventure film poster.jpeg
| caption        = Film poster
| director       = {{Plainlist|
* Dave Rosenbaum
* Eamonn Butler
}}
| producer       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Moya Doherty]]
* Joel MacDonald
* Adam Nagle
* Peter Nagle
}}
| writer         = {{Plainlist|
* Dave Rosenbaum
* Tyler Werrin
}}
| screenplay     =
| story          =
| based_on       = [[Riverdance]]
| starring       = {{plainlist|
* [[Pierce Brosnan]]
* [[Aisling Bea]]
* [[Brendan Gleeson]]
* [[Pauline McLynn]]
* [[John Kavanagh (actor)|John Kavanagh]]
* [[Lilly Singh]]
}}
| music          = [[Bill Whelan]]
| cinematography = Olaf Skjenna (layout)<br>Adel Abada (lighting)
| editing        = Kevin Pavlovic
| studio         = {{plainlist|
* [[Aniventure]]
* [[Cinesite]]
* River Productions
}}
| distributor    = {{plainlist|
* [[Sky Cinema]] (United Kingdom and Ireland)
* [[Netflix]] (United States)
}}
| released       = {{film date|df=yes|2021|5|28|United Kingdom and Ireland|2022|1|14|United States}}
| runtime        = 86 minutes
| country        = {{plainlist|
* Ireland
* United Kingdom
}}
| language       = English
| budget         =
| gross          =
}}
'''''Riverdance: The Animated Adventure''''' is a 2021 animated [[adventure film]] inspired by the dance show ''[[Riverdance]]''. The film was made by [[Cinesite]] for River Productions and [[Aniventure]].
''Riverdance: The Animated Adventure'' was released in the United Kingdom on 28 May 2021, by [[Sky Cinema]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Riverdance: The Animated Adventure, a Sky Original is coming exclusively to Sky Cinema and NOW on 28 May 2021|url=https://www.skygroup.sky/article/riverdance-the-animated-adventure-a-sky-original-is-coming-exclusively-to-sky-cinema-and-now-on-28-may-2021|publisher=Sky|date=11 May 2021}}</ref> and was made available to stream on [[Netflix]] on 14 January 2022 in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |title=New on Netflix: The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming in January 2022|url=https://www.skygroup.sky/article/riverdance-the-animated-adventure-a-sky-original-is-coming-exclusively-to-sky-cinema-and-now-on-28-may-2021|publisher=Sky|date=11 May 2021}}</ref>
==Plot==
The animated film follows a young Irish boy named Keegan, who’s been at a heart loss after his grandfather - a well-known dancer - had passed away. He and his Spanish friend Moya go on a journey to a magical world to learn about [[Irish dance|Riverdance]] as well as the dangers of the evil Huntsman.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wiseman |first1=Andreas |title='Hitpig': Peter Dinklage, Lilly Singh, Rainn Wilson, RuPaul, Hannah Gadsby & Dany Boon To Voice Animated Movie |url= https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/12/new-on-netflix-the-best-movies-and-tv-shows-coming-in-january |publisher=[[Vanity Fair (magazines)|Vanity Fair]] |date=December 17, 2021}}</ref>
==Cast==
* [[Pierce Brosnan]] as Patrick the [[Deer]] and Grandad
* Sam Hardy as Keegan
* Hannah Herman Cortes as Moya
* [[Lilly Singh]] as Penny
* [[Jermaine Fowler]] as Benny
* [[Pauline McLynn]] as Grandma
* [[John Kavanagh (actor)|John Kavanagh]] as the Gatekeeper
* [[Aisling Bea]] as Margot
* [[Brendan Gleeson]] as the Huntsman
==Production and release==
In 2016, it was announced that Cinesite Studios was aiming to produce nine animated movies across a five year period, one of which included a film about ''[[Riverdance]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Barraclough |first1=Leo |title=Cinesite to Produce Nine Animated Movies in Montreal in Five Years|date=8 February 2016 |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/global/cinesite-to-produce-nine-animated-movies-in-montreal-in-five-years-1201699817/ |publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> [[Cinesite]] then announced in 2018 that it had secured funding to begin working on a number of films, including ''Riverdance''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tartagline |first1=Nancy |title=Cinesite Studios Secures $70M Finance Package For VFX, Animation Growth |url=https://deadline.com/2018/01/cinesite-studios-70-million-finance-package-vfx-animation-1202272595/ |publisher=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=January 29, 2018}}</ref>
Production of the film began in February 2020, with an estimated budget of €35 million.<ref name=thetimes>{{cite news |last1=Barter |first1=Pavel |title=Pierce Brosnan, Aisling Bea and Brendan Gleeson to make reel impact in Riverdance cartoon |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/pierce-brosnan-aisling-bea-and-brendan-gleeson-to-make-reel-impact-in-riverdance-cartoon-rdff2lgjg |work=[[The Times]] |date=September 13, 2020}}</ref>
After the film received funding, [[Pierce Brosnan]], [[Aisling Bea]], [[Brendan Gleeson]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/pierce-brosnan-lilly-singh-brendan-gleeson-to-voice-riverdance-an-animated-adventure-feature-exclusive|date=September 11, 2020|author=Etan Vlessing|title=Pierce Brosnan, Lilly Singh, Brendan Gleeson to Voice 'Riverdance: The Animated Adventure' Feature (Exclusive)|publisher=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|accessdate=September 12, 2020}}</ref> [[Pauline McLynn]], [[John Kavanagh (actor)|John Kavanagh]] and [[Lilly Singh]] were announced as joining the cast.<ref>{{cite web |title='Riverdance: The Animated Adventure' Voice Cast Announced |url=https://www.awn.com/news/riverdance-animated-adventure-voice-cast-announced |publisher=[[Animation World Network]] |date=September 14, 2020}}</ref> It has Dave Rosenbaum and Eamonn Butler as directors,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Beresford |first1=Jack |title=Pierce Brosnan, Aisling Bea and Brendan Gleeson cast in 'Riverdance' animated film |url=https://www.irishpost.com/news/pierce-brosnan-aisling-bea-and-brendan-gleeson-cast-in-riverdance-animated-film-192797 |publisher=[[Irish Post]] |date=September 14, 2020}}</ref> with Brosnan to voice both 'Patrick' and 'Grandad'.<ref>{{cite web |title=Brosnan, Gleeson to voice Riverdance: The Animated Adventure |url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2020/0911/1164699-brosnan-gleeson-to-voice-new-riverdance-animated-film/ |publisher=[[RTE]] |date=September 11, 2020}}</ref> According to ''[[Deadline Hollywood]]'', Gleeson and Kavanagh are to voice the villains in the film,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cannon |first1=Eoghan |title=Pierce Brosnan, Brendan Gleeson, Aisling Bea and more to star in Riverdance animation |url=https://entertainment.ie/cinema/movie-news/riverdance-animation-aisling-bea-brendan-gleeson-462197/ |publisher=[[Entertainment.ie]] |date=September 11, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=New trailer released for Riverdance: The Animated Adventure |url=https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/entertainment/riverdance-animated-adventure|publisher=[[Irish Central]] |date=12 May 2021}}</ref> though Kavanagh was ultimately cast as a benign character.
The film features music by Irish composer, [[Bill Whelan]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Barter |first1=Pavel |title=Cinesite animated feature reels Riverdance into cinemas |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/cinesite-animated-feature-reels-riverdance-into-cinemas-8t0vnsc63 |work=[[The Times]]}}</ref> Whelan also served as composer for the original tour of ''Riverdance'' in the mid-1990s.<ref name=thetimes /> Whelan also composed two original songs for the film's end credits; "Light Me Up", co-written with Irish singer Lyra, and a remix of the trademark Riverdance track. A version of "Lift the Wings" featuring Hannah Herman Cortes, singing in character as Moya, was also recorded.
The film was released exclusively on Sky Cinema in May 2021 and to streaming platform [[Netflix]] on 14 January 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10841088/|title = Riverdance: The Animated Adventure|website = [[IMDb]]}}</ref>
==Critical reception==
Kevin Courtney of ''The Irish Times'' said the actors spoke with good Irish [[Accent (sociolinguistics)|accent]]s.  But he worried that the movie only shows Irish people living in perfect villages and dancing all the time.  He said the movie is sometimes like a [[Fáilte Ireland]] tourism advertisement.<ref name=IT>{{cite news|publisher=Irish Times|date=May 24, 2021|title=Riverdance the movie: Pierce Brosnan and Brendan Gleeson hoof it up on a screen near you|accessdate=December 7, 2021|author=Kevin Courtney|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/riverdance-the-movie-pierce-brosnan-and-brendan-gleeson-hoof-it-up-on-a-screen-near-you-1.4571629}}</ref>
Dierdre Molumby of ''Entertainment'' said this movie is "exhaustingly bad".<ref name=En>{{cite news|title='Riverdance: The Animated Adventure' is a baffling, terrible children's movie|accessdate=December 7, 2021|author=Dierdre Molumby|publisher=Entertainment|url=https://entertainment.ie/movies/movie-reviews/riverdance-the-animated-adventure-484869/}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|tt10841088}}
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