He has a friend named wilhelm samuel ting graf who is a comic book nerd. Unfortunately pelle discovers that he isnt the only one in town with superpowers. Antboy is a danish import that takes the general spiderman concept, copies it, and imprints it on the young tween set dubbed in english, the film offers nothing new, but manages to be one of the more charming superhero films in recent memory. Antboy in us theaters april 16, 2014 starring oscar dietz, nicolas bro. Ask hasselbalch posted on november 12, 2015 by valerie troutman well apparently, it doesnt matter what i watch. Although this is a danish movie, the character of 12yearold pelle nohrmann is a universally relatable character, and the movie takes full advantage of all. Aided by comic book nerd wilhelm, pelle creates a secret identity as superhero antboy. Aided by comic book nerd wilhelm, pelle creates a secret identity as superhe. In a small danish town, desperately ordinary 12 yearold pelle nohrmann oscar dietz. Who do you call for help when you are kidnapped by superzloczynce ready to do anything to get.
Based on a book series, antboy is a quirky and engaging movie that both celebrates and has some fun with the conventions of the superhero story as chronicled in both movies and comic books. Antboy 12yearold pelle is bitten by an ant and develops superpowers. When a super villain the flea enters the scene, antboy must step up to the challenge. Proving that not everything based on a comic book should be made into a live action feature, comes antboy, a film about a boy who is bitten by an ant and has to face a villain after acquiring the.
When a supervillain, the flea, enters the scene, antboy must step up to the challenge. Soon the comic book nerd wilhelm discovers his powers. Ask hasselbalch and oscar dietz in antboy 20 oscar dietz and samuel. The hope, of course, is that thered be a little more to antboy, denmarks familyfriendly superhero movie, than such a direct carboncopy. When a supervillain named the flea enters the scene with a plan to kidnap his schoolmate crush amanda, antboy must step up to the challenge. With help from his friend, comic book nerd wilhelm, pelle creates. Pelle agrees to wilhelms plan in order to impress amanda, and before long the superhero antboy is making life miserable for the criminals. Director ask hasselbalch and oscar dietz share stories from the set of antboy and their latest film in the insectoid superhero franchise, antboy. With help from his friend, comic book nerd wilhelm, pelle creates a secret superhero identity as antboy and becomes a local crime fighter.
See more ideas about superhero movies, movies and fury 2014. Imagine that your name is amanda, and youre a beautiful girl, to which she sighs every boy in the school. When a supervillain, the flea, enters the scene, antboy must step up to. Enjoyable for all ages but mostly for the 812 year old range. What we thought antboy is based on a longrunning danish comic book.
Reenergising the superhero genre for a younger audience, this is a rollickingly good fun caper movie who. With oscar dietz, amalie kruse jensen, samuel ting graf, nicolas bro. With antboy ask hasselbalch, 34, has arrived in the promised land of features. Dietz is cute and allin for the character and story. Oscar dietz, amalie kruse jensen, samuel ting graf director. They decide to hang out in a parking garage which we all know are dens of sin.
The film is based on kenneth bogh andersens acclaimed comic book series, and ask hasselbalch. Ask hasselbalch holds a degree from the school of timebased media, the royal danish academy of fine art from 2010 and graduated as director from the alternative film school super16 in the same year. He was trained at the european film college, denmark from 2001 until 2002. Ask hasselbalch s antboy is based on the popular danish childrens books finlande. With help from his friend, comic book nerd wilhelm, pelle creates a secret identity as the superhero antboy, and becomes a local crimefighter. Wilhelm is convinced that pelle must use his powers to become a superhero and fight crime. Director hasselbalch amplifies the decidedly simple effects with slam, boom, kapow comic book illustrations. With oscar dietz, nicolas bro, samuel ting graf, amalie kruse jensen. A scary opponent called the flea shows up and when he kidnaps amanda, antboy and wilhelm are faced with their biggest challenge yet. Can a pintsized superhero really take on a true supervillain.
Everything you need to know about antboy movie 2014. Ask hasselbalch s antboy 20 movie trailer, movie poster, movie pictures star oscar dietz, nicolas bro, samuel ting graf, amalie kruse jensen, and laerke winther andersen. With help from his friend, comic book nerd wilhelm, pelle creates a secret. Zippily directed by ask hasselbalch from a script by anders olholm. Where are the comic book adaptations for presbyterians. He helps pelle to figure out his powers and design a suit.
This week, im joined by the director and star of the. Director ask hasselbalchs debut feature, based on kenneth bogh andersens. Cinedigm picks up danish comicinspired antboy indiewire. Antboy is a film directed by ask hasselbalch with oscar dietz, amalie kruse jensen, samuel ting graf, nicolas bro, year. That latter distinction is saved for bespectacled comicbook fan wilhelm. Slowly things start to happen in the surburban community, and when a scary and crazy supervillain, flea, enters the scene, antboy must step up to the challenge. From the second a bioengineered insect bites into a unpopular kid, however, director ask hasselbalch reveals that, no, theres not going to be a. With help from his friend, comic book nerd wilhelm, pelle creates a secret identity as the superhero antboy. The film is based on kenneth bogh andersens acclaimed comic book series, and ask hasselbalch directed and. Debut director ask hasselbalch does a fine job in adapting this funpacked and exciting comedyadventure based on the popular childrens books by kenneth bogh andersen, and at a tight and tasty short running time antboy is great family entertainment.
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