Miraculous: Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir: The Movie
Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie is an animated musical, romantic fantasy adventure based on the eponym global entertainment phenomenon. Ladybug & Cat Noir light up the screen as their quest teaches the audience about family, bonds, responsibility and the hearts of two young souls.
Genre:
Kids & family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Original Language:
English
Director:
Jeremy Zag, Thomas Astruc
Producer:
Jeremy Zag, Aton Soumache
Writer:
Jeremy Zag, Bettina Lopez Mendoza
Plot:
Marinette Dupain-Cheng, a socially anxious teenager, goes to school trying to avoid being noticed. In spite of sparking a friendship with another student, Alya Césaire, Marinette finds herself desperately attempting to avoid the wrath of rich girl Chloé Bourgeois. While attempting to escape, Marinette runs into model Adrien Agreste and develops a crush on him. Adrien has become incredibly emotionally distant from others due to his mother Emilie’s passing. Similarly wracked by her death, Adrien’s father, Gabriel, uses the Butterfly Miraculous, a magical jewel, to turn into Hawk Moth, with the goal of finding the Miraculous he needs to make a wish and bring his wife back to life.
Hawk Moth’s appearance is sensed by Wang Fu, guardian of the Miracle Box, who chooses to release the Ladybug and Cat Miraculous, only for them to run away. He is saved from an incoming bus by Marinette, still running away from Chloé, while he realizes that she deserves the Miraculous. Marinette ducks into a corner shop in an alley and is found by Tikki, the Kwami of Creation, while her polar opposite, Plagg, the Kwami of Destruction, makes his way to Adrien.
The two become Ladybug and Cat Noir and eventually run into each other, working together to defeat the Gargoyle, an “akumatized” villain created by Hawk Moth from negative emotions. Following the fight, Wang Fu follows the two and stresses the importance of them sticking together.
Marinette initially refuses to continue being Ladybug, but Hawk Moth recruits more villains and they wreak havoc at a carnival. Gathering the courage to fight, Marinette transforms once again, and defeats them alongside Cat Noir.
Months pass, and Marinette plans to confess her feelings to Adrien, whilst Adrien plans to confess to Ladybug. Being unaware of their true identities, neither confession goes well. Defeated, Hawk Moth akumatizes himself and unleashes an apocalypse on Paris, prompting Ladybug and Cat Noir to go into action. The two are overwhelmed, and Ladybug has her earrings taken, but Marinette is able to briefly power through to help push Cat Noir away from Hawk Moth. When Cat’s mask is damaged, Hawk Moth discovers that Adrien is Cat Noir, he renounces his Miraculous powers and breaks down. Adrien forgives his father, while Marinette reclaims her earrings and returns the Butterfly Miraculous to Wang Fu before repairing the damage done to Paris with her powers. Gabriel is possibly arrested, while Marinette returns to her family.
The day of the Winter Ball arrives, and Marinette arrives in a beautiful dress to much of the crowd’s pleasure. She finds Adrien, revealing that she knows his identity, having seen his reconciliation during the fight, and reveals her identity as well. The two kiss.
Later, Nathalie Sancoeur, the Agrestes’ assistant, goes to the basement underneath their house. In the basement is the body of Adrien’s mother, wearing the Peacock Miraculous.
Sequels:
On July 3, 2023, during a TikTok interview, Jeremy Zag revealed that the script for the second film has been completed, and that the first act of the movie “is even more shocking than the end of the first”. While Also Announcing that they had started writing the script for the third Miraculous film.
Trivia:
- Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir creator, Thomas Astruc will not be involved with this production.
- On May 16, 2019, during Cannes Film Festival 2019, it was confirmed that the movie will be called Ladybug & Cat Noir Awakening. It was revealed that production of the movie is underway and that the film is billed as a romantic fantasy adventure.
- This isn’t the first time the Miraculous franchise has dabbled in musical fare, the first time was with the episode “Santa Claws”. The other episodes with musical segments include “Deflagration”, “Perfection”, & “Emotion”.
- On December 5, 2018, it was revealed that film will be released in 2021. Its plot will be a mix between the origin of the universe and the ending to Season 5. Finishing Season 4 and Season 5 before the movie is a priority for the studio Disney.
Cast:
- Cristina Valenzuela as Marinette Dupain-Cheng/Ladybug
- Bryce Papenbrook as Adrien Agreste/Cat Noir
- Keith Silverstein as Gabriel Agreste/Hawk Moth
- Paul St. Peter as Wang Fu
- Carrie Keranen as Alya Césaire
- Selah Victor as Chloé Bourgeois
- Zeno Robinson as Nino
- Mela Lee as Tikki/Ladybug Miraculous
- Max Mittelman as Plagg/Cat Miraculous
- Colleen O’Shaughnessey as Emilie Agreste
- Lauren Amante as Nooroo/Butterfly Miraculous
Release date:
Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir: The movie is released on 28 july, 2023 and it’s streaming on Netflix.
Duration:
1hr 45min
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Rating:
6.1/10 on IMDb and it’s 50% fresh according to Rotten tomatoes.