Cine Gibi (franchise)
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- 2004
| Cine Gibi | |
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| Directed by | Mauricio de Sousa |
| Based on | Cine gibi (2004) |
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| Country | Brazil |
| Language | Portuguese |
Cine Gibi is a Brazilian franchise of animated films and magazines based on the Monica and Friends comics by Mauricio de Sousa. The films revolve around a Franklin machine that reproduces comic books in movie format. The first, Cine Gibi, was released in 2004 after the appreciation of cinema in Brazil and was the only one in the series to be released in cinemas. In all, there are nine films in the franchise, and some films have spawned magazines with stories based on them. In general, Cine Gibi had a mixed reception.[1]
Cast
The films in the Cine Gibi series center on a giant blender-shaped machine created by the character Franklin. This machine projects comic book stories in movie format, in a cinema session where the main characters, such as Monica, Maggy, Smudge and Jimmy Five, are present. The stories are adapted from the Monica and Friends comics.[2][3]
The main voice actors in the Cine Gibi franchise are listed below.
- Marli Bortoletto – Monica
- Angélica Santos – Jimmy Five
- Paulo Cavalcante – Smudge
- Elza Gonçalves – Maggy
- Sibele Toledo – Franklin
- Dirceu de Oliveira – Chuck Billy
History
| 2004 | Cine gibi |
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| 2005 | Cine gibi 2 |
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| 2008 | Cine gibi 3 |
| 2009 | Cine gibi 4 |
| 2010 | Cine gibi 5 |
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| 2012 | |
| 2013 | Cine gibi 6 |
| 2014 | Cine gibi 7 |
| 2015 | Cine gibi 8 |
| 2016 | Cine gibi 9 |
The first Cine Gibi was made possible by the "valorization of national production";[4] Mauricio hadn't created any films for years. With a budget of 5 million reais and made "in a hurry" to coincide with the school vacation period, it was released in theaters on July 9, 2004.[4] In October, it was released on DVD, the first with a sign language option.[2][5] The sequel, Cine Gibi 2, was distinguished by the presence of the character Chuck Billy, who did not appear in the first film. Unlike the first, it was not released in cinemas, but directly on physical media on September 7, 2005. Forty thousand DVD units went on sale, promoted by Blockbuster and Nissin,[6] and the film was also released on VHS. The stories from the movie were republished in Cine Gibi 2 - The Magazine (PT: A Revista), released in the same month by Editora Globo.[7]
On December 5, 2008, the sequel to Cine Gibi 2 was released on DVD, Cine Gibi 3 - Foolproof plan (PT: Planos Infalíveis), focusing on stories about Jimmy Five. From October 2, 2009, Cine Gibi 4 - Boys and Girls (PT: Meninos e Meninas)[8] began to be distributed on DVD. It was also reported that the first three DVDs in the series were available for purchase in a collector's case. In March of the following year, a magazine of the same name was launched based on the stories in the movie. Six months later, on the 28th, the sequel Cine Gibi 5 - Lights, Camera, Action! (PT: Luz, Camera, Ação!)[9] was released and, in February 2011, it spawned a magazine of the same name. Cine Gibi 6 - Bath time (PT: Hora do Banho), focusing on the character Smudge, was released in 2013.[10][11] The following year, Cine Gibi 7 - Animal Mess (PT: Bagunça Animal) was launched.[12] In 2015, Cine Gibi 8 - Are you kidding? (PT: Tá Brincando?) was released.[13] The last film in the series so far is Cine Gibi 9 - Let's Pretend! (PT: Vamos Fazer de Conta!), released in 2016.[14]
