Medieval Escape

Medieval Escape is an upcoming American computer-animated comedy drama science fiction film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. It is Pixar's 27th animated feature, and was released in theaters in March 2, 2023.

Plot
In the medieval times, there was a boy called Ben who is overprotected by his parents like not letting him going outside. But one day, he discovered a Time Warp Portal from a scientist named Dr. Henry and curiously goes to the portal and he goes to the present day where he tries to adapt the modern times and he will participate in a baseball game to defeat his new bully, Ralph. But when a skunk accidentally turned on the Time Warp Portal, the king and queen discovers the Time Warp Portal and uses it to go to the modern times and find their son.

Cast

 * Greg Kinnear as Ben
 * Jim Broadbent as Dr. Henry
 * John Ratzenberger as The King
 * Grey DeLisle as The Queen
 * Jennifer Lopez as Mary Henry
 * Wanda Skyes as Zoe Henry
 * Jack Black as Vincent

Variant Logos

 * Disney - The Castle is designed like a medieval castle while the background is at a forest, resembling the medieval times.
 * Pixar - The background is dark blue as it haves buildings with lights, resembling the modern times.

Bonus Features
Main Article: Medieval Escape/Bonus Features

Happy Meal Toys
In March 2023, McDonald’s released happy meal toys based on the film. It includes toys of Ben, Dr. Henry, The King, The Queen, Mary Henry, and Vincent.

LEGO Medieval Escape
In February 2023, Lego released sets based on the movie. In March 7, 2022 it was released a videogame called LEGO Medieval Escape and has the same gameplay as other LEGO video games.

Here's a list of sets:


 * The Castle (Includes Ben, The King, and The Queen)
 * Time Warp Portal (Includes Ben and Dr. Henry)
 * Dr. Henry's House (Includes Ben, Dr. Henry, and Mary Henry)
 * New York City (Includes Ben, Dr. Henry, The King, and The Queen)
 * New York Market (Includes Ben and Dr. Henry)
 * Baseball Camp (Includes Ben, Dr. Henry, Ralph, and x10 Baseball players)
 * The Bridge (Includes Ben and Vincent)

Box Office
The movie gained 749.2 million in box office, making it the highest grossing animated film of 2023.

Critical Response
Medieval Escape gained mostly positive reviews by both critics and audiences and has received an 84% rating score on Rotten Tomatoes. This movie also has a 92% rating on Metacritic. The film was given a Best Animated Feature nomination during the 96th Academy Awards. It also received a rating of 8.2/10 on IMDB, and a 4/5 on Common Sense Media.

TV Series
In 2024, it was released a TV Series called Medieval Escape The Series. It was released on Disney+.

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Trivia

 * This is the third Pixar Movie to have a fairytale, first one being Brave, and second one being Onward.
 * This is the third Pixar movie to be released in March, first one being Onward, and second one being Turning Red.
 * One of the film's posters bears a sharp resemblance to The Wild release poster.

Easter Eggs

 * In a scene where Ben enters the school, when a teenager girl opens her locker, a keychain of Wade from Pixar's next film Elemental can be seen.
 * The A113 is seen as one of the streets of the city.