Atlantis: The Lost Empire is a 2001 American animated science-fantasy
action-adventure film created by Walt Disney Feature Animation,
marking the 41st entry in Disney's animated features canon and its
first science-fiction film. Written by Tab Murphy, directed by Gary
Trousdale and Kirk Wise, and produced by Don Hahn, the film features
an ensemble cast with the voices of Michael J. Fox, Cree Summer, James
Garner, Leonard Nimoy, Don Novello, Phil Morris, Claudia Christian,
Jacqueline Obradors, Jim Varney (in his final role), Florence Stanley,
John Mahoney, David Ogden Stiers and Corey Burton. Set in 1914, the
film tells the story of a young man who gains possession of a sacred
book, which he believes will guide him and a crew of mercenaries to
the lost city of Atlantis.Development of the film began after
production had finished on The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996). Instead
of another musical, the production team decided to do an
action-adventure film inspired by the works of Jules Verne. Atlantis
was notable for adopting the distinctive visual style of comic book
creator Mike Mignola. The film made greater use of computer-generated
imagery (CGI) than any of Disney's previous traditionally animated
features, and it remains one of the few to have been shot in
anamorphic format. Linguist Marc Okrand constructed an Atlantean
language specifically for use in Atlantis. James Newton Howard
provided the film's score. The film was released at a time when
audience interest in animated films was shifting away from hand-drawn
animation toward films with full CGI.
action-adventure film created by Walt Disney Feature Animation,
marking the 41st entry in Disney's animated features canon and its
first science-fiction film. Written by Tab Murphy, directed by Gary
Trousdale and Kirk Wise, and produced by Don Hahn, the film features
an ensemble cast with the voices of Michael J. Fox, Cree Summer, James
Garner, Leonard Nimoy, Don Novello, Phil Morris, Claudia Christian,
Jacqueline Obradors, Jim Varney (in his final role), Florence Stanley,
John Mahoney, David Ogden Stiers and Corey Burton. Set in 1914, the
film tells the story of a young man who gains possession of a sacred
book, which he believes will guide him and a crew of mercenaries to
the lost city of Atlantis.Development of the film began after
production had finished on The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996). Instead
of another musical, the production team decided to do an
action-adventure film inspired by the works of Jules Verne. Atlantis
was notable for adopting the distinctive visual style of comic book
creator Mike Mignola. The film made greater use of computer-generated
imagery (CGI) than any of Disney's previous traditionally animated
features, and it remains one of the few to have been shot in
anamorphic format. Linguist Marc Okrand constructed an Atlantean
language specifically for use in Atlantis. James Newton Howard
provided the film's score. The film was released at a time when
audience interest in animated films was shifting away from hand-drawn
animation toward films with full CGI.
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