Release: Pocahontas

 

Pocahontas
Genre: Historical/Adventure/Musical
Director: Gore Verbinski
Writer: Walter McKnight
Producer: Dwight Gallo
Based on the animated film
Cast: Amber Midthunder, Joe Alwyn, Alfred Molina, Gil Birmingham, Levi Miller, Rory McCann, Ewen Bremner, Grace Dove, Tatanka Means, Tantoo Cardinal


Budget: $114,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $283,198,390
Foreign Box Office: $260,772,907
Total Profit: $184,998,097

Reaction: We were hoping for a hit, but this one honestly surpassed the studio's expectations by a hefty margin. The film also marks a welcome return for writer Walter McKnight, with his biggest box office to date.

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"As of Disney animation adaptation, this is clearly my favorite. Amber Midthunder shows her amazing ability to demand a screen to where you forget any been-there-done-that. Overall, the necessary changes with it's excellent casting brings this to it's too potential." - Rose- Marie Quinn, Movie Nation

"Director Gore Verbinski brings a lot of visual flair to this animation adaptation, but the story does not work as well as it did in the Dinsey animated version. It feels too dark and serious for the younger audiences, and not realistic enough for the older audiences." - Paul Ontkean, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

“The Disney live action remake craze has come to LRF and its initial offering shows promise. While it’s not perfect, this new Pocahontas does seem more faithful to the original story. It helps that the casting for this movie is spot-on, especially with Amber Midthunder as Pocahontas. While not my first choice, I’d say this ranks as one of the better Disney remakes…perhaps we could see more movies like this down the road?” - Mitchell Parker, New York Times

Rated PG for historical violence and some thematic material