Crystal: Coming of Darkness

Crystal: Coming of Darkness (also known as Crystal 2) is a 2011 American 3D computer-animated musical romantic fantasy film produced by 20th Century Fox Animation and distributed by 20th Century Fox. The sequel to Crystal (2008) and the second installment in the Crystal franchise, it was written and directed by Mike Minchin from a screenplay by David Lindsay-Abaire with a story by Minchin, and stars the reprised voices of Avril Lavigne, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Wayne Brady, Whoopi Goldberg, Megan Mullally, Brad Garrett, and Sam Elliott, along with new additions to the cast including John Cleese, Emily Blunt, Scarlett Johansson, Josh Brolin, Jane Lynch, Gary Oldman, and Alfred Molina. Set three years after the first film, Coming of Darkness follows Crystal, Jake Turner, and Niko as they embark on a journey to stop Periculum, a large shadowy creature that has the power to vaporize humans, formed by traces of Walsmoke's corpses.

The film premiered on October 23, 2011 at the Regency Village Theater in Los Angeles, and was released in the United States on November 4 in RealD 3D and select IMAX theaters. Like its predecessor, Crystal: Coming of Darkness received very positive reviews, with critics praising its animation, voice acting, musical score, and character development, and grossed $657 million worldwide against its $109 million budget, becoming the seventh highest-grossing film of 2011 and the second highest-grossing animated feature film of the year (behind Kung Fu Panda 2 which also starred Gary Oldman). The film was nominated for the 2011 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature at the 84th Academy Awards, losing to Rango. A sequel, titled Crystal: The Lost Realms, was released on May 29, 2015.

Plot
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Voice cast

 * Avril Lavigne as Crystal
 * Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Jake Turner
 * Wayne Brady as Niko
 * Megan Mullally as Queen Lingla
 * Josh Brolin as Periculum
 * Whoopi Goldberg as Bonia
 * Sam Elliott as Wareeka
 * Brad Garrett as Riganto

Additional Voices

 * Isabella Acres
 * Matt Adler
 * Newell Alexander
 * Rosemary Alexander
 * Steve Alterman
 * Stephen Apostolina
 * Kirk Baily
 * Kate Carlin
 * June Christopher
 * David Cowgill
 * Holly Dorff
 * Jeff Fischer
 * Elisa Gabrielli
 * Jackie Gonneau
 * Nicholas Guest
 * Emily Hahn
 * Bridget Hoffman
 * Richard Horvitz
 * Rif Hutton
 * Hope Levy
 * Caitlin McKenna
 * Scott Menville
 * Juan Pope
 * Michelle Ruff
 * Justin Shenkarow
 * Marcelo Tubert
 * Dave Zyler

Production
After the original Crystal was released in November 2008, 20th Century Fox Animation planned a second film under the working title of Crystal 2.

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Release
Crystal: Coming of Darkness was originally scheduled to be released on March 23, 2012, but in September 2010, the film was moved up to October 21, 2011, switching places with Little Lily. In August 2011, the release date was pushed back two weeks later to November 4, taking over the release date of DreamWorks Animation's Puss in Boots.

In the United States, it premiered on October 23, 2011, at Grauman's Chinese Theatre, in Hollywood, California. The film was widely released in the United States on November 4, 2011, in the United Kingdom on December 30, 2011, and in Australia on January 12, 2012. It was also released in IMAX 3D theaters.

A short animated film based on the Puppet Pals franchise titled Camp Toby accompanied Crystal: Coming of Darkness during its theatrical release.

Home media
The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on March 6, 2012, by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. Crystal: Coming of Darkness was released on 4K Blu-ray on September 3, 2019.

Marketing
Fox has partnered with McDonald's, Best Buy, Kraft, General Mills (cereals), Sun-Maid (raisins), and Airheads (candy).

The film's teaser trailer was released on March 3, 2011, and was attached into Rango in theaters. The film's official trailer was released on June 22, 2011, and was attached into Cars 2 in theaters, followed by the final trailer on September 20, 2011 and was attached into Dolphin Tale in theaters.

Merchandise was also produced for the film: Fisher-Price (toys), Activision (video games), Hallmark (cards), and Jem Sportswear (apparel). Dalmatian Press and Ape Entertainment released books tied to the film.

Critical response
On the review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 87% based on 164 reviews, and an average rating of 7.3/10. On Metacritic the film has a weighted average score of 80 out of 100 based on 31 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Box office
Crystal: Coming of Darkness grossed $223.3 million in the United States and Canada and $434.6 million in other countries for a worldwide gross of $657.9 million worldwide.

Accolades
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Sequels
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Main
To see the main transcript of the film, click here.

Trailers
To see the transcript for the trailers of the film, click here.