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Henchmen is a 2018 Canadian computer-animated action comedy film directed by Adam Wood and co-written by Wood, Jay D. Waxman, David Ray, and Bobby Henwood, based on Wood's own 2014 short film Henchmen: Ill Suited. The film stars Thomas Middleditch as a henchman-in-training, James Marsden as his mentor, Rosario Dawson as a scientist, and Alfred Molina as the super villain. Production began in May 2015 in British Columbia.

Henchmen
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Adam Wood
Written by	Adam Wood
Story by	Jay D. Waxman David Ray
Based on	Henchmen: Ill Suited by Adam Wood
Produced by	Brenda Gilbert Luke Carroll Aaron L. Gilbert
Starring	Thomas Middleditch James Marsden Rosario Dawson Alfred Molina Will Sasso Nathan Fillion Rob Riggle Jane Krakowski Craig Robinson Bobcat Goldthwait
Cinematography	Rav Grewal
Edited by	Jordan Hemsley
Music by	Toby Chu
Production company	Bron Studios
Distributed by	Entertainment One
Release date	December 7, 2018 (2018-12-07) (Canada)
Running time	89 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English
Box office	$90,717[1]

Produced by Bron Studios, the film was originally planned to be released in 2016,[2] but ultimately received a limited release in Canada on December 7, 2018, by Entertainment One.[1][3] In the United States, it was released on digital platforms on October 9, 2020, by Vertical Entertainment.[4]

Premise

A fallen henchman named Hank leads a team of Lester and two others, called the "Union of Evil", who must prevent Baron Blackout from dominating the world. The crew are assigned to the Vault of Villainy, where Lester accidentally steals the ultimate weapon.[5]

Cast

• Thomas Middleditch as Lester
• James Marsden as Hank
• Rosario Dawson as Jolene
• Alfred Molina as Baron Blackout
• Will Sasso as The Gluttonator and Union Boss
• Nathan Fillion as Captain Superior
• Rob Riggle as Biff
• Jane Krakowski as Jane
• Craig Robinson as Stew
• Bobcat Goldthwait as Jackalope

Production

The project was first announced on August 13, 2014, when Adam Wood's short film Henchmen: Ill Suited was released, with Gary Sanchez Productions (owned by Adam McKay, Will Ferrell and Chris Henchy) attached to executive produce the film for Bron Studios.[6] Wood would direct the film, which he and Dennis McNicholas would co-write.[6] On May 29, 2015, the full voice cast was revealed, including James Marsden, Thomas Middleditch, Rosario Dawson, Alfred Molina, Nathan Fillion, Jane Krakowski, Rob Riggle, Craig Robinson and Will Sasso.[5] At that time, it was also confirmed that production on the film had begun at Bron Studios in Burnaby and Duncan, British Columbia,[5] and that Gary Sanchez Productions had left the project, replaced by Aaron L. Gilbert and Luke Carroll.[7]

Critical reception

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References

External links

• Henchmen at IMDb
• Henchmen at Rotten Tomatoes
• Henchmen at The Big Cartoon DataBase

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