Inspector Sun and the Curse of the Black Widow explained

Director:	Julio Soto Gúrpide
Native Name:	Nolink: yes
Screenplay:	Rocco Pucillo
Music:	Fernando Velázquez
Editing:	Zayra Muñoz Dominguez
Studio:	The Thinklab Gordon Box 3Doubles Producciones Particular Crowd
Distributor:	Tripictures
Runtime:	88 minutes
Country:	Spain
Language:	Spanish
Gross:	$2.2 million

Inspector Sun and the Curse of the Black Widow (es|'''Inspector Sun y la maldición de la viuda negra'''|links=no) is a 2022 Spanish animated mystery thriller film directed by Julio Soto Gúrpide and based on an original screenplay by Rocco Pucillo.

Premise

A noirish fiction set in a seaplane from Shanghai to San Francisco in 1934, the plot follows anthropomorphic spider Inspector Sun in a mission against his foe, the Red Locust, with the mystery vis-à-vis the death of Dr. Spindelthorp as a backdrop.^[1]

Voice cast (English language version)

• Ronny Chieng as Inspector Sun, a shy and intelligent huntsman spider
• Emily Kleimo as Janey, an energetic jumping spider that accompanies Sun
• Jennifer Childs Greer as Arabella Killtop, a black widow spider who is Sun's love interest and Bugsy's former wife.
• Rich Orlow as the Red Locust, a villainous locust. Orlow also voices Mr. Scarab, a rhinoceros beetle and Lieutenant Mac
• Iain Batchelor as Captain Skeleton, a nervous housefly
• Scott Geer as Dr. Bugsy Spindlethorp, a millionaire funnel-web spider who was working for the Red Locust before his death. Geer also voices a police cop
• Jeanette Grace Gonglewski as Ant Queen, Gonglewski also voices Lady Vatchu, a hybrid bug monster created by Dr. Spindlethorp
• Paul Louis Miller as Mr. Gill Tea, a mantis assassin

Production

The script by Rocco Pucillo won the 2013 Samuel Goldwyn Writing Award.^[2] The film is a The Thinklab Media and Gordon Box production, in association with 3Doubles Producciones, the participation of RTVE, support from ICAA, funding from ICO and Navarre's Sodena and collaboration from Epic Games.^[3] Ronny Chieng voiced Sun in the English version. Fernando Velázquez scored the film.^[4]

Release

Kapers Animation handled worldwide sales.^[5] Distributed by Tripictures, the film was theatrically released in Spain on 28 December 2022. It was released in the United States on 27 October 2023.

Reception

^[6] Juan Pando of Fotogramas rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, highlighting the character of Sun's aide.^[7]

Accolades

|-| align = "center" rowspan = "2" | 2023 || 78th CEC Medals || colspan = "2" | Best Animated Film || || align = "center" | ^[8] |-| 37th Goya Awards || colspan = "2" | Best Animated Film || || ^[9] |}

See also

• List of Spanish films of 2022

Notes and References

1. Web site: El cine navarro acaricia cuatro nuevos Goyas. Diario de Navarra. 1 December 2022. Ion. Stegmeier.
2. Web site: Deadline Hollywood. Goldwyn Screenplay Winner 'Inspector Sun And The Curse Of The Black Widow' In Production; First Look At New Animated Feature. 10 May 2021. Pete. Hammond.
3. Web site: Así es 'El inspector Sun y la maldición de la Viuda Negra', la nueva película de animación española. rtve.es. 21 October 2022.
4. Web site: La Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra graba la banda sonora de 'Inspector Sun' en el Auditorio de Barañáin. Diario de Navarra. 2 June 2022. Ion. Steigmer.
5. Web site: See First Images From Spain's 'Inspector Sun And The Curse Of The Black Widow'. Cartoon Brew. 11 May 2021. Alex. Dudok de Wit.
6. Web site: Inspector Sun Rotten Tomatoes . 2024-10-24 . www.rottentomatoes.com . en.
7. Web site: Crítica de 'Inspector Sun y la maldición de la viuda negra', ¿quién lo hizo?. Fotogramas. 29 December 2022. Juan. Pando.
8. Web site: Con 12 candidaturas 'As bestas' lidera las nominaciones de las Medallas CEC 2023. Cine y Tele. 15 December 2022.
9. Web site: 'The Beasts', 'Prison 77' lead Goya nominations. ScreenDaily. Ellie. Calnan. 1 December 2022.