Henchmen (film)

Henchmen
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAdam Wood
Written byAdam Wood
Story by
Based onHenchmen: Ill Suited
by Adam Wood
Produced by
  • Brenda Gilbert
  • Luke Carroll
  • Aaron L. Gilbert
Starring
CinematographyRav Grewal
Edited byJordan Hemsley
Music byToby Chu
Production
company
Distributed byEntertainment One
Release date
  • December 7, 2018 (2018-12-07) (Canada)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
Box office$90,717[1]

Henchmen is a 2018 Canadian animated action comedy film written and directed by Adam Wood, based on his 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.

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]

  1. ^ a b "Henchmen (2018)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on November 30, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  2. ^ Erlandsen, Stephen (August 13, 2014). "Will Ferrell, Adam McKay to Produce 'Henchmen' by Bron Studios". Rotoscopers. Archived from the original on August 17, 2014. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  3. ^ "Internet Movie Database". IMDb. Archived from the original on October 12, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  4. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (September 4, 2020). "Vertical Entertainment Lands 'Henchmen' Animated Movie Starring Thomas Middleditch, James Marsden & Rosario Dawson". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 23, 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2020.