Mythicais a series of primarilydirect-to-videofantasyfilms. The films are produced by Arrowstorm Entertainment, with first filmMythica: A Quest for Heroesbeing partly funded by aKickstartercampaign that collected $94,294.[1]There are six films in theMythicaseries, all produced and co-written by Jason Faller and Kynan Griffin.[2]The films star Melanie Stone as Marek, an escaped slave girl and budding magician, and co-starKevin Sorboas Gojun Pye the magician who trains her, along with Adam Johnson, Jake Stormoen, and Nicola Posener as those that team up with Marek on various quests together.
| Mythica: A Quest for Heroes | |
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| Directed by | Anne K. Black |
| Written by | Anne K. Black, Jason Faller, and Kynan Griffin |
| Produced by | Jason Faller and Kynan Griffin |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | A. Todd Smith |
| Edited by | Rob York |
| Music by | Nathaniel Drew |
Production company | Arrowstorm Entertainment |
| Language | English |
Film series
edit- Mythica: A Quest for Heroes(December 8, 2014)
- Mythica: The Darkspore(June 19, 2015)
- Mythica: The Necromancer(December 19, 2015)
- Mythica: The Iron Crown(May 14, 2016)
- Mythica: The Godslayer(December 17, 2016)
- Mythica: Stormbound(January 31, 2024)[3]
Cast and characters
editThis section includes characters who have appeared in a film in the series.
- An empty, dark grey cell indicates the character was not in the film.
- Vindicates a voice-only role.
| Character | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Film | ||||||
| A Quest for Heroes |
The Darkspore |
The Necromancer |
The Iron Crown |
The Godslayer |
Stormbound | |
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2024 | |||
| Introduced inA Quest for Heroes | ||||||
| Thane | Adam Johnson | |||||
| Teela | Nicola Posener | |||||
| Marek | Melanie Stone | |||||
| Dagen | Jake Stormoen | |||||
| Hammerhead | Christopher Robin Miller | |||||
| Gojun Pye | Kevin Sorbo | |||||
| Peregus Malister | Robert Jayne | |||||
| Rawhead | James Christian Morris | |||||
| Caeryn | Natalie Devine Riskas | |||||
| Vagamal | Michael Flynn | |||||
| Magistrate | Nyk Fry | |||||
| Kishkumen | Ryan Palmer | |||||
| Tersa | Clare Niederpruem | |||||
| Ana-Sett | Lauren Spalding | Nicola Posener | Lauren Spalding | TBA | ||
| Mekru Nom | Kee Chan | TBA | ||||
| Egan "The Stranger" | Sebastian Barr | Will Kemp | ||||
| Narne | Angella Joy | |||||
| Introduced inThe Darkspore | ||||||
| Szorlok | Matthew Mercer | |||||
| Qole | Rocky Myers | |||||
| Althalos | Brogan Johnson | |||||
| Embarr | Larissa Beck | |||||
| Introduced inThe Necromancer | ||||||
| Betylla | Philip Brodie | |||||
| The Eel | Davey Morrison | |||||
| Captain Purio | Geoff Hansen | |||||
| Yuliya | Evie Brodie | |||||
| Introduced inThe Iron Crown | ||||||
| Thorsten | James Gaisford | |||||
| Caia-Bekk | Ash Santos | |||||
| Rezzik | Jasen Wade | |||||
| Sergeant Lipschitz | Maclain Nelson | |||||
| The Guardian | Chris Rueckert | |||||
| Admiral Borlund Hess |
Eve Mauro | |||||
| Introduced inThe Godslayer | ||||||
| General Argus | Clint Vanderlinden | |||||
| General Roghar | James Martin Trenton JamesV |
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| Tek | Kristian Nairn | TBA | ||||
| Introduced inStormbound | ||||||
| Arlin | Ryann Bailey | |||||
| Leyaris | Dave Martinez | |||||
| Rhistel Kriswood | Paul Cartwright | |||||
| Erid | Nate Morley | |||||
| Giblock | Joe Abraham | |||||
| Aymon Thadruck | Tod Huntington | |||||
Production
editThe film was partly funded by aKickstartercampaign that collected $94,294, and which described the proposed film as an "epic fantasy".[4][1]It was produced by Jason Faller and Kynan Griffin for Arrowstorm Entertainment, directed by Anne K. Black, and written by Black, Faller and Griffin.
Mythicawas filmed in Utah, where producers/writers Faller and Griffin are from, and where Arrowstorm Entertainment is based.[5][6]The films received a tax credit of up to $278,000 in 2015 for filming in Utah from the Governor's Office of Economic Development Board.[7]
Kevin Sorbo,who plays one of the roles in the film, said about the project: "Mythica" — a movie like "The Lord of the Rings",where I play someone likeGandalf...[8]
A Quest for Heroes
editMythica: A Quest for Heroesis a 2014 Arrowstorm Entertainmentfantasyfilm written and directed by Anne K. Black and starring Melanie Stone andKevin Sorbo.[9]The movie is the first of a six-part film series, and was partly funded by aKickstartercampaign that collected $94,294.[1]
Plot
editMarek, a young aspiring magician and slave girl, dreams of escaping her drab life and taking on exciting adventures, while being taught by sorcerer Gojun Pye. When she meets the priestess Teela in Hammerhead's tavern who is seeking help, Marek offers her assistance, running away from her owner. While beginning to use her magic abilities and using a brace to help her with her injured leg, Marek assembles a motley troupe, consisting of herself; Teela; Thane, who is a former soldier/warrior and who rescued Marek from a harassing Peregus Malister; and Dagen, who is a half-elf, thief, and womanizer. Together, they go in search of Teela's sister, who is in possession of a mysterious stone that was taken from a temple of Teela's people, and who was kidnapped by a wild ogre and a few orcs who want the stone for their necromancer master, Sung Hill.[6][4]
The Darkspore
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Mythica: The Darksporeis a 2015 Arrowstorm Entertainmentfantasyfilm, the second installment in theMythicaseries.[9]It is directed byAnne K. Blackand co-written by Jason Faller and Kynan Griffin, starringKevin Sorbo[4][6]andMelanie Stone.
Plot
editFollowing immediately from the end of theA Quest for Heroes,Teela's sister is killed by Kishkumen, a dark magician with yellow eyes, who also steals the mysterious stone that she was carrying, and wants to give it to his master Szorlok.
Meanwhile, sorcerer Gojun Pye tells Marek about the stone: a fragment/shard of the full Darkspore, a piece that can give the user a great immense power, which once belonged to the Lich King, and that was found by Szorlok and his followers years ago, split into fragments, but after using his followers to reunite the Darkspore he was stopped by Gojun Pye and other sorcerers from getting the power from the piece, and in the aftermath, the sorcerers split the piece into four fragments/shards and hid them apart in the world (one was with Teela's sister and her people, a second was hidden in a dragon's lair in an ancient ruined city).
Gojun Pye also tells Marek about who she is: a necromancer, just like Szorlok, and that is why Szorlok also wants Marek at his side, because the potential power she holds within. That power is also what Teela sensed in the previous film, while trying to heal Marek's leg, and it's also what might drive Marek to the darkness if she is not careful when using it.
Marek and her company must go on a journey to the ruined city, and prevent the evil necromancer Szorlok from obtaining all the shards of the Darkspore, or all will be lost. Therefore, they must get the hidden shard from the ruined city before Kishkumen does. Along the way they meet Qole, a mysterious dark-elf warrior with his face marked with strange drawings that allows him to be unharmed by dark magic, who allies himself with Marek after she saves him from faeries, and they are also pursued by Peregus Malister and his forces, who wants revenge from events of the previous film.
The Necromancer
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Mythica: The Necromanceris the third installment ofMythica,[9]directed byA. Todd Smithand written by Jason Faller, Liska Ostojic, and Justin Partridge. It starsKevin Sorbo[4][6]andMelanie Stone.
Plot
editMarek is beginning to master more advanced magic, by training with Gojun Pye and receiving a staff from him, and even helping him stop some orcs who had set a trap for him, although he reminds her that she needs to be careful about her necromancer powers which can lead her to darkness, because by taking life force from someone it would be hard for her to come back from it. He details a bit more of the past (which he began telling Marek in theprevious film) and about his former team of sorcerers and their enemy Szorlok: they were called The Red Thorns, they were powerful and invincible, the envy of the realm, and Szorlok wanted to stop the invading vitalian soldiers, by becoming the Lich King and thus rising and controlling hordes of undead. By defeating Szorlok, one of the sorcerers sacrificed himself, and that led to the disband of the group, and also to the accomplished invasion by the vitalian soldiers as a side-effect. For the ritual to become the Lich King, after gathering the four pieces of the Darkspore, Szorlok will need other necromancers, and that includes Marek, so she must lay low as to not be found by Szorlok. Gojun Pye reminds Marek that Szorlok already has two pieces of the Darkspore.
Meanwhile, Marek and her group have become respected in Hammerhead's tavern, they adopt the name of Red Thorns, and Thane becomes more involved with Teela. When he is taken hostage by Peregus Malister, the cruel master of the Thieves Guild who is seeking revenge for having been forced to sign for the freedom of Marek, she must embark on a corrupt mission to serve the Thieves Guild with her team of would-be heroes, by retrieving some ilystrium from The Eel (his name later revealed to be Kelton) whose whereabouts are known to a Captain named Purio, while in the midst of creatures calledgooches,and also several golgotians, as well as cave demons.
The Iron Crown
editThe fourth film in the Mythica series. Directed by John Lyde and written by Jason Faller and Kynan Griffin.
When daring young wizard Marek steals the final piece of the all-powerful Darkspore she embarks on a desperate quest to deliver the cursed artefact to the gods. But is caught in a death race between a ruthless team of elite mercenaries and a trinity of demons.
The Godslayer
editMythica: The Godslayer(titledMythica: The Dragon Slayerin the United Kingdom) is the fifth installment ofMythica,[9]directed by John Lyde and written by Jason Faller, Kynan Griffin, starringKevin Sorbo[4][6]andMelanie Stone.
As the Lich King's zombie legions ravage the world, Marek and Dagen embark on a quest to obtain a weapon from the gods.
Stormbound
editMythica: Stormboundis the sixth installment, which was successfully funded on Kickstarter on December 09, 2022 with Jake Stormoen returning to direct the film. Confirmed returning cast include Matthew Mercer, Nicola Posener, and Adam Johnson. The story is set to take place some time after the events of the fifth film and will introduce new heroes and villains.[10]
Reception
editSciFiPulse.Net calledMythica: A Quest for Heroes"a solid opening chapter" and said that although the show was not particularly original it was "an unabashed celebration of role-playing tropes" and that "Despite the engaging storyline and confident acting some of the CGI [...] was ropey to say the least."[11] Eyeforfilm.co.uk gave it 2.5 out of 5 and called it "a flawed but enjoyable film."[12]
References
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The series is the work of Jason Faller and Kynan Griffin, producers and writers whose previous crowning achievement is the six-film low-budget film series "Mythica"...
- ^"Mythica: Stormbound".IMDb.
- ^abcdeRaymond Masters (April 5, 2015)."GeekDad Interviews Kevin Sorbo of 'Mythica'".GeekDad.Retrieved2021-01-30.
- ^"'Mythica: A Quest for Heroes' filmed In Utah ".Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. April 10, 2015.Retrieved2016-09-06.
- ^abcdeThomas Swan (March 31, 2015)."Kevin Sorbo Talks Mythica: A Quest for Heroes".Hidden Remote at Fansided.Retrieved2020-07-15.
- ^"Lights, camera, tax credits".The Daily Spectrum.St. George, Utah.July 2, 2015. p. A7.
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- ^Stormoen, Jake,Mythica: Stormbound(Fantasy), Arrowstorm Entertainment,retrieved2022-12-12
- ^Raissa Devereux (March 30, 2015)."In Review: Mythica — A Quest for Heroes".SciFiPulse.Net.
- ^Jennie Kermode (March 5, 2016)."Mythica: A Quest For Heroes (2014) Movie Review from Eye for Film".Eyeforfilm.co.uk.
External links
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- Arrowstorm Entertainment
- Mythica Series Homepage
- Mythica Movie Order
- IMDb:
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Mythica: A Quest for Heroes (2015)
