Winx Club: The Secret of the Lost Kingdom

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Winx Club: The Secret of the Lost Kingdom
Winx Club The Secret of the Lost Kingdom cover.jpg
Italian theatrical release poster
Italian Winx Club - Il segreto del regno perduto
Directed by Iginio Straffi
Screenplay by
  • Iginio Straffi
  • Sean Molyneaux
Story by
  • Iginio Straffi
  • Francesco Artibani
  • Joanne Lee
Based on Winx Club
by Iginio Straffi
Produced byIginio Straffi
Starring
CinematographyCorrado Virgili
Music by
  • Paolo Baglio
  • Giovanni Cera
  • Angelo Poggi
Layouts byVincenzo Nisco
Production
companies
Distributed by 01 Distribution
Release date
  • 30 November 2007 (2007-11-30)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian
Budget€25 million [1]
Box office$18,523,991 [2]

Winx Club: The Secret of the Lost Kingdom (Italian : Winx Club - Il segreto del regno perduto) is a 2007 Italian animated fantasy film directed and co-written by Iginio Straffi. It is an adaptation of the animated television series Winx Club , taking place after the events of the first three seasons.

Contents

The film was released in Italy on 30 November 2007, by 01 Distribution. It was released theatrically from the same date onwards in select regions. In the United States, the film premiered direct-to-television on Nickelodeon on 11 March 2012, following the channel's parent company Viacom becoming a co-owner of Rainbow S.p.A.. [3] [4]

Plot

Six mysterious individuals, Bloom and her friends, her best friends, Flora, Stella, Musa, Aisha and Tecna, are searching for Bloom's birth parents, King Oritel and Queen Marion. They seek the help of Hagen, the blacksmith who crafted Oritel's powerful sword. Sneaking into Hagen's castle, they are mistaken for intruders. Faragonda, an old friend of Hagen's, intervenes, and they return to Alfea empty-handed. Despite Bloom's plea for assistance, Hagen confesses his inability to help, leaving Bloom feeling guilty for her friends' futile efforts. She flees in tears to avoid confronting them.

Most of the third-year fairies at Alfea, including the Winx (except Bloom), graduate and become guardian fairies of their home planets after obtaining their Enchantix powers. Bloom, with her incomplete powers, stays behind, watched over by Sky, who consoles her and encourages her to continue her quest despite Hagen's discouragement. Their tender moment is interrupted by the sudden arrival of a mysterious girl. The following day, Bloom departs for Earth to stay with her adoptive parents. Despite appearing content, her discomfort on Earth is evident to Mike and Vanessa, who recognize her true belonging in the Magical Dimension. That night, Bloom has a dream of her sister Daphne, who provides hope by revealing that their parents are still alive and shares vital information about the Book of Fate.

The next morning, Bloom is surprised by her friends gathering at her house to celebrate her birthday. United, they agree to support Bloom's plan, reinforcing their unbreakable bond of friendship. Bloom's renewed hope triggers the activation of Oritel's sword, drawing attention from the dark forces of the Obsidian Circle. Troubled by this, the three Ancestral Witches employ Mandragora to investigate and eliminate the source.

Meanwhile, the team journeys to Domino, guided by Daphne's mask and memories. Upon reaching the mountain where the Book of Fate is hidden, they encounter the Roc, a mystical guardian of the library. A mishap with the Specialists awakens the Roc, causing chaos, but the girls ultimately manage to safely land the creature, ensuring their progress continues.

Inside the library, Bloom and her friends meet Bartelby, Oritel's spirit scribe, who reveals the Book of Fate. They learn that Bloom's parents were part of the Company of Light, fighting against the Ancestral Witches. However, crucial pages detailing their fate are missing. Bartelby prophesies the salvation of Domino by six legendary warriors and the freeing of Oritel's sword by a king without a crown. Celebrating this revelation, Riven falls under Mandragora's control.

Alfea is then attacked by Mandragora, who gains insight into Bloom before vanishing. After restoring Alfea, the group heads to Pixie Village in search of a way into the Obsidian Circle. Guided by Lockette, they approach the gateway. Mandragora intervenes, pitting Riven against Sky and endangering Musa.

The girls are forced to face their worst fears, and Bloom sees a vision of what happened to her birth parents: Oritel was pulled into the Obsidian Circle by the Ancestral Witches while Marion absorbed herself into the sword in order to be with him. To Bloom's horror, she sees her father frozen in stone, the same fate for all inhabitants of her planet. All the fairies then wake up from their trances, only to come face-to-face with the Ancestral Witches, who severely weaken the Winx except Bloom. They force Bloom to make a choice between destroying the sword and saving her adoptive parents or taking the sword and letting Mandragora kill them, as seen in an image. Luckily, Bloom sees through the illusion and places her trust in the boys, while they are still fighting Mandragora, unleashing the power of the Dragon Flame.Outside, Riven recalls all what he and Musa have been through together. Regaining his sanity, he lifts her up and they kiss. Meanwhile, chasing after Mandragora, Sky arrives moments later to aid a struggling Bloom and takes the sword, but supposedly dies, as only a king can wield the sword.

Eventually Bloom's Dragon Flame also succumbs under the darkness of the Obsidian Circle and is ready to give up when Daphne reminds her that she is not alone. She puts on the mask, and Daphne joins with her to destroy the Ancestral Witches. However, Mandragora returns and the Ancestral Witches use her body as a host and begin to strangle Bloom to death, but Sky reawakens and stabs Mandragora with Oritel's sword, allowing Bloom to use the power of the Dragon Flame on Mandragora, destroying both her and the entire Obsidian Circle, and freeing everyone. Sky explains that he is now the king of Eraklyon, and his coronation was the night he left Bloom at Alfea. With Domino restored to its former glory, Oritel is freed from stone, placing Marion back in human form; Bloom's Enchantix power is complete, and she is finally reunited with her birth parents.

At a party afterwards, Oritel and Marion promise Bloom that they will never leave her again. Mike and Vanessa are also there and are greeted by a hug from Bloom. Oritel begins the traditional dad-daughter dance, but lets Bloom dance with Sky, who proposes to her. She delightfully accepts, and as they kiss, Bartelby appears by the Book of Fate, telling the audience that the prophecy has been fulfilled; Bloom is now a guardian fairy and there is a new Company of Light - the Winx.

In the final scene, it is revealed the Ancestral Witches have not been destroyed. Instead, they were freed with the destruction of the Obsidian Circle and are finding new hosts to take over and destroy the Winx. They are shown with their direct descendants, the Trix, cackling madly. This is a cliffhanger leading to the second film.

Voice cast

The actors in the English versions are uncredited.

CharacterItalianEnglishJapanese
Dubbing Brothers (2008)Atlas Oceanic/Nickelodeon (2012)
Bloom Letizia Ciampa Cindy Robinson Molly C. Quinn Ryoko Shiraishi
Stella Perla Liberatori Becca Ordonez Amy Gross Aoi Yūki
Flora Ilaria Latini Stephanie Sheh Alejandra Reynoso Mamiko Noto
Musa Gemma Donati Sarah Sido Romi Dames Sayumi Suzushiro
Tecna Domitilla D'Amico Sabrina Weisz Morgan Decker Akari Kitō
Aisha Laura Lenghi Mela Lee Keke Palmer Yuriko Yamaguchi
Kiko Ivan Andreani Dee Bradley Baker
Prince Sky Marco Vivio Christopher Corey Smith Matt Shively Ryōta Suzuki
Brandon Gianfranco Miranda TBD Adam Gregory Kōichi Yamadera
Helia Leonardo Graziano David Faustino Junya Enoki
Riven Emiliano Coltorti Steve Staley Sam Riegel Hiro O-shima
Timmy Davide Perino TBD Charlie Schlatter Kenjiro Tsuda
Tune Letizia Ciampa Lara Jill Miller Akari Kitō
Chatta Perla Liberatori Ryoko Shiraishi
Zing Jessica DiCicco
Livy Domitilla D'Amico Lara Jill Miller Chinatsu Akasaki
Piff Georgie Kidder Ikue Otani
Digit Gemma Donati Michie Tomizawa
Amore Ilaria Latini Eva Longoria Chinatsu Akasaki
Lockette Laura Lenghi Mamiko Noto
Belladonna Monica Migliori TBD Grey DeLisle
Liliss Pasquale Anselmo Candi Milo
Tharma Cinzia Villari Laraine Newman
Mandragora Cinzia De Carolis Melodee M. Spevack Carolyn Lawrence
Miss Faragonda Emanuela Rossi Mari Devon Kari Wahlgren
Inspector Griselda Franca Lumachi Dorothy Elias-Fahn Susanne Blakeslee
Professor WizgizLuigi Ferraro Christopher Corey Smith Dee Bradley Baker
Professor Palladium Alessandro Budroni Ezra Weisz Mitchell Whitfield
King Oritel Francesco Prando Josh Keaton
Queen Marion Claudia Razzi Sabrina Weisz Grey DeLisle
Daphne Roberta Pellini TBD Elizabeth Gillies
Mike Roberto Certomà Christopher Corey Smith James Patrick Stuart
Vanessa Barbara De Bortoli Stephanie Sheh April Stewart
Hagen Rodolfo Bianchi Terrence Stone Victor Brandt
Lord Bartelby Gabriele Lavia Jamieson Price Michael Bell
Narrator
Icy [note 1] Federica De Bortoli TBD Larisa Oleynik
  1. Mistakenly credited as "Darcy" in the Italian version of the end credits.

Soundtrack

Winx Club: The Secret of the Lost Kingdom
Soundtrack album by
various artists
ReleasedNovember 16, 2007
Length26:07

Elisa Rosselli sings the first six songs on the soundtrack. Natalie Imbruglia sings the film's ending song, "All the Magic".

Winx Club: The Secret of the Lost Kingdom
No.TitleLength
1."You're the One"3:41
2."Fly"3:18
3."Only a Girl"4:14
4."You Made Me a Woman"4:05
5."Enchantix"2:09
6."Stand Up"3:28
7."All the Magic"4:47

Distribution

Dancers dressed as the Winx Club posing at the Rome FilmFest. Winx.jpg
Dancers dressed as the Winx Club posing at the Rome FilmFest.

A live-action dance show was performed to promote the film at the 2007 Rome Film Festival. [5] In the first week of showing, the film was distributed in 665 cinemas and had 420,000 viewers. It received 1,979,972 euros ($3,074,695.84 US) [6] in its opening week, and ended its run with five million euros in revenue. [7] It was released on DVD in Italy in March 2008.

The movie premiered on Nickelodeon in America on March 11, 2012. [3] All of the dialogue was re-recorded with the voice actors from the 2011 Winx Club revival. This version was released as a two-disc DVD set on August 7, 2012, by Paramount Pictures. The second disc included seven bonus episodes from the TV series. In October 2013, Nickelodeon released a line of DVDs called "Holiday Gifts from Nickelodeon," including a special Christmas edition of The Secret of the Lost Kingdom that came with a Winx Club coloring book, poster, and stickers. [8]

Sequel

On October 29, 2010, a sequel, Winx Club 3D: Magical Adventure , was released in Italy.

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