Heroes of the Golden Masks

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Heroes of the Golden Masks
Directed by Sean O'Reilly
Written by
  • Jim Kammerud
  • Brian Smith
Based onHeroes of The Golden Masks
by John Wilson
Produced by
  • Michelle O’Reilly
  • Sean O’Reilly
Starring
Edited by Jason Cooper
Music by
  • Eric Xin Hu
  • Gordan McGhie
  • George Streicher
Production
companies
  • CG Bros Entertainment
  • Arcana Studio
  • Trigger Music
  • Heroes of The Golden Mask Films
Distributed by Gravitas Ventures
Release date
  • June 9, 2023 (2023-06-09)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Heroes of the Golden Masks is a 2023 Canadian computer animated film directed by Sean O'Reilly. It features the voices of Patton Oswalt, Byron Mann, Ron Perlman, Osric Chau and Christopher Plummer in his final film role before his death in 2021. [1]

Contents

Voice cast

Production

Plummer completed his voice work before his death in 2021. [2]

Release

Gravitas Ventures released the film on digital on June 9, 2023. [3]

Reception

The film has a 14% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on seven reviews. [4]

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References

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