Beowulf is a 2007 American
3D computer animated motion capture fantasy film directed by
Robert Zemeckis and written by
Neil Gaiman and
Roger Avary, inspired by the
Old English epic poem of the same name. The film was created through a
motion capture process similar to the technique Zemeckis used in
The Polar Express. The cast includes
Ray Winstone,
Anthony Hopkins,
Robin Wright Penn,
Brendan Gleeson,
John Malkovich,
Crispin Glover,
Alison Lohman, and
Angelina Jolie. It was released in the
United Kingdom and
United States on November 16, 2007 by
Paramount Pictures and
Warner Bros. Pictures, and was available to view in
IMAX 3D,
RealD,
Dolby 3D and standard 2D format. The film received positive reviews from critics and it earned $196.4 million on a $150 million budget.