The ''Arthur'' series refers to a series of fantasy novels for children written by

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, a film director and producer, and published from 2002 to 2005 in France, the United States and the United Kingdom. This term also refers to the

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s based on them, which Besson wrote, produced and directed. The films were made and released from 2006 to 2010, in France, the UK and the US. The series has also been produced in video game format.

Novels

The four novels were originally published in France by Intervista. Later reissues by

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have dropped the "''Arthur et''" part of the titles. # ''Arthur et les Minimoys'' (2002, literally and in English as ''Arthur and the Minimoys'') # ''Arthur et la cité interdite'' (2003, literally and in English as ''Arthur and the Forbidden City'') # ''Arthur et la vengeance de Maltazard'' (2004, literally "Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard") # ''Arthur et la guerre des deux mondes'' (2005, literally "Arthur and the War of the Two Worlds") Only the first two books have been published in English (translator: Ellen Sowchek) by

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in the United States and

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in the United Kingdom. These two were reissued in one volume in 2007 by the latter publisher as ''Arthur and the Invisibles''.

Films

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Arthur and the Invisibles ''Arthur and the Invisibles'' or ''Arthur and the Minimoys'' (French: ''Arthur et les Minimoys'') is a 2006 English-language French fantasy adventure comedy animated/live-action film directed and co-written by French filmmaker Luc Besson. It is ...

'' (2006) (also known as ''Arthur and the Minimoys''), based on the two books ''Arthur et les Minimoys'' and ''Arthur et la cité interdite''. # ''

Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard ''Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard'' (French: ''Arthur et la Vengeance de Maltazard'') is a 2009 English-language French animated/live-action fantasy adventure film directed and co-written by Luc Besson. It is based on the third book of the ''A ...

'' (2009), based on ''Arthur et la vengeance de Maltazard''. # '' Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds'' (2010), based on ''Arthur et la guerre des deux mondes''. # ''

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'' (2022) (literally translated to be ''Arthur, curse''), a standalone spin-off

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which many consider to be one of the worst films ever made. The second and third installments, which were made

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, have a directly continuous storyline but, in English version only, differ somewhat in the casting of the voice-only roles.

Video games

Video games for the popular consoles of the time have been released alongside the first two films. The ''Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard'' games have been distributed in the United Kingdom and under that name despite the film not being so. * ''

'' (

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) * ''Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard'' (Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS,

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)

Other media

* '' Arthur and the Invisibles: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' * A " 4-D film", ''Arthur: L'Aventure 4D'', has been an attraction at

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. * In June 2014, the

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, Germany was opened as

Arthur – The Ride ''ARTHUR'' is an inverted- spinning dark ride roller coaster at Europa-Park in Rust, Germany. The attraction opened in spring 2014 as part of the wider "ARTHUR - In the Minimoys Kingdom" area themed after the ''Arthur'' series of books and fil ...

, an inverted-

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based on the Arthur movies and characters. The ride includes

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and projected footage from the films. The ride's cost was €25 million.Littaye, Alan (June 28, 2014) "Europa Park Challenges Ratatouille Ride with New E-Ticket Attraction". MiceChat.com. Retrieved July 25, 2016
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Notes

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