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Nikt
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Wikipedia article
'Nikte' is a 2009 Mexican animated adventure comedy film, produced by Soco Aguilar and Animex Producciones. It stars the voices of Sherlyn as the title character, Pierre Angelo, Pedro Armendriz Jr, Alex Lora, Jorge Arvizu, and Regina Torn. It premiered in theaters on December 18, 2009.
Plot
The story starts with a girl and her family at La Venta park. The girl only thinks about herself, and her family goes with the tour guide while she stays at the entrance listening to her music. She leans on the Olmec head and discovers something in the Olmec head which she is transferred back to the times of Olmec.
Cast
*Sherlyn as Nikt
*Pierre Angelo as Chin
*Pedro Armendriz Jr as Kaas
*Alex Lora as Chamn Chanek
*Maya Zapata as Xtabay
*Regina Orozco as Ij' Aesu
*Jorge Arvizu as Guardin de Roca
*Silverio Palacios as Jfe Chaneke
*Regina Torn as Diosa Luna / Meztli
*Enrique Garay as Kike Garaytl
Production
Animex Producciones was in charge of coordinating the production which involved several animation studios in Mexico, including Grupo EsComic! and Estudio Haini.
Box office
This film was a box-office failure, due to an unsuccessful competition with James Cameron's 'Avatar'.
Character name dispute and lawsuit
On October 10, 2009, Rolando Tamayo sued director Ricardo Arnaiz over the film's plagiarized characters called "Nikt", "Kan" and "Kin".
References
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