''Quest for Zhu'' is a 2011 American/Canadian

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film and the first full-length feature film based on the ''ZhuZhu Pets'' franchise. It stars

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voice actors Mariah Wilkerson,

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, Sean Campbell,

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, Jillian Michaels,

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, and

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. The film was released on DVD on September 27, 2011, then aired on

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on December 4, 2011.

Synopsis

After an argument with her owner Katie, Pipsqueak (

) is transported to the Zhuniverse and meets Mr. Squiggles ( Ian Corlett), Chunk (Sean Campbell), and Num Nums (

). Together with them, she sets out to find Zhu Fu (

), the ruler of Zhu, and return home. To do so, they must defeat Mazhula (

), an evil snake sorceress who has captured Zhu Fu.

Cast

*Mariah Wilkerson as Katie *

as Pipsqueak * Ian Corlett as Mr. Squiggles, Stinker, and Zhuquasha *Sean Campbell as Chunk *

as Num Nums and Surfer *Jillian Michaels as Jilly *

as Zhu Fu *

as Mazhula

Marketing

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack was released on November 21, 2011.

Video game

Coinciding with the film's release, a video game adaptation for the

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was released.

Awards

In 2011, ''Quest for Zhu'' was nominated for a Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Non-Theatrical Animation Long Form, but lost to '' Megamind: The Button of Doom''.

Sequels

There were supposed to be three ''Zhu Zhu Pets'' films, with a second full-length feature film, ''The Power of Zhu'', which had a trailer released and was planned to be released on DVD in 2012, as well as a third film, ''The Secret of Zhu,'' that featured the voices of

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and

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,. The film ''Journey to GloE'' was also planned to be released, which was based on Cepia's ''GloE'' line of light-up teddy bears. However, as of February 2014, these plans were unrealized, although ''The Power of Zhu'' was completed and "secretly distributed" to TV stations in France and Brazil under the title ''Amazing Adventures of Zhu''. Although ''The Power of Zhu'' has never been officially released, the English version of the film has been found and unofficially uploaded online. ''The Secret of Zhu'' was planned to be released in 2013, however it wasn't released until October 2024 when it was officially released by

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. ''Journey to GloE'' was also officially released by Kabillion.

References

External links

* * {{IMDb title, 2073154
''Quest for Zhu''
on

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Official Quest for Zhu Press Release 2011
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