Tad Stones (franchise)
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Tad Stones is a Spanish animated adventure comedy film franchise created and directed by Enrique Gato. It follows the adventures of Tad Stones (Tadeo Jones in the Spanish original version), a clumsy construction worker who dreams of being an archaeologist. The franchise is a parody of Indiana Jones.
The original two short films: Tadeo Jones (2004) and Template:Ill (2006); were followed by two graphic novels: Tad and the Secret of the Toactlum (2008) and Tadeo Jones en el rally París-Paká (2009); and four feature films: Tad, the Lost Explorer (2012), Tad, the Lost Explorer and the Secret of King Midas (2017), Tad, the Lost Explorer and the Emerald Tablet (2022), and Tad, the Lost Explorer and the Magic Lamp (2026). The franchise has yielded also three video games: Tadeo Jones (2013), Tadeo Jones and the Lost Manuscript (2014), and Tad, the Lost Explorer and the Emerald Tablet (2022).
Short films
[edit | edit source]Tadeo Jones (2004)
[edit | edit source]Tad Stones enters an Egyptian pyramid where he finds a family of mummies. The story parodies elements from Raiders of the Lost Ark.
The short film released in 2004 won numerous awards, including the Goya Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 20th Goya Awards.[1]
Tadeo Jones and the Basement of Doom (2006)
[edit | edit source]Tad tries to save some animals from a sect where they sacrifice them as an offering to their goddess. The story parodies elements from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.
The short film released in 2006 won the Goya Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 22nd Goya Awards.[2]
Graphic novels
[edit | edit source]Tad's adventures were later developed into two graphic novels: Tad and the Secret of the Toactlum (2008) and Tadeo Jones en el rally París-Paká (2009).
Films
[edit | edit source]Tad, the Lost Explorer (2012)
[edit | edit source]Tad, a clumsy construction worker in Chicago, dreams to be an archaeologist. Through a misunderstanding, he's mistaken for a famous professor and travels to Peru to search for the lost city of Paititi. Along with Sara Lavroff, his dog Jeff, and a local guide, he battles the Odiseus Corporation to protect an Inca treasure. The story is mainly an adaptation of the graphic novel Tad and the Secret of the Toactlum.
The film released in 2012 was nominated for five Goya Awards at the 27th Goya Awards, winning three: the Best Animated Film award; Enrique Gato the New Director award; and Javier Barreira, Template:Ill, Ignacio del Moral, Template:Ill, and Neil Landau the Best Adapted Screenplay award; with Álex Martínez and Zacarías M. de la Riva being nominated for the Best Original Score award; and "Te voy a esperar" by Juan Magán for the Best Original Song award.[3] It also won the Best Animated Film award at the 18th Forqué Awards, at the Template:Ill, and at the 68th CEC Awards.
Tad, the Lost Explorer and the Secret of King Midas (2017)
[edit | edit source]Tad and his friends have to save Sara from the evil Jack Rackham who has kidnapped her along with his latest discovery, a papyrus that proves the existence of Midas, the mythical King who turned everything he touched into gold.
The film released in 2017 won the Goya Award for Best Animated Film at the 32nd Goya Awards;[4] and the Platino Award for Best Animated Film at the 5th Platino Awards.[5] It also won the Best Animated Film award at the 10th Gaudí Awards[6] and at the 73rd CEC Awards.[7]
Tad, the Lost Explorer and the Emerald Tablet (2022)
[edit | edit source]Tad accidentally destroys a sarcophagus and unleashes an ancient spell that sets off a curse that threatens the lives of his friends if it is not stopped in time.
The film released in 2022 was nominated for the Goya Award for Best Animated Film at the 37th Goya Awards;[8] and for the Platino Award for Best Animated Film at the 10th Platino Awards. It won the Best Animated Film award at the 15th Gaudí Awards[9] and at the 78th CEC Awards.[10]
Tad, the Lost Explorer and the Magic Lamp (2026)
[edit | edit source]The fourth film in the saga is scheduled for release on 26 August 2026 in Spain.[11]
Accolades
[edit | edit source]| Category | Short films | Feature films | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20th Goya Awards | 22nd Goya Awards | 27th Goya Awards | 32nd Goya Awards | 37th Goya Awards | |
| Tadeo Jones[1] | Tadeo Jones and the Basement of Doom[2] | Tad, the Lost Explorer[3] | Tad, the Lost Explorer and the Secret of King Midas[4] | Tad, the Lost Explorer and the Emerald Tablet[8] | |
| Best Animated Short Film | Template:Won | Template:Won | colspan="3" Template:N/A | ||
| Best Animated Film | colspan="2" Template:N/A | Template:Won | Template:Won | Template:Nom | |
| New Director | colspan="2" Template:N/A | Template:Won[lower-alpha 1] | colspan="2" Template:N/A | ||
| Best Adapted Screenplay | colspan="2" Template:N/A | Template:Won[lower-alpha 2] | colspan="2" Template:N/A | ||
| Best Original Score | colspan="2" Template:N/A | Template:Nom[lower-alpha 3] | colspan="2" Template:N/A | ||
| Best Original Song | colspan="2" Template:N/A | Template:Nom[lower-alpha 4] | colspan="2" Template:N/A | ||
Notes
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Laureate: Enrique Gato.
- ↑ Laureate: Javier Barreira, Template:Ill, Ignacio del Moral, Template:Ill, and Neil Landau.
- ↑ Nominee: Álex Martínez and Zacarías M. de la Riva.
- ↑ Nominee: "Te voy a esperar" by Juan Magán.
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Estas son las nominaciones de los Premios Goya 2006". Goya Awards (in español).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Estas son las nominaciones de los Premios Goya 2008". Goya Awards (in español).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Estas son las nominaciones de los Premios Goya 2008". Goya Awards (in español).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Estas son las nominaciones de los Premios Goya 2018". Goya Awards (in español).
- ↑ "Tadeo Jones 2: El secreto del Rey Midas gana en la quinta edición de los premios Platino". Telecinco (in español). 30 April 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ↑ "Tadeo Jones 2. El Secreto Del Rey Midas Tadeu Jones 2. El Secret Del Rei Mides". Catalan Film Academy. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ↑ "'La librería' triunfa en las Medallas del Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos". La Vanguardia (in español). 30 January 2018. Archived from the original on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Estas son las nominaciones de los Premios Goya 2023". Goya Awards (in español).
- ↑ "En directe | Premis Gaudí: "Alcarràs" i "Un año, una noche", les més nominades de la nit". 3/24. 22 January 2023. Archived from the original on 1 February 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023 – via Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals.
- ↑ ""As bestas", con siete premios, gran triunfadora de las Medallas CEC 2023". Cadena COPE. 7 February 2023. Archived from the original on 17 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ↑ "Primeras imágenes de 'Tadeo Jones y la Lámpara Maravillosa': la cuarta parte de la exitosa saga de animación presenta su teaser tráiler". Mediaset España (in español). 11 December 2025.