Maya the Bee (2014 film)

Maya the Bee (promoted theatrically as Maya the Bee Movie, and 107 minutes release on Signature Edition on TBA 2023 by Universal Pictures under Studio Distribution Services and DreamWorks Pictures) is a 2014 3D computer-animated comedy adventure film directed by Alexs Stadermann, loosely based on the German children's book of the same name by Waldemar Bonsels. It was released theatrically in Australia on November 1 2014, and also in United States and Canada on March 8 2015.
 * Directed by Alexs Stadermann. Produced by Barbara Stephen and Thorsten Wegener. Written by Fin Edquist and Marcus Sauermann.

Maya

 * [plays the guitar and singing] Little flower, little flower, I like flowers
 * [in a guard's voice] Attention!
 * [to Flip] You're a funny green bee.
 * I've left the hive, Willy, and I'm never, ever coming back.
 * [singing] I wanna sing songs, I wanna be free. I wanna be me, I'm Maya the Bee

Willy

 * There's an old bee saying: "Stay in the hive; stay alive."
 * There's an old bee saying: "Don't make clubs with strange bugs."
 * There's an old bee saying: "You can always count on a friend. But I guess I got that one wrong too!"
 * Maya, not so fast! I forgot to tell you the most important bee saying of all: "You should always wait for Willy!"

Hank

 * (Get) away from that bee, now!
 * Oh boy, you're so Maya gets grounded. Anymore grounded in you're be a worm.

Dialogue
Maya: Hello? HELLO? [she pokes her head out to see the whole wide world]

Sammy: Sorry KID...I am afraid I have to ask you to leave.

Maya: What? I can't do that. What if...someone sees me???

Sammy: Kid. [he runs away] "What if?" THAT'S STUPID!!! I hate those words.

Maya: Buzz! Buzz!

[The next day...the kid bees sat down on their seats]

Teacher: Don't panic. It's just a classroom!

Voice cast

 * Coco Jack Gillies as Maya
 * Kodi Smit-McPhee as Willy
 * Richard Roxburgh as Flip
 * Justine Clarke as Miss Cassandra
 * Jacki Weaver as Buzzlina Von Beena
 * Andy McPhee as Hank, the leader of hornets, Sting's father
 * Miriam Margolyes as The Queen
 * David Collins as Arnie
 * Shane Dundas as Barney
 * Jimmy James Eaton as Paul
 * Heather Mitchell as The Nurse
 * Noah Taylor as Crawley
 * Cameron Ralph as Momo
 * Glenn Fraser as Kurt
 * Heather Mitchell as Thekla
 * Stavroula Mountzouris as Lara
 * Sam Haft as Drago
 * Uncredited as Big Tongue
 * Uncredited as Eek