Maya the Bee: The Honey Games

Maya the Bee: The Honey Games is a 2018 animated comedy adventure film directed by Noel Cleary, Sergio Delfino & Alexs Stadermann. Loosely based on characters from the 1975 anime Maya the Honey Bee and the German children's book The Adventures of Maya the Bee by Waldemar Bonsels, the film is a sequel to the 2014 film Maya the Bee and stars the original voice cast reprising their roles from the first film, with newcomers including Rupert Degas.

Released theatrically on 1 April 2018 in Germany, the film grossed $10.8 million worldwide. A sequel, titled Maya the Bee: The Golden Orb, was released on 7 January 2021.

Plot
Maya's hive is thrilled when they are invited to compete in the Honey Games in Buzztropolis after a poor harvest, but the catch is they must contribute half of their honey.

At the Games, Maya meets Violet, a competitor and Master Beegood's daughter. Maya convinces the Empress to allow her hive to fully participate, but Willy accidentally spills honey on the Empress, causing trouble. Maya makes a wager: if her team wins, all is forgiven; if they lose, all of her hive's honey is taken. On day one, Maya's team performs poorly but does not come in last.

On day two, the teams have to race up a tree to a flag. Maya, desperate to win, abandons her teammates. Violet's team places second, while Maya's team comes in third. Maya is rejected by her team for her selfishness and lack of leadership. She apologizes to her team and vows not to disappoint or leave them like that again.

In the evening, Violet invites Maya and Willy to dinner, then bullies Maya and frames her for being mean, and gets Beegood to be on her side. Maya flies off, upset. Maya's team improves and prepares for the next challenge. On the final day, the teams navigate a maze without waking a tortoise. Maya's team wins, and Violet's team comes second. Maya and Violet race down a thorny hill, and Maya accidentally knocks over the Honey Cup. Maya is expelled from the games. Maya wanders off and finds Flip, and tells him why she is upset, and what had happened. Flip tells Maya to be responsible for her actions and admit what she did wrong. Inspired by Flip's advice, Maya reconciles with her team.

On the last day, Maya goes out and tells the Empress that she is sorry for breaking the cup. Maya is given a second chance by onlookers, and the Empress reluctantly agrees. Beegood tries to sabotage Maya's team by telling Violet about a secret tunnel her team can take to reach the finish line faster. During the race, Maya's team finds the goal, while Violet's team is in danger from the tunnel, as there was a spider that Beegood did not know about, which ends with Violet's team being trapped in a spiderweb. Maya's team helps Violet's team and both teams cross the finish line together. Violet admits to cheating and apologizes to Maya. The Empress is shocked but the Queen stands up for Maya. The Empress declares Maya's team the winners and forgives her.

At the after-party, everyone dances and enjoys themselves, including Maya, Violet, and Willy.

Cast
Michelle Yeoh as Soothsayer, a wise goat Julia Roberts as Smurf Willow,[1] the motherly Smurf leader of Smurfy Grove Rainn Wilson as Gargamel,[11] use to be an evil wizard Rachel Bloom]] as Queen Barb, use to be the feisty and misguided queen of the Hard Rock animals Dennis Haysbert as Master Storming Ox Jean-Claude Van Damme as Master Croc Victor Garber as Master Thundering Rhino Danny McBride as Wolf Boss, a one-eyed wolf and Shen's second-in-command. Fred Tatasciore as Li Shan a bee and Maya,s biological father
 * Coco Jack Gillies as Maya, a young bee girl and the Dragon Warrior.
 * Anna Kendrick as Queen Poppy, the sweet and optimistic queen of the Pop animals
 * Demi Lovato as Smurfettea girl Smurf who was created by the wizard Gargamel
 * Ana Sani as Strawberry Shortcake an friendly girl who wants to become the best baker
 * Gary Oldman as Lord Shen, a leucistic peacock warlord.                                                                                               *Marney McQueen as The Empress, The Queen's sister, -
 * Rupert Degas as Beegood, Violet's father and the main antagonist.
 * Linda Ngo as Violet, use to be Maya's former rival and the secondary antagonist.
 * Stavroula Adameitis as Chelsea, Violet's friend
 * Tess Meyer as Sandra, Violet's friend.
 * Cam Ralph as Bedford, a bed bug _
 * Jordan Hare as Spinder, a spider
 * Jimmy James Eaton as Craig, a [[cockroach]
 * Peter McAllum as Mantis, owner of the honey games

Sequel
A third film titled Maya the Bee 3: The Golden Orb was released on January 7, 2021 in Australia directed by Noel Cleary and produced by Tracy Lenon and Benjamin Ey. The film was originally scheduled to be released in 2020. But it was pushed back to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

When Maya, a headstrong little bee, and her best friend Willy rescue an ant princess, they find themselves in the middle of an epic bug battle that will take them to strange new worlds and test their friendship to its limits.