Fight or flight, you'll still be in plight -US Tagline
Battle for Robloxia: Part One is a 2011 action war film directed by John Rosewart, and written by Justin Potter, Shaun Faun, Lynn Quail, and Olivia Flourish, and produced by Bigtime Productions. The movie's plot follows a team of survivors from the Great Oof, who lead a rebel organization against the Builder's Republic, their nation's captors. In order to succeed, they plan to attempt multiple operations that will eventually result in victory.
A sub-plotline, centers around James Byles (portrayed by Carl Wage), a bounty hunter hired by the Republic and the Nation of Bloxland, both of whom are allies. As he attempts to track down a Great Oof refugee from the rebellion, multiple obstacles block his path and ultimately cause Byles to lose his target.
The motion picture stars Anthony Rales, Darrel Shu, Erica Benson, Jenny Morales, Ray Jordan, George Lane, Harvey Sandler, Sam Welch, Brent Evermore, William Torch, Jessica Griffin, Dexter Jacket, Carl Wage, Iva Johnson, Angelica Short, Terrence Telamon, and Messiah Strong. Additional casting includes Jessica Kid, Alexander Nale. The film contains coarse language, violence, drugs, and alcohol.
The idea for the film came from a conference in one of the Bigtime Productions offices located in Roblox City. The idea was greenlit in 2008 and started production around July. During production, several changes were made in order to fit the plot. In 2009, only 1 hour of the film was produced, the crew soon hired Bruce Buster that year after one of the music producers fell ill. In 2010, the remaining 56 minutes of the movie were now in production and half of the design and editing teams were forced to work 24/7 once a week. In 2011, the film was finally done and ready.
The feature film first premiered in the 2011 Bloxburg Film Festival and released in theaters in November 19 of the same year. It received positive reviews from critics and audience for its plot, world-building, setting, characters, and writing. It also received controversy for its mild themes and graphic imagery. The movie was a box-office success and soon gained a whole fandom of teens and young adults. It got 8.8/10 on RMDB and was added to BloxFlix the following year.
Due to the film's success, it gained enough funds to start beginning production of two sequels: Battle for Robloxia: Part Two: Vengeance, and Battle for Robloxia: Part Three: Final Strike. Both were box office successes, earning 3 times more than their budget.