Annapurna Animation Unveils ‘Stray’ Function Adaptation And Chris Wedge’s Subsequent Function, ‘FOO’
Annapurna Animation outlined its rising slate of initiatives immediately and unveiled a pair of government hirings.
The corporate is placing collectively a Blue Sky Studios reunion of kinds. Annapurna launched its devoted animation division final yr underneath the management of former Disney animation and Blue Sky executives Robert Baird and Andrew Millstein. Its first manufacturing was the previous Blue Sky movie Nimona. As we speak’s announcement additionally included upcoming movies from Blue Sky’s founder, one of many studio’s former administrators, and the appointment of a former Blue Sky producer.
Right here is all the things Annapurna introduced immediately:
- The studio’s upcoming slate will embrace a function adaptation of Annapurna Interactive’s vastly widespread cyberpunk indie online game Stray, which was developed by French outfit Bluetwelve Studio. Annapurna additionally mentioned it has plans to adapt extra titles from the Annapurna Interactive library.
- Chris Wedge, who based Blue Sky Studios and directed movies together with Ige Age, Robots, and Epic, is creating his subsequent movie, FOO, on the studio. No different particulars in regards to the movie have been launched immediately.
- Annapurna made a splash this summer time with its Netflix authentic animated function Nimona. One in all that movie’s administrators, Nick Bruno, has been tapped to develop and direct an untitled authentic function at Annapurna Animation and is creating a number of different concepts for the unit.
- Blue Sky vets Julie Zackary and Erica Pulcini have been appointed head of animation manufacturing and artistic government, respectively.
