![]() The keynote/Q&A ended with a quizzical piece of advice to the students in the audience: “Embrace risk. Meledandri continued by saying, “It’s a dynamic time but it’s also a crowded time with an infinite amount of content fighting for audiences attention.” “We are in a period when distribution, technology, market place, are changing at light speed and consequently our prognostication abilities are flawed at best,” he said. When asked about the future of animation, Meledandri admitted that he has no clear idea of what the future might bring. He also talked about the benefits of short-form animation, as it led him to discover directors like Chris Wedge and Chris Renaud. I won’t give you everything (that would take up another article), but he did make some points about not trying to replicate what worked for other companies, using failure as a spark to future success, and the growing acceptance and need for international talent in the animation industry. Switching gears, Meledandri spoke his mind about a number of subjects, all while giving advice based on his experiences at 20 th Century Fox Animation (where he helped build Blue Sky Studios) and his current work at Illumination. Seuss-based project at Illumination following The Lorax (and the third for Meledandri following Horton Hears a Who at Blue Sky). He continued, “Even though it is sometimes perceived as very American, the essence of what was driving Ted Geisel’s work is very universal.” “ Grinch goes back to what Ted Geisel’s original intention was,” Meledandri told Variety‘s Peter Debruge, who conducted the Annecy Q&A. He didn’t say much about the project, but he did elaborate on how the project will stay true to the core of the author’s original work. Meledandri also spoke briefly about another project at Illumination: the adaptation of Dr. I guess we’ll have to wait to see just how similar (or how different) this film will be compared to others (the movie comes out December 21, 2016). A point worth mentioning is that this commnet has also been made about The Secret Life of Pets and its similarities to Toy Story. And one that has a setting that is extraordinarily similar to Disney’s Zootopia. Their positive force of energy makes things happen,” Meledandri explained.Īside from the musical aspect of the film, we have yet another talking animal movie that will come out in 2016. The producers I admire the most, because it’s the opposite of me, are people like Janet Healey (Illumination’s production head), who have incredible optimism. Buster creates wonderful entertainment out of nothing. ![]() “The starting point for the movie came from looking at what the role of the producer is. Reilly will voice Buster’s friend (a black sheep). As such, the movie will be about “the story of the lives of the five characters vying to win the competition.” The movie will feature parts of 85 “known” songs in its musical component. In order to prevent this from happening, Buster decides to hold a local singing competition. ![]() He’s a showman entrepreneur who runs a theater that’s in danger of going out of business. McConaughey will provide the voice of a koala named Buster. ![]() The film will be set in a world that is “entirely inhabited by animals who have jobs and drive cars.” Does this sound familiar? We’ll touch on its similarities to other films later. ![]()
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