Burbank-based Astro-Nomical Leisure is becoming a member of forces with South Korea’s TubaN Studio to develop and produce an animated function movie based mostly on the favored Larva IP, asserting plans to start out manufacturing on a brand-new CGI function movie this 12 months.
Written by Erica Rivinoja (Trolls, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, Cloudy with a Probability of Meatballs 2, The Addams Household), the film will take the comedic Pink and Yellow Larva duo on a time-traveling, globetrotting action-adventure promising excessive comedy, aimed toward a four-quadrant viewers.
Forward of the heroic grubs’ huge display screen venture, Season 4 of the Larva sequence has launched worldwide, in addition to the Netflix Unique sequence Larva Island.
Beginning manufacturing in 2011, 4 seasons of the Larva sequence have been launched worldwide, together with the Larva Island sequence launched as a Netflix Unique. First produced in 2011, Larva boasts greater than 5 billion views within the U.S., and over 59 billion views in China.
Astro-Nomical shares that it already has sturdy curiosity from Pelagius Productions, Joe Fries and Natalie Khoury to function lead traders and govt producers on the film. “We’re very excited to by the prospect of engaged on this venture, it matches our enterprise mannequin on many ranges,” mentioned Joe Fries. Khoury provides, “We love every part about it, the artistic course is powerful, and the model is massively in style.”
Astro-Nomical and TubaN will take the lead in securing financing, organising the manufacturing pipeline and dealing with international gross sales & distribution together with China, trying to collaborate with Pelagius.
“My accomplice, producer Jay Ahn (The Nut Job), has many sturdy relationships in Korea, he has introduced us a number of thrilling tasks, and this one is superb,” says Chris Henderson, co-Founding father of Astro-Nomical. The studio beforehand teamed up with one other Korean studio and supplied IP growth and consulting for Younger Toys’ preschool model Kongsuni and Associates.
“I’m delighted that Larva, a longtime international IP is to be made right into a function movie partnered with Astro-Nomical. The 2 corporations will work carefully collectively to make a fantastic movie that can enchantment to international audiences,” mentioned Kim Kwang-yong, CEO of TubaN.
Based in 2017 by Ahn and Henderson, Astro-Nomical has been quickly rising its international presence, and has already marked down successful with A Story Darkish & Grimm, which was Emmy nominated for Excellent Animated Sequence in 2022. The ten-episode fairytale journey was produced in collaboration with Novo Media Group and Boat Rocker Studios, streaming on Netflix. Going ahead, Astro-Nomical plans to develop and produce its personal and third occasion animated sequence, adult-skewing comedy tasks, animated function movies and reside motion sequence.
Pelagius Productions LLC was based in 2005 by Fries and Khoury. The unbiased content material, finance and manufacturing firm has produced award-winning movies (Discuss To Me, Alter Your Coloration) and developed a number of tasks in all genres. Pelagius at present has tasks arrange with Cedric the Entertainer, Pure Creativeness Australia and Zero Gravity Administration, amongst others.
TubaN, the IP proprietor and manufacturing firm of Larva’ is a worldwide content material specialist that develops and produces new contents centered on 3D animation and has been increasing its enterprise into L&M, recreation growth and distribution. Its present IP lineup contains Larva, Dino Core, Winkle Bear, Rotary Park and Oscar’s Oasis, amongst others.
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