Annecy 2023 Mifa Campus patron, director, animator, and designer extraordinaire Jorge R. Gutiérrez introduced a new Netflix sequence throughout his Masterclass on Tuesday, which will likely be primarily based within the Maya and the Three and The Guide of Life mythological Mesoamerican universe.
The restricted sequence marks the third venture below Netflix’s total take care of Gutiérrez’s manufacturing firm, Mexopolis. Whereas not a lot else was revealed in regards to the untitled venture, the filmmaker did share, “quite a lot of reincarnated characters” would seem, and that, “It’s fairly loopy however it’s nonetheless actually early [in development].”
Gutiérrez additionally spoke about his first grownup animated characteristic, I, Chihuahua!, which is equally in improvement at Netflix, explaining it’s, “principally a Road Fighter film about a little bit Mexican Chihuahua canine who desires to be a Mexican wrestler.” Gutiérrez added, “However it’s about this underdog Chihuahua who enters the World Cup event for fighters, and there’s going to be fighters from everywhere in the world, he’s going to combat tigers and panthers and cheetahs and jaguars and he’s simply this little canine. It’s in regards to the underdog that’s Latin America competing with the world.”
Gravity Falls creator Alex Hirsch and The Mitchells vs. the Machines director Mike Rianda will act as consultants on the venture.
Gutiérrez ended his Workshop with some sage phrases for his college students, saying, “Each single director you guys admire was as soon as a pupil such as you. They graduated, they had been terrified. Of not getting a job. Of shedding that job. I keep in mind considering shedding a job can be the top of the world. Now I’ve misplaced possibly 30 jobs. You simply get higher. You simply have to stay to it. Persistence is extra vital than expertise. And I believe if you happen to assist others, if you happen to assist those that can’t assist you to, it’ll come again to you in a great way. Don’t fear, you’re gonna make it.”
Take just a few moments to learn AWN’s piece on one other inspiring Gutiérrez discuss again in 2019 – Jorge Gutierrez Shares His Inspirational Path of Most Resistance.