GFM Animation has partnered with Larry Kasanoff’s Threshold Leisure and Simon Cowell’s Syco Leisure for animated characteristic movie X Issue within the Jungle, based mostly on Cowell’s singing competitors sequence The X Issue. The sequence has run for 20 years with 178 worldwide diversifications, promoting extra than 500 million information worldwide, making it the most prolific TV present in historical past for locating chart superstars. Artists found embody One Course, Fifth Concord, Little Combine, Olly Murs, Leona Lewis and James Arthur.
Within the upcoming movie, a karaoke machine is tossed overboard from a sinking boat and lands in a jungle. The merchandise is shortly seized by a diminutive mouse who’s challenged by each a Jaguar and Rhino, who every need it. A sing off ensues, attracting a large viewers of animals and creatures who demand a track contest for all.
Written by Sean Catherine Derek (Batman animated sequence, Tarzan Jane, Smurfs, Pac-Man) and helmed by long-time Disney director Kirk Clever (Magnificence & The Beast, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Atlantis: The Misplaced Empire), Threshold companion Jimmy Ienner (85 Golden and Platinum albums, a number of Grammys and a pair of Oscars) will handle the music collaboration along with Cowell. Kasanoff (Soiled Dancing, Terminator 2, Platoon, Mortal Kombat) produces.
GFM Animation Chairman Man Collins stated, “It’s an ideal alternative for GFM Animation to work with such an iconic IP that’s identified actually worldwide and with Larry, Jimmy and Simon. It guarantees and can ship an ideal cinematic expertise for all age teams who love music and enjoyable. The finances will allow prime degree voice casting and music collaboration becoming for this film.”
Cowell said, “I’ve beloved this concept since I first was approached by Larry and the crew at Threshold and I’m delighted GFM Animation like it too. All of us share the identical imaginative and prescient for this enjoyable, optimistic, family-friendly film and naturally I’m equally actually excited for the soundtrack too. I’ve at all times wished to make animated films and I plan for this to be the primary of many!”
Kasanoff added, “Our crew is trying ahead to creating this nice musical blast based mostly on this nice TV present that could be a true common hit and dealing carefully with Simon – a real legend.”
Pre-production begins this yr with CG animation beginning 2024 for distribution in 2026.
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