Rainshine Entertainment and Malaysia’s Animasia are set to produce a trio of animated movies based on the children’s literature franchise “Young Captain Nemo.” Jeffrey Reddick, screenwriter and creator of the “Final Destination” movie franchise, will adapt the books for the screen.
The story follows 12-year-old Gabriel Nemo, a descendent of Jules Verne’s Captain Nemo from “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.” The young adventurer and his friends fight nature, villains, and forces of evil in his submarine Nemotech.
The underlying novels were written by best-selling author Jason Henderson and published by Feiwel & Friends, an imprint of Macmillan. In May last year, Rainshine’s kids and family unit Kinsane Entertainment acquired the movie adaptation rights.
Reddick, who also penned “Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles,” an upcoming animated series for Netflix, will work with Kinsane’s Saahil Bhargava as creative producer, and Kinsane co-founder and CEO Kurt Inderbitzin. Animation will...
The story follows 12-year-old Gabriel Nemo, a descendent of Jules Verne’s Captain Nemo from “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.” The young adventurer and his friends fight nature, villains, and forces of evil in his submarine Nemotech.
The underlying novels were written by best-selling author Jason Henderson and published by Feiwel & Friends, an imprint of Macmillan. In May last year, Rainshine’s kids and family unit Kinsane Entertainment acquired the movie adaptation rights.
Reddick, who also penned “Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles,” an upcoming animated series for Netflix, will work with Kinsane’s Saahil Bhargava as creative producer, and Kinsane co-founder and CEO Kurt Inderbitzin. Animation will...
- 2/4/2021
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Nageswara Rao and his actor son Nagarjuna Thursday launched their media institute, the International Institute of Film and Media, here. The institute, that has come up here at Annapurna Studios, is said to be the only private, non-profit film and media institute in India and aims to provide world-class education to aspiring students and offer highly trained talent to the media industry. Nageswara Rao and his actor son announced the launch of the institute at a news conference. With a 22acre campus and plans to build another 100,000 sq ft training and class rooms, it is claimed to be the largest film school in Asia. Isfm will offer short, vocational and full-fledged degree courses on 24 trades like acting, filmmaking, direction, Ngo corporate film production, music video production, film appreciation, script lab, presentation skills and pitching, digital photography and dance. The admissions open on July 1 while the classes will begin in September this year.
- 6/30/2011
- Filmicafe
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