Wallace & Gromit makers reel in Sony Pictures deal
According to this April 2nd article I found on Yahoo News, Aardman Entertainment (the studio behind Wallace and Gromit, Chicken Run, and Flushed Away) is signing a three year contract with Sony Entertainment. This is coming three months after Aardman separated from Dreamworks.
Personally, I find this news to be quite exciting. For quite some time I have been a fan of the Wallace and Gromit shorts. I loved Chicken Run, and Flushed Away (being very disappointed that it was not nominated for best animated feature). After their seven year partnership with Dreamworks, I'm glad to see that the company will still be represented in the American market. They provide a truly unique style, and an enjoyably oddball sense of humor. They produce films that are completely different than anything you see coming out of American animation studios.
Perhaps the most exciting part about this deal, is the amount of funding and freedom they will be getting. Aardman is getting paid a certain amount of money each year for development, then once a movie is approved, Sony will be covering production, marketing, and distribution. According to the article this will enable the company to produce a movie almost every year. Hopefully this will mean a steady stream of quality animated films from one of my favorite studios.
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I hope they don't turn into Disney and start releasing crappy animated films every year just to make money. Last good movie out of Disney was The Lion King. I'd rather them release a good Wallace n Gromit quality movie every 3 years than an average film every year.
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