EXCLUSIVE: Taost Entertainment, a London-based media manufacturing startup, has picked up Chinese distribution rights to the star-studded animated characteristic 10 Lives.
Taost acquired the rights to the pic, which options an expansive voice solid, together with Zayn Malik, Simone Ashley, Mo Gilligan, Sophie Okonedo, Bill Nighy, and Jeremy Swift (Ted Lasso) from the Chinese-based outfit Original Force. The pic is but to obtain approval from censors, at which level Taost will search a distribution associate in China.
The deal is a part of Toast’s plan to increase East. In addition to choosing up 10 Lives, the startup is constructing a Web 3 platform that permits members to publish, browse, vote, and interact with animation tasks. The firm will launch a closed beta at this yr’s Annecy Animation Festival.
Directed by Chris Jenkins (Duck Duck Goose), producers on 10 Lives are Guy Collins and Sean Feeney for 10 Lives Productions, alongside Martin Metz and Adrian Politowski for movie manufacturing and financing firm Align, Yann Zenou for Quad, Valérie d’Auteuil and André Rouleau for Caramel Films, and Louis-Philippe Vermette for The Happy Producers. Casting is by Robyn Klein and Jeremy Ross. The animation studio is L’Atelier Animation in Montreal.
The pic tells the story of Beckett, a pampered and egocentric cat who has taken the lives he’s been dealt as a right. After carelessly shedding his ninth life, he begs to be given a second probability and a chance to point out he can study from his errors. Eventually, his want is granted, however with sure stipulations.
Best identified for pics equivalent to Paws of Fury and Duck Duck Goose, GFM Animation is a UK-based animation producer, financier, and gross sales agent.
Rocky Shi, President and CEO of Taost, mentioned: “We are thrilled to have secured the Chinese distribution rights to our film ’10 Lives.’ China is a massive market for animation, and securing distribution rights here will allow us to reach a wider audience and build strong partnerships in the region.”
Check out the movie’s poster beneath:
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