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HandMade forms partnership with Ilion Animation for 50 mln usd animated feature


Published : Thu, 01 Mar 2007 10:24
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- Film company HandMade PLC said it is to partner Madrid-based Ilion Animation Studios for the production of their first CGI animated feature, Planet One, from an original screenplay by Joe Stillman, the writer of Shrek and Shrek 2.

The 50 mln usd budgeted feature will be directed by Jorge Blanco, the creator of the video game series, Commandos, AIM-listed HandMade said.

Production is due to start in May 2007 with a theatrical release set for Christmas 2008 or Easter 2009.

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