The Weinstein Co. will represent all international rights to the CG-animated feature comedy, IGOR, from Exodus Film Group. IGOR is being produced by John D. Eraklis and seasoned animation exec Max Howard, who has collaborated on such animated blockbusters as THE LION KING, ALADDIN, SPACE JAM and THE IRON GIANT. The Weinstein Co. will distribute the film in North America and will begin selling the international territories at the Cannes Film Festival.
Chris McKenna (AMERICAN DAD) has penned the playfully irreverent comedy with a new twist to the classic monster genre, IGOR is the story of a mad scientists hunchbacked lab assistant who has big dreams of becoming a scientist in his own right and winning the coveted first place award at the annual Evil Science Fair.
Glen Basner, The Weinstein Co. Intl president, said, We are extremely excited to add IGOR to TWCs already diverse slate of films. Audiences around the world will surely root for our hunchbacked hero as he realizes that being evil isnt all its cracked up to be.
Were thrilled to extend our distribution relationship with the Weinsteins and have them take IGOR to Cannes, Eraklis added.
Other CG-animated projects for The Weinstein Co. include the fourth installment of TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES, ESCAPE FROM PLANET EARTH, OPUS, CRICKET IN TIMES SQUARE and Hood vs. Evil, the sequel to the box office hit, HOODWINKED.
Exodus Film Groups CG-animation slate includes THE HERO OF COLOR CITY and AMARILLO ARMADILLO, with Howard set to exec produce. Exodus is in pre-production on the live-action film, BUNYAN & BABE, featuring the voice of comedic actor Eddie Griffin (DYSFUNKTIONAL FAMILY,SCARY MOVIE 3) as the CG-animated Babe the Blue Ox. Eraklis is producing BUNYAN with exec producer Tarquin Gotch (HOME ALONE, CURLY SUE). Award-winning composer Basil Poledouris (THE JUNGLE BOOK, LONESOME DOVE) is composing the score.
The Weinstein Co. (www. weinsteinco.com) was created by Bob and Harvey Weinstein, the brothers who founded Miramax Films Corp. in 1979. TWC is a multi-media company that officially launched on Oct. 1, 2005. Dimension Films, the genre label that was founded in 1993 by Bob Weinstein, is also included under the TWC banner.
