Academy Award-nominated Xilam Animation will serve as animation studio for the upcoming 2D-animated action-epic Twilight of the Gods, created and executive produced by director Zack Snyder (who also directs two episodes), animation director Jay Oliva and writer Eric Carrasco. Coming soon to Netflix, the series is also executive produced by Deborah Snyder and Wesley Coller, and produced by Zack and Deborah Snyder’s production company The Stone Quarry.
Twilight of the Gods ‘brings Zack Snyder’s daring and spectacular vision of ancient Norse mythology to life,’ and features the voices of Sylvia Hoeks, Stuart Martin, Pilou Asbaek, John Noble, Paterson Joseph, Rahul Kohli, Jamie Clayton, Kristopher Hivju, Peter Stormare, Jamie Chung, Lauren Cohan, and Corey Stroll, among others.
Created by Snyder, Oliva and Carrasco, with Snyder and Oliva serving as directors and Carrasco as producer, the series was announced in 2019 followed by the buzzy voice cast announcement in 2021.
Xilam’s animation services on the animated series will include lay-out, color BG, animation and compositing.
“We’re so proud to be working with the team at Stone Quarry, including iconic creator and director Zack Snyder. And we’re also deeply grateful to Netflix for trusting us to bring his spectacular vision to life,” said Xilam Founder & CEO Marc du Pontavice.
“We’ll be utilizing state-of-the-art 2D animation across the series, which will include spectacular battles and special effects in the distinctive style that has characterized Zack’s work throughout his illustrious career. This project also marks a significant step forward in our ambitions to bring our expertise into the world of adult action series for global audiences.”
Xilam is known for creating and producing global hit kids’ series such as Oggy and the Cockroaches, Zig & Sharko and Chip ‘n’ Dale: Park Life for Disney+. The studio has also recently been commissioned by Disney+ to produce The Doomies, a 22 x 22’ horror comedy for teenagers, and is also behind the art house Academy Award-nominated animated feature for adults, I Lost My Body.
