Anton and Charades will unveil their new animated feature Night of the Zoopocalypse at the American Film Market next month. The Canadian-French-Belgian co-pro follows a group of zoo animals who transform into zombies after a meteor hits their home. The voice cast includes David Harbour, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Scott Thompson and Gabbi Kosmidis.
Animation veterans Ricardo Curtis (story artist on The Incredibles, Rio, Ferdinand) and Rodrigo Perez-Castro (story artist on Ice Age movies, Ferdinand) are directing the movie. Curtis and Perez-Castro are Creative Director and VP of Creative at House of Cool. The film, which is being produced at Mac Guff (Despicable Me) and L’Atelier Animation (Leap!), is slated to be released in the fourth quarter of 2024 by Elevation Pictures in Canada and Apollo Films in France.
Here is the film’s official synopsis: “One night, a meteor crashes into Colepepper Zoo unleashing a virus that transforms the animals into strange and hilarious slobbering zombie mutants. Gracie, a young quirky wolf, teams up with a gruff and fearsome mountain lion to find a way back to her pack. As the zoo is overrun, they must come up with a plan to get all the animals back to normal. Together with the help of a motley crew of survivors – Xavier the movie-obsessed lemur, Frida the fiery capybara, Ash the sarcastic, fabulous ostrich and Felix the treacherous monkey – they embark on a perilous mission to rescue the zoo and defeat Bunny Zero, the deranged mutant-king, determined to spread the virus beyond the zoo walls. Welcome to… the zoopocalypse!”
“We believe Night of the Zoopocalypse to be a genre defining film for the whole family,” said Curtis and Perez-Castro. “It is an ode to the monster movies that inspired us growing up that feature jump scares, astonishing creatures, and an unforgettable cast of hilarious, lovable characters. We hope that our movie will expand the possibilities of animation as a storytelling medium in ways audiences have never imagined was possible.”
Source: Deadline.com
