Animation company BKN International AG has announced the start of production on a new toon series titled Dork Hunters from Outer Space. The studio is producing the show with Singapore-based ST Animation, and plans to have it available for delivery in the fall of 2006.
Rob Hughes was brought on as supervising director for Dork Hunters. His previous credits include FOX’s Family Guy and the Nickelodeon series SpongeBob SquarePants, Hey Arnold and The Wild Thornberrys. Storyboards are being drawn by Kurt Dumas (American Dad, Family Guy, Hey Arnold), wile story editing is being handled by Mark Palmer (The Wild Thornberrys, Disney’s Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, Xiaolin Showdown, Disney’s Kim Possible). In addition, Gary McCarver (King of the Hill, CatDog) has been hired as director of timing.
Commenting on the team assembled, BKN’s director of production, Jeff ‘Swampy’ Marsh, offers, ‘This will represent a major new expansion into major primetime talent required to make Dork Hunters from Outer Space a huge success. Based on the response from the recent MIPCOM, this property has the potential to be a global hit and we are not sparing any funds or energy to achieve this goal. With more Legend of the Dragon episodes and a new King Kong film in production, our slate is full and these are very exciting times at BKN.’
BKN’s library of animated properties includes UBOS, Kong: The Animated Series, Kong: King of Atlantis, Kong II – Return to the Jungle, Roswell Conspiracies, Shanghai Tiger, Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, Pocket Dragon Adventures and Highlander: The Animated Series.
