![]() Instead, he delivered insights from his own experience to a largely student audience, though he cautioned them not to listen too much to him. “We are in a period when distribution, technology, market place, are changing at light speed and consequently our prognostication abilities are flawed at best.” Meledandri also revealed that Illumination was tracking the evolution of China’s CG animation industry, though it is “very, very young.” “We’re following the progress of a couple of studios very closely, and there is the possibility that at some point we might do something with one of those two studios in a limited way or, who knows, it could be more extensive.”Īsked to talk about the future of animation, Meledandri claimed – with a self irony which would be a ingratiating leitmotif of his keynote – that he had no idea what the future might bring. Voiced by Louis C.K., Eric Stonestreet (“Modern Family”) and Kevin Hart (“Ride Along”), “The Secret Life of Pets” will be helmed by “Despicable Me” co-director Chris Renaud. ![]() “Grinch’s “release date will be holiday 2017,” Meledandri said. “Even though it is sometimes perceived as very American, the essence of what was driving Ted Geisel’s work is very universal,” Meledandri argued. “Grinch” “goes back to what Ted Geisel’s original intention was,” Meledandri told Debruge, who conducted the Annecy Q&A. Their positive force of energy makes things happen,” Meledandri explained.īeyond “Minions,” which world premieres tomorrow Thursday at Annecy, Illumination has three other pics in the pipeline: “Despicable Me 3,” “Doctor Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas” and “The Secret Life of Pets.” The producers I admire the most, because it’s the opposite of me, are people like Janet, who have incredible optimism. ![]() Buster creates wonderful entertainment out of nothing. “The starting point for the movie came from looking at what the role of the producer is. “But it doesn’t become a story about winning the competition but about character, and that’s ultimately because any of our films have the potential to be successful because they’re about character,” Meledandri said at an Annecy Fest keynote/Q&A, before receiving the first Mifa/ Variety Animation Personality of the Year Award, presented by Peter Debruge, Variety’s chief international film critic, and Mickael Marin, head of Annecy’s Mifa market. “The movie ends up becoming the story of the lives of the five characters vying to win the competition,” adding the movie has “parts of about 85 songs,” all known. The movie posits a world entirely inhabited by animals who have jobs and drive cars, Meledandri added. To save it, Buster comes up with the idea of a local singing competition.īuster’s best friend, a black sheep, is voiced by John Riley. The story follows Buster’s problem with his theater, which is empty. ![]() Written-directed by Garth Jennings (“Son of Rambow”), the movie is set for release Dec. ANNECY, France – Matthew McConaughey will voice Buster, a showman entrepreneur koala running a legit theater in Illumination Entertainment’s upcoming music-driven event comedy, Illumination CEO Chris Meledandri revealed Wednesday at an Annecy Fest.
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