You can add Relativity Media and Krayon Pictures to the growing list of studios getting into the animated movie business.
Relativity Media has announced it will be distributing it’s first animated feature, titled “Turkeys”, which is scheduled for release in 2014. It stars the voices of Owen Wilson and Woody Harrelson as two turkeys who discover a time machine. The gobblers travel back to the first Thanksgiving in hopes of getting turkey off the menu. Wilson is no stranger to voice work, having appeared as “Lightning McQueen” in “Cars” and “Cars 2”, as well as in “Fantastic Mr. Fox” and “Marmaduke”. This will be Harrelson’s first major animated movie role.
The project, which has been in the works since 2010, will be directed by Jimmy Hayward (“Horton Hears a Who!”). Reel FX, the animation studio, is also currently working on the Guillermo Del Toro produced “Day of the Dead”.
We won’t have to wait until 2014 for the first full-length Bollywood animated feature to get nation-wide release in the US. “Delhi Safari” was written and produced entirely in Delhi, India. It’s being released and distributed in the US by Applied Art Productions. “Delhi Safari” focuses on a group of jungle animals who stand-up for their land and their right to exist in nature and the film includes plenty of musical numbers inspired by it’s Bollywood roots.
The 3D film features some major Hollywood voices, including Jane Lynch, Vanessa Williams, Jason Alexander, Brad Garrett and Cary Elwes. It will be released in top 20 major markets on Dec. 7. No word yet if it will go wider.