EXCLUSIVE: Nickelodeon’s Rock Island Mysteries creators Matt Cooke and Vince Lund are forging an animated feature with UK indie Threewise Entertainment and a groundbreaking training initiative.
The pair have tied with Threewise Founder Michael Ford on the as-yet-untitled feature, which will evoke classics such as Gremlins, Attack the Block and Goosebumps and is being pitched to buyers.
Based on an original idea by Ford and written by Cooke and Lund, the live action/digital mo-cap feature will tackle real-world issues affecting millions of modern youngsters.
Alongside Boa Stage & Screen Production Academy, Ford’s Threewise will offer up to 80 trainees from the academy the opportunity to work on the feature when it shoots next summer, giving them the chance to secure their first industry production credits in an industry where it can be hard to get a foot on the ladder.
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