‘Winnie-The-Pooh’ Prequel Feature In The Works From Baboon Animation and IQI Media
deadline.comA prequel feature and series inspired by British writer A.A. Milnes children’s classic Winnie-the-Pooh is under development, in a joint production between U.S.
companies Baboon Animation and IQI Media. The productions are being spearheaded by DreamWorks alumnae Mike de Seve (Madagascar, Monsters vs.
Aliens), who will direct, and co-write with John Reynolds (The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show). “We’re telling the surprising origin story of the ‘silly young bear’ and his friends, when they were still kids, in a way designed to connect with 21st-century kids,” said Reynolds.
Their Brooklyn-based company Baboon Animation, the previous credits of which include Angry Birds and Gigantosaurus, is teaming up with IQI Media,a Los Angeles-based content incubator lab and subsidiary of Winvest Group.
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