‘Young Captain Nemo’ Animated Film Precedes Blockchain-Based Franchise (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com:

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefHenry Gilroy (“Star Wars: The Clone Wars,” “The Amazing Spiderman” “How to Train Your Dragon”) has joined animated movie project “Young Captain Nemo” as its producer, showrunner, and screenwriter, as producers Rainshine Entertainment and Malaysia’s Animasia broaden out the venture into a movie series franchise.The project, based on the children’s literature franchise “Young Captain Nemo,” was announced last year with Jeffrey Reddick, screenwriter and creator of the “Final Destination” movie franchise, adapting the books for the screen.The film will be self-produced by Rainshine, and Animasia, which will both invest from their balance sheets and raise money from a wide variety of investors, instead of going to a large film fund or a streaming platform for finance.

The budget was not disclosed. Casting for the voice actors has begun and major names could be settled within three months, ahead of production of the first film which is expected to begin in the fall of this year.

Delivery of a completed film is anticipated some 18-24 months from now. The first of a trilogy of animated action-adventure films, “Young Captain Nemo” focuses on Gabriel Nemo, a young modern-day descendant of Jules Verne’s famous literary figure Captain Nemo in classic novel “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.” Gabriel and friends make use of the advanced Nemotech submarine, to explore, face sea monsters and keep the earth’s oceans safe.

Producers on the first film are Donna Ebbs, Edmund Chan, Gilroy, Neeraj Bhargava, and Saahil Bhargava. Executive producers are: Ah Loong, Reddick, Kiran Nithyanand, Marlene Sharp, Pranab Punj, and Ryan Gagerman.