Spyro Movie Confirmed?
I find it hard to believe with the amount of names behind the Spyro movie that it won't be happening, but some fans still remain skeptical. As we posted earlier, a company called Velvet Octopus posted a button link (that isn't working yet) to a page that I presume will discuss their role in this project. They are a Worldwide Sales Distribution company, so they will oversee the shipping of the film. This, to me, labels it a direct-to-DVD feature.
The button, shown below, has the first image of CGI Spyro. His tail seems a bit longer and he seems taller, but the angle may be playing tricks.
From the producers of Eragon? That worries me a little...their first dragon movie was an err... miss at best so hopefully they do it right this time.
As for the credits, here they are thanks to Hollywood .com
Full Cast & Crew
Production Credits - Credit
Daniel Chuba - Producer
John Davis - Producer
Mark Dippe - Producer
Brian D Manis - Producer
Ash Shah - Producer
Steve Altiere - Screenplay Writer
Daniel Altiere - Screenplay Writer
Velvet Octopus - Worldwide Distribution Sales
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...most of those are old but I thought I'd share them again. The Altiere brothers are currently writing the script for Dr. Doolittle 4. The Animation Picture company's most recent CGI film was Garfield Gets Real. While they don't seem have much credential-wise, that image seems reassuring.
Also, not mentioned above we seem to have a Production Company named:
...Wonderworld Studios. Some digging told be the heads of the company are the Spyro movie's producers Mark Dippe and Ash Shah. Not a huge surprise...producer and production company... one in the same.
Their only film produced thus far has been Shark Bait which was a terribly made clone of Finding Nemo and Shark Tale.
See their IMDb page here.
However, doesn't this cause a conflict? Originally the Animation Picture Company was the production company. Of course, two production companies can work on the same film. Here's some information on the Animation Picture Co. :
This Mark Dippe sounds like he jumps between production companies which may explain why we have two separate companies named to produce the Spyro film.
This information was found in an overview of the film Shark Bait, which is also known as The Reef.
Sounds like a spotty history. Hopefully that doesn't continue with Spyro. For that whole article click here.
On a final note, at the Velvet Octopus site it says the film will be in 'Real D'. Real D is 3D - like the classic blue & red glasses type of 3D. This might bolster the chance of it going to theaters as some current Real D films include Open Season, Monster House, Beowulf, The Nightmare Before Christmas and Superman Returns. All of these appeared in both non-3D and 3D versions. Real D 3D theaters are hard to come by with an estimated 900 around the world. That's not many. There certainly aren't any around where I live.
For more information on Real D, click here.
Hopefully we hear more soon as this film is slated for a 2009 release and at this point it is all but confirmed.
To see the Velvet Octopus site for yourself, here is the link again.
The button, shown below, has the first image of CGI Spyro. His tail seems a bit longer and he seems taller, but the angle may be playing tricks.
From the producers of Eragon? That worries me a little...their first dragon movie was an err... miss at best so hopefully they do it right this time.
As for the credits, here they are thanks to Hollywood .com
Full Cast & Crew
Production Credits - Credit
Daniel Chuba - Producer
John Davis - Producer
Mark Dippe - Producer
Brian D Manis - Producer
Ash Shah - Producer
Steve Altiere - Screenplay Writer
Daniel Altiere - Screenplay Writer
Velvet Octopus - Worldwide Distribution Sales
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...most of those are old but I thought I'd share them again. The Altiere brothers are currently writing the script for Dr. Doolittle 4. The Animation Picture company's most recent CGI film was Garfield Gets Real. While they don't seem have much credential-wise, that image seems reassuring.
Also, not mentioned above we seem to have a Production Company named:
...Wonderworld Studios. Some digging told be the heads of the company are the Spyro movie's producers Mark Dippe and Ash Shah. Not a huge surprise...producer and production company... one in the same.
Their only film produced thus far has been Shark Bait which was a terribly made clone of Finding Nemo and Shark Tale.
See their IMDb page here.
However, doesn't this cause a conflict? Originally the Animation Picture Company was the production company. Of course, two production companies can work on the same film. Here's some information on the Animation Picture Co. :
| Quote: |
| The Animation Picture Co. was founded in late 2006 by Dan Chuba, John Davis, Mark Dippe, Brian Manis and Ash Shah, who will all serve as producers on a Spyro film. Chuba is the founder and exec producer of digital effects and animation company Hammerhead Prods., and has overseen digital effects and animation on 70 major motion pictures. Davis is a veteran feature film and television producer, whose credits include I, Robot, Norbit and Predator. Dippe directed the features Spawn and Frankenfish, and has also served as a visual effects supervisor at ILM, working on such films as Jurassic Park, Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Ghost. Shaw has produced more than 40 features films, while Manis, exec VP of John Davis’ Davis Ent., recently exec produced the features Garfield: A Tale of Two Kitties, and Dr. Dolittle 3. |
This Mark Dippe sounds like he jumps between production companies which may explain why we have two separate companies named to produce the Spyro film.
This information was found in an overview of the film Shark Bait, which is also known as The Reef.
| Quote: |
| Seemingly made by a consortium of computer animation companies, mainly in South Korea, The Reef boasts but one name in its crew line up that may ring any bells. It’s produced by Mark Dippé, a man who really made waves – as did Steve “Spaz” Williams – at Industrial Light And Magic, being primarily responsible for the amazing and pioneering work done on the effects for the James Cameron movies The Abyss and Terminator 2.
Dippé jumped from ILM fairly early, into a strange and chequered career. He directed the messy feature version of Spawn in 1997, before jumping into a couple of effects-heavy television comedies for Disney, and back to the big screen for the bonkers Frankenfish (2004) and the upcoming direct-to-video threequel Garfield Gets Real. Throughout this spotty directorial career, he’s remained in touch with his flair for animation projects, producing the little seen CG pictures Alexander The Great (2006), Saint Anthony and The Three Musketeers (both 2007). Quite why he remains involved in some of these decidedly sub-par ventures is a mystery given the groundbreaking brilliance he was once a champion of. |
Sounds like a spotty history. Hopefully that doesn't continue with Spyro. For that whole article click here.
On a final note, at the Velvet Octopus site it says the film will be in 'Real D'. Real D is 3D - like the classic blue & red glasses type of 3D. This might bolster the chance of it going to theaters as some current Real D films include Open Season, Monster House, Beowulf, The Nightmare Before Christmas and Superman Returns. All of these appeared in both non-3D and 3D versions. Real D 3D theaters are hard to come by with an estimated 900 around the world. That's not many. There certainly aren't any around where I live.
For more information on Real D, click here.
Hopefully we hear more soon as this film is slated for a 2009 release and at this point it is all but confirmed.
To see the Velvet Octopus site for yourself, here is the link again.
