A Crood Awakening for Dreamworks
One of the films to be affected by the split between Dreamworks and Aardman Animation was Crood Awakening - a comedy about a big man in a small village called Crood whose position as Leader of the Hunt is threatened by the arrival of a prehistoric genius who comes up with revolutionary new inventions… like fire.
The film was originally going to be an Aardman project but when the two companies parted ways, Dreamworks retained the rights to the film, which was written by John Cleese. Things were not looking good.
But now, according to CHUD, John Lassetter has been throwing his weight around at Disney and Chris Sanders - the writer and director of the excellent Lilo & Stitch - has walked, after being forcibly removed from his American Dog project, straight into the arms of Dreamworks Animation where he will be restarting Crood Awakening.
This is a good move for Dreamworks and good news for animation fans. A Chris Sanders caveman film won’t look like an imitation Aardman… and neither will it look like a Shrek clone.
Friday 30 Mar 2007 | Paul | New and Upcoming Films, Animation, Corporate Maneuverings
