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George Lucas is tackling his first musical.The untitled, top-secret CGI-animated film is in preproduction at Lucas Skywalker Ranch in Marin County.
The project marks a rare foray outside the Star Wars universe for Lucas who, while not directing a movie since Revenge of the Sith in 2005, is putting the finishing touches on Red Tails, the adventure movie that tells the World War II story of the Tuskegee Airmen, Americas first black pilots. Lucas wrote the screenplay for Tails and is exec producing.
Kevin Munroe is directing the CGI film, which is expected to feature music from a variety of sources. Munroe hails from the animated world and made his directorial debut in 2007 with the fourth Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie, TMNT. He recently wrapped production on his live-action debut, the adaptation of the Dead of Night comic that stars Brandon Routh and Taye Diggs.
David Berenbaum, who wrote the Will Ferrell comedy Elf and childrens fantasy The Spiderwick Chronicles, penned the screenplay. Plot details are locked tighter than the plans for the Death Star, but one element known is that the script features fairies.
It is not known whether Berenbaum is working from a story by Lucas, who tends to originate much of Lucasfilms intellectual property.
A Lucasfilm spokesperson said it was too early to comment on the details of the project.
Munroe is repped by ICM, Berenbaum by WME.
Source
http://www.heatvisionblog.com/2010/01/george-lucas-cgi-musical-kevin-munroe.html
I do wish this isn't Star Wars musical in disguise. I think that franchise has had enough damage already.
Also, Will change the threads title when the official name of the movie is released.
The project marks a rare foray outside the Star Wars universe for Lucas who, while not directing a movie since Revenge of the Sith in 2005, is putting the finishing touches on Red Tails, the adventure movie that tells the World War II story of the Tuskegee Airmen, Americas first black pilots. Lucas wrote the screenplay for Tails and is exec producing.
Kevin Munroe is directing the CGI film, which is expected to feature music from a variety of sources. Munroe hails from the animated world and made his directorial debut in 2007 with the fourth Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie, TMNT. He recently wrapped production on his live-action debut, the adaptation of the Dead of Night comic that stars Brandon Routh and Taye Diggs.
David Berenbaum, who wrote the Will Ferrell comedy Elf and childrens fantasy The Spiderwick Chronicles, penned the screenplay. Plot details are locked tighter than the plans for the Death Star, but one element known is that the script features fairies.
It is not known whether Berenbaum is working from a story by Lucas, who tends to originate much of Lucasfilms intellectual property.
A Lucasfilm spokesperson said it was too early to comment on the details of the project.
Munroe is repped by ICM, Berenbaum by WME.
Source
http://www.heatvisionblog.com/2010/01/george-lucas-cgi-musical-kevin-munroe.html
I do wish this isn't Star Wars musical in disguise. I think that franchise has had enough damage already.
Also, Will change the threads title when the official name of the movie is released.
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