Concept Art for MUNNY! (a KIDROBOT movie)
MUNNY! (A KIDROBOT MOVIE)
UPDATE (09.2022) — Well. MUNNY!! was headed for its new home at Paramount Studios. BUT… alas, the rights deal fell through between Paramount and the original studio MGM. So, looks like Munny is once again… homeless. :(
UPDATE (02.2022) — MUNNY HAS FOUND A HOME!! I don’t think I can say which studio yet, but I will post as soon as I can!
I was originally attached to DIRECT the live-action KIDROBOT MOVIE at MGM back in 2016, but the movie got stuck in “development hell” when the studio could not find a domestic distributor. However, in 2018, the rights and work-done-to-date was purchased by an outside investor, and the project is once again alive and kicking. There is now a new draft of the script and it is going back out to potential distributors in 2022.
Based on the international designer toy/collectable brand, to be produced by Aversano Films and Capacitor Films.
UPDATE (01.2021) — The project is still alive. The COVID pandemic has pushed things back, but (fingers-crossed) we will finally be shooting in 2022. Hopefully more soon. Until then, here is a new piece of concept art that reflects the new more “pop art punk rock” attitude of the movie, which is now tentatively titled: MUNNY! (a KIDROBOT movie).
UPDATE (08.2021) — Well, folks, it’s been a (very weird) year. Still no official start date. But… we’ve been working with a VFX company to produce additional Vis Dev Concept Art and a new MUNNY! animation tone test! Should be able to post that soon. 2022 might be the year we finally get this thing made! Fingers crossed.
Early integration test done for initial pitch. (*Not final character design.)
Animation by: Frank Patterson / Additional Animation and Rigging by: David Alonso / Additional Animation by: Laura Skowronski Nattam / Render by: Angel Negron / Composite by: Adrian Winter / VFX Supervisor (and all around good guy): Dave Thomilson