French media groups Method Animation and MK2; and Indian animation studio DQ Entertainment are putting €8 million (U$11.5 million) into a joint kitty to fund a project that will bring Charlie Chaplin to life as a cartoon character in an animated television series. DQ Entertainment will be charge of the CG production.
The series will comprise a total of 104 6 minute long (silent) episodes, with inspiration from Chaplin's films but also with a lot of new material.
The project has the seal of approval from the Chaplin estate and, according to the DQ chairman and chief executive Tapaas Chakravarti it will be "better than Mr Bean" and he adds: "(Mr Bean) has delighted everyone for a number of years... It's very, very clear that to tickle people's funny bones you don't really have to talk all the time and silent movies can work. Chaplin did it for so many years […] We are absolutely sure that we have to get Chaplin back for 21st century kids and parents."
The animated shorts are aimed at children aged six and above and are set to hit screens from early 2011.
Related articles:
- Disney gets started with ‘Fish Hooks’ Disney Channel has had the go-ahead for their first animated series in 3 years: “Fish Hooks” (working title). The story revolves...
- Fish Hooks in the UK A while back we passed on the news that Disney had been given the green light on an animated series...
