FOX develops the fantasy animated film "Temeraire - Her Majesty's Dragon"
FOX continues to expand its roster of adult animations as it prepares to add a two-hour animation block Monday in May 2023, announcing that an animated adaptation of the fantasy novels Temeraire by Naomi Novik, nicknamed His Majesty's Dragon (in Italy known as Temeraire - Her Majesty's Dragon) is in development with a committed script.
The story is an alternate story about the Napoleonic wars, in a world where flying dragons are deployed as airships and choose their human pilots. Sharing a name with the first book, the series will focus on the adventures of the dragon Temeraire and his master, Will Laurence.
The FOX-owned series comes from Fox Entertainment and its animation studio, Bento Box Entertainment. Ben Queen ( cars 2, from A to Z, Powerless ) is writing and executive producing the project. He is represented by Verve, Anonymous Content and attorney David Weber.
His Majesty's Dragon was released in 2006 and took home the Compton Crook Award for Best Sci-Fi or Fantasy Novel by a First-Time Author in 2007. Novik will be a consulting producer on the animated series and is represented by Cynthia Manson Literary, attorney Matt Sugarman. and the APA.
In addition to upcoming series such as Krapopolis e Grimsburg by Dan Harmon, backed by NFT, with John Hamm, who will join the block of four shows on Monday when it launches alongside the second season of HouseBroken, FOX has quite a few animated anime on fire.
Recently announced projects include an adaptation by Rats of NIMH (with MGM's Orion Television); a series inspired by the classic board game Clue (with Hasbro's eOne), which saw Dewayne Perkins (The Amber Ruffin Show ) as writer / executive producer and Tim Story ( Tom & Jerry, Fantastic Four ) as an executive producer; Bloom County , who just signed co-writer / showrunner Tim Long ( The Simpsons ); and the Flintstones in prime time renew Bedrock (with WB and Brownstone).
These join an ever-growing list of projects in various stages of development, such as Dirt Girls (Victoria Vincent) Shell beach (Tyler, The Creator, Lionel Boyoce & Davon Wilson), Prince Wawa (Tim Baltz & Lily Sullivan), Cockey (Jack Amiel and Michael Begler), Demi-God (Katie Greenway) Ocean village (Daniel Cardenas Katz) and an untitled semi-autobiographical cartoon by Jermaine Fowler.
The network will reportedly whet the appetite of fans during the fall and winter with digital content and blockchain activity ahead of the extended block.
FOX is also currently in talks with Disney Television Studios' 20th TV animation to renew its loyal cartoon characters. The Simpsons (renewed for two seasons in March 2021), The Griffins e Bob's Burgers (renewed for season 21 and season 13 respectively, in September 2021). ). FOx Entertainment President Michael Thorn told Deadline: “We are still talking to them and I think those shows will be airing alongside our new animation for the next couple of years, but we're still in conversation right now. on those. "
However, an old favorite FOX won't be returning. Thorn also told a The Hollywood Reporter than the revival of the classic Emmy winner King of the Hill by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels won't go home: “He won't be with FOX. We love that team and we love that show. It is obviously part of our animation heritage. But we're really focusing on animation to launch the next wave type of our feature animated series, while still keeping our great historical shows. ”
