Xilam Animation to Serve as Animation Studio for Acclaimed Director Zack Snyder’s New Animated Series Twilight of the Gods, Coming Soon to Netflix
Norse-Mythology Animation Project Executive Produced By Zack Snyder, Deborah Snyder, Wesley Coller and Jay Oliva
PARIS, May 15, 2023--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News:
Academy Award®-nominated Xilam Animation (Paris:XIL), will serve as animation studio for the upcoming epic 2D animated action series Twilight of the Gods, created and executive produced by acclaimed director Zack Snyder, who also directs two episodes. Coming soon to Netflix, the Norse-mythology animated project is also executive produced by Deborah Snyder and Wesley Coller, and produced by Zack and Deborah Snyder’s production company The Stone Quarry. Additional details below.
Xilam’s animation services on the animated series will include lay-out, colour BG, animation and compositing.
Marc du Pontavice, Founder and CEO at Xilam Animation said: "We’re so proud to be working with the team at Stone Quarry, including iconic creator and director Zack Snyder. And we’re also deeply grateful to Netflix for trusting us to bring his spectacular vision to life. We’ll be utilising state of the art 2D animation across the series, which will include spectacular battles and special effects in the distinctive style that has characterised Zack’s work throughout his illustrious career. This project also marks a significant step forward in our ambitions to bring our expertise into the world of adult action series for global audiences".
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About Twilight of the Gods: The animated series brings Zack Snyder’s daring and spectacular vision of ancient Norse mythology to life, and features the voices of Sylvia Hoeks, Stuart Martin, Pilou Asbaek, John Noble, Paterson Joseph, Rahul Kohli, Jamie Clayton, Kristopher Hivju, Peter Stormare, Jamie Chung, Lauren Cohan, and Corey Stroll, among others.
Created By: Zack Snyder, Jay Olivia, Eric Carrasco
Executive Producers: Zack Snyder, Deborah Snyder, Wesley Coller and Jay Oliva
Directors: Zack Snyder, Jay Olivia
Producer: Eric Carrasco
About Xilam: Xilam is a leader in 2D animation having created and produced hit global series for kids, such as Oggy and the Cockroaches, Zig & Sharko and Chip 'n' Dale: Park Life for Disney+. The studio has also recently been commissioned by Disney+ to produce The Doomies, a 22 x 22’ horror comedy for teenagers, and is also behind the art house Academy Award®-nominated feature for adults "I Lost My Body."
About Xilam
As a major player in the animation industry, Xilam is an integrated studio founded in 1999 that creates, produces and distributes original programmes in more than 190 countries for children and adults, broadcast on television and on SVoD (Netflix, Disney+, Amazon, etc.) and AVoD (YouTube, Facebook, etc.) platforms. With a global reputation for creativity and its capacity for innovation, an editorial and commercial expertise at the forefront of its industry, Xilam is positioned as a key player in a fast-growing market. Each year, Xilam, builds on its real successes and capitalises on powerful historical brands (Oggy and the Cockroaches, Zig & Sharko, Chicky, etc.) and new brands (Oggy Oggy in the pre-school sector, Mr. Magoo, Karate Sheep, etc.) which are consolidating and expanding a significant catalogue of more the 2,700 episodes and 3 feature films including the Oscar-nominated I Lost My Body. Xilam has unique GCI skills. Xilam employs more than 600 people, including 400 artists, across its studios in Paris, Lyon, Angoulême and Hô-Chi-Minh in Vietnam.
Xilam is listed on Euronext Paris Compartment B - PEA - SRD long Eligibility.
Code ISIN: FR0004034072, Symbol: XIL
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