Among the global animated features making a splash at the European Film Market is the sequel to the CG-animated title Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness, which is based on the popular Dark Horse comics franchise. The sequel is titled Chickenhare and the Very Very (Very) Old Groundhog, is produced by nWave Pictures (The Inseparables, The Queen’s Corgi, The Bigfoot Family) and Octopolis, in assoc. with Sony Pictures Intl. Releasing.
Directed by Benjamin Mousquet, who also helmed the first Chickenhare movie, from a script by Dave Collard, the movie is based on the graphic novels written and illustrated by Chris Grene. According to Variety, the film has a $23 million budget, which is quite a large one by European standards. The production is “eggspected” to be delivered by the end of 2024. Producers are Matthieu Zeller and Matthieu Gondinet.
To date, the movie has been picked up by distributers in Benelux (BelgaFilm), Spain (A Contracorriente), Greece (TFG), Scandinavia and Iceland (Scanbox), Hungary, Bulgaria and Romania (Vertical), Czech Republic and Slovakia (AQS), ex-Yugoslavia (Blitz), Russia (Volga), Baltics and Ukraine (AdAstra), Turkey (Filmarti), Lebanon and Gulf (Salim Ramiah), South Africa (Film Finity), Africa (Les Films 26) and Vietnam (Blue Lantern)
The first Chickenhare movie was release in 2022 and was picked up by Netflix for the U.S., the U.K., Germany, Australia/New Zealand where it stayed on the top three-list for several weeks. It followed the adventure of a half-chicken, half-hare hero who was adopted by King Peter, a famous hare adventurer. When the Kingdom’s greatest villain (who is also Chickenhare’s uncle) escapes from jail and threatens to overthrow his father, our misfit hero embarks on an epic journey accompanied by Abe, a sarcastic turtle, and Meg, a martial arts expert skunk.
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Watch the trailer for the first Chickenhare movie below:
Source: Variety.com
