January 18, 2006

HOOD VS. EVIL

The erosion of the animated feature continues. The Weinstein Co. and Kanbar Entertainment said Tuesday that they'll team up on a sequel to their current CG-animated release Hoodwinked.

From today's Daily Variety:

Pic -- the Weinstein Co.'s first animated venture, budgeted at less than $20 million -- overcame lukewarm reviews to grab $16.9 million at the box office in its debut frame. Harvey Weinstein said that this time around, the pic's producers will double the budget to improve animation, and that he spoke to the pic's lead, Anne Hathaway, about returning while at the Golden Globes over the weekend.

"Our whole marketing team rose to the occasion," said Harvey Weinstein about "Hoodwinked's" perf. "For every rave, there was someone saying that the animation isn't as great as Pixar, but the movie is funny and fun for kids and adults. We never would have been able to do this at Disney."

New installment, dubbed "Hood Vs. Evil", will find a teen Red training in a distant land with a mysterious, covert group called Sisters of the Hood. She is then called upon by Nicky Flippers -- head of the Happily Ever After Agency -- who teams her with the Wolf to investigate the disappearance of Hansel and Gretel.



Posted by JERRY at January 18, 2006 08:01 AM