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Vampires Will Become Adorable in the Animated ‘Petit Vampire’
Joann Sfar’s Autochenille Production has teamed up with Studiocanal to create an animated feature for Petit Vampire.
Based on Sfar’s own comic, the film will follow a 300 year old vampire who has been 10 nearly his whole life and is quite simply bored. So, he decides to attend school where he befriends Michael, an orphan who is thrilled and enchanted by the Petit Vampire’s supernatural world. However, “…the terrifying Gibbus — a supernatural moon-headed creature who has sworn to destroy the living dead’s happy little community — will put many an obstacle in their path.”
Sfar’s comic has had several independent storylines, so this very well could be the beginning of a franchise, although it seems like this is a “one at a time and let’s see how it goes” situation.
Petit Vampire was also a TV series in France.
Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day, Freaky) is staying busy here in 2024, directing not only the werewolf movie Big Bad but also an upcoming thriller titled Drop.
The project for Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes is being described as a “fast-paced thriller,” and Deadline reports today that Violett Beane (Truth or Dare) has joined the cast.
Newcomer Jacob Robinson has also signed on to star in the mysterious thriller. Previously announced, Meghann Fahy (“White Lotus”) will be leading the cast.
Landon recently teased on Twitter, “This is my love letter to DePalma.”
Jillian Jacobs and Chris Roach wrote the script.
Michael Bay, Jason Blum, Brad Fuller and Cameron Fuller — “who brought the script in to Platinum Dunes” — are producing the upcoming Drop. Sam Lerner is an executive producer.
THR notes, “The film is a Platinum Dunes and Blumhouse production for Universal.”
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