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Goodfellas Animation Sells Animated Feature 'The Legendaries' Globally
14 Jan
Summary
- The animated film 'The Legendaries' has secured international distribution deals.
- It adapts a popular French comic series about heroes who break an eternal youth spell.
- Deals cover Europe, Canada, the Middle East, and parts of Asia.
Guillaume Ivernel's animated feature, 'The Legendaries,' has achieved significant international sales, with Goodfellas Animation finalizing numerous distribution deals. The film is based on Patrick Sobral's popular French comic series, which has sold millions of copies. It tells the story of five heroes in the fantasy kingdom of Alysia who inadvertently break a magical Stone of Jovenia, unleashing a curse of eternal childhood across the land.
Following the curse, the heroes are blamed and go into hiding. However, their regrouping becomes essential when the malevolent sorcerer Darkhell returns with a plan to enslave the world by stealing the Gamera Tree. This urgent threat forces the legendary warriors to put aside their disgrace and unite once more to protect their kingdom and its inhabitants.
The animated feature is set to premiere at the Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Paris on Wednesday. Pan Distribution will release the film in France on January 28. The recent sales span territories including Germany, Greece, Portugal, ex-Yugoslavia, Canada, Israel, the Middle East, and various Asian markets, underscoring the film's global market reception.
