EXCLUSIVE: We are hearing from sources that Cattywumpus, the Gore Verbinski-directed animated movie about outer space felines, will be getting shopped around town to other studios.Verbinski, whose films have grossed $3.76 billion and who won an Oscar in 2012 for the Paramount animated movie Rango, had been working on his latest film at Netflix.Such is the complex nature of animated film production, where quite often halfway through, stories and plans can pivot.
There’s a history of that from movies such as Pixar’s Soul and Dinosaur and DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World.Cattywumpus repped Verbinski’s second animated movie after the Johnny Depp-voiced Western Rango, which grossed $246 million at the worldwide box office.Netflix, we understand, gave the creative team the option to go shop the movie elsewhere.Netflix has seen promotions and changeovers in its animation executive suite over the summer.
Karen Toliver was promoted to lead the Animation Film team after serving as VP Animation Film. Melissa Cobb moved from her role as VP Animation Film and stayed aboard on the streamer as a producer, along with VP Gregg Taylor also becoming a producer.
Bruce Daitch, who had been VP Animation Production Operations, exited, while Traci Balthazor (VP Animation Film Production) and Mike Karafilis (Director Animation Series Production) continue to lead their respective teams.In May, Netflix cut 150 jobs, close to half of those in animation.
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