Erik Barmack’s Wild Sheep Content Drives Deeper into Animation with Mirka Andolfo’s ‘Sweet Paprika’ (EXCLUSIVE)
John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentErik Barmack’s Wild Sheep Content, the new L.A.-based company of the former Netflix VP, has boarded steamy romantic comedy “Sweet Paprika,” the first animation project from internationally renowned comic book artist Mirka Andolfo (“Unnatural” “Mercy”).Directed by Gabriele Pennacchiolo (“Love Death + Robots”), “Sweet Paprika,” which was originally announced last July, will be produced by Turin’s Arancia Studio and Gray Ladder Productions. Variety has also been given first-look access to three frames from an upcoming animated sequence.Barmack and Wild Sheep will work as a creative producer on “Sweet Paprika.” Together with Grey Ladder and Arancia Studio, he will bring the project to global