Fox Animation has secured the motion pictures rights to the Mr. Men Little Miss characters. The deal was announced Tuesday by Fox Animation President Vanessa Morrison and Janet Hsu, President and COO of Sanrio, Inc.
Fox Animation is the studio behind the ICE AGE and RIO movie franchises. Sanrio Entertainment Division, based in North America, develops brand extensions and experiential initiatives for U.S. and global distribution.
Shawn Levy – the producer and director of the family franchise Night At The Museum, among others – will produce through his Fox-based 21 Laps Entertainment.
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There is no director or writer yet attached to the project. Fox Animation Production VP Ralph Millero is overseeing Mr. Men Little Miss for the studio. Will Rack and Emily Morris are overseeing for 21 Laps.
The Mr. Men Little Miss series of characters originated in books created by Roger Hargreaves in 1971 in the U.K. Each of the 85 characters is named after his or her unique personality traits.
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These motion pictures are produced or acquired by the following units of 20th Century Fox Film: Twentieth Century Fox, Fox 2000 Pictures, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Fox International Productions and Twentieth Century Fox Animation.
