If you were wondering what had brought Bourne Identity and Game of Thrones star Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje to this year’s Dubai International Film Festival, it seems the mystery has been solved.
Akinnuoye-Agbaje has signed up to voice the lead character in an in-production feature animation film from Dubai animation and FX house Barajoun Entertainment. Barajoun chief Ayman Jamal claims the movie will be unlike anything produced in the region to date.
“The movie tells the story of a real superhero, an African slave who was brought to Arabia 1,000 years ago and fought for his freedom,” he says. “He became an inspiration to generations and we’re retelling his story 1,000 years later.
The project has been in development for eight years, moving into the production phase in mid-2012, he says.
“We’ve pulled around 80 different animation and CGI talents from around the world to work with us on this. We’re talking people who worked on 300,Shrek, Lord of the Rings, that sort of calibre. It’s a really strong team and many of them are in Dubai for first time to make this movie.”
Original article by Chris Newbould
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