He also recently took the helm of Locksmith Animation’s next animated feature, That Christmas, a CG animated adaptation of Richard Curtis’ children’s book series. Otto is best known for a long tenure at DreamWorks Animation that included his role as head of character animation on all three How to Train Your Dragon features, among other projects most recently, he directed the short film, The Tall Grass, part of Season 2 of the hit Netflix animated anthology series, Love, Death + Robots. The voice cast includes Raini Rodriguez ( Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous) Andre Robinson ( The Loud House) Scott Adsit ( Big Hero 6: The Series) Ron Funches ( Trolls) Erica Rhodes ( La Vie en Rhodes) Adam Lambert ( Playmobil: The Movie) Eric Bauza ( Space Jam: A New Legacy) Tom Hollander ( American Dad!) Missi Pyle and Nicole Byer ( Nailed It). Boat Rocker’s Jam Filled Entertainment produces the animation. The series is produced in partnership with Boat Rocker Studios in association with Novo Media Group and Astro-Nomical Entertainment. David Henrie ( This Is the Year, Wizards of Waverly Place) James Henrie ( This Is the Year, The Good Life) Bug Hall Bob Higgins ( Dino Ranch, The Who Was Show) Jon Rutherford ( Dino Ranch, Daniel Spellbound) and Doug Langdale ( Dave the Barbarian, The Weekenders) also executive produce.

Because once upon a time, fairy tales were awesome.Īnimation veteran Simon Otto ( Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia) serves as executive producer and supervising director. As the siblings roam a forest brimming with menacing foes, they learn the true story behind the famous tales, as well as how to take charge of their destinies and create their own happily ever after. In the series, which premiered this past Friday, Hansel and Gretel leave their own story and venture through other classic Brothers Grimm tales a trio of ravens, tasked as narrators, guide us through the kids’ journey as they encounter witches, warlocks, dragons and even the devil himself. In Netflix’s new CG animated comedy series, A Tale Dark & Grimm, based on Adam Gidwitz’s best-selling book series, Hansel and Gretel run away from home to find better parents.or at least ones who won’t chop off their heads!

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