Shane Acker made a strong debut with the excellent animated movie, 9, but sadly it didn’t really make much of an impact at the box office, and so we haven’t had anything from the director since. However now he’s heading back into the animation studio with an adaptation of the comic book, Beasts Of Burden.
According to a press release, ‘The project is an animated adventure about the baffling behavior (tail chasing, barking at “nothing at all) of our favorite four-legged friends. In the charming town of Burden Hill, there might be more to these animal antics than meets the eye. The town is inhabited by the supernatural, and when its paranormal activity becomes even more abnormal than usual, its up to a group of fearless canines called the Watch Dogs to protect its citizens and humanity from the mysterious things that go “bump in the night.’
Reel FX is producing the CG-animated film, adding it to their roster, which already includes the Day of the Dead-themed project, The Book of Life, with Guillermo del Toro producing and Jorge Gutierrez directing, and Turkeys, with Jimmy Hayward directing and Owen Wilson and Woody Harrelson providing voices. Both of the films are due for release in 2014.