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Sly Cooper
File:Sly Cooper Logo.png
Directed byKevin Munroe
Written byKevin Munroe
Produced byBrad Foxhoven
David Wohl
Starring
CinematographyAnthony de Niro
Edited byPeter Griss
Music byPeter McConnell
Production
companies
Rainmaker Entertainment
Blockade Entertainment
PlayStation Originals
Sony Interactive Entertainment
Distributed byCinema Management Group
Release date
TBA
CountriesUnited States
Canada
LanguageEnglish

Sly Cooper is an upcoming American-Canadian 3D computer-animated action/adventure comedy film based on the platforming video game series of the same name by Sony Interactive Entertainment, specifically 2002's Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus.[1] Sony Computer Entertainment, its series developer, is to play a role in the film's production, screenplay, character development, and animation consulting.

The film is to be directed and written by Kevin Munroe, and produced by Brad Foxhoven and David Wohl. The film is to star voice actors, including Ian James Corlett replacing Kevin Miller[2] as the title character, Matt Olsen and Chris Murphy reprise their voice roles as Bentley and Murray respectively.

Cast

The film will feature returning voice actors from the video game series, with the exception of Kevin Miller, who originally did the voice of Sly Cooper in the video game series.[3][4]

While it has been said Corlett has been cast as Sly Cooper, it has been said by the original video game voice actor Kevin Miller on his podcast that the cast list for the movie is not yet official. Chris Murphy (Murray) and Matt Olsen (Bentley) themselves do not even know if they are officially cast or not.[5] It has also been confirmed that two more characters, Carmelita Fox and Clockwerk, will be featured in the film.[6]

Development

Production on a Sly Cooper film originally leaked in 2012 when a NeoGAF user discovered listings for a number of Sony Interactive Entertainment franchises in a film financing database.[7] The project was officially announced by producer Brad Foxhoven, of Blockade Entertainment, on January 28, 2014. Sly Cooper is Blockade's third adaptation of a Sony video game series, after Heavenly Sword and Ratchet & Clank. Alongside a teaser trailer, the initial announcement revealed that Ratchet director Kevin Munroe and animation studio Rainmaker Entertainment would be helming the movie set for release in 2016.[8] Also like Ratchet & Clank, the film is financed by Film Financial Services with lead investor Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation from China along with Rainmaker, with international representation by Cinema Management Group.[9] Commenting on the film's production, Asad Qizilbash, senior director of first party games marketing at Sony stated: "As one of our most storied and fan favorite PlayStation franchises, we are excited to see the story of Sly premier on the big screen for the first time. "We have a great partnership with Rainmaker and Blockade Entertainment and we're looking forward to seeing Sly reimagined in a full-feature movie to offer both fans and newcomers alike a chance to become reacquainted with one of our most beloved heroes."[10] Series creator Sucker Punch Productions is involved with the film.[11]

David Wohl, vice president of development at Blockade Entertainment and producer on the movie, was quoted as saying the film won't be an origins story: "Sly and the gang are already together, though they are far from being so great at what they do." The story will focus on Sly, Bentley and Murray, but Carmelita and Clockwerk will also be included.[11]

Unlike prior incarnations of the franchise which used cel-shading, the film is going for a contemporary CG art direction. Foxhoven stated that "the global film market can lean towards pure CG animated films. As much as we love the cel-shaded look of the game, we felt that it would not be held up in the big screen collectively."[12] He also said that working with the creators of Sly Cooper would help the movie's look "remain true to the artistic style of the characters and world."[11]

At Wondercon 2016, Munroe stated that the film had yet to enter production and that he doubted it would be released later that year, but was "standing by, waiting to jump on top of it. I'm just waiting for the phone call."[13] On October 26, 2016 he revealed on Twitter that he hadn't personally worked on Sly Cooper in over a year and a half.[14] Munroe is currently attached to direct the Chinese-Norwegian-Canadian co-production Troll: The Tale of a Tail for release around Christmas 2017.[15]

Following the poor box office performance of the Ratchet & Clank adaptation, Cartoon Brew editor Amid Amidi expressed doubt that Sly Cooper would ever be completed.[16] In September 2016, Michael Hefferon, president and chief creative officer of Rainmaker, said that due to Ratchet's failure, the company would have to reevaluate the timing, release plans and budget for Sly Cooper.[17]

Release

As of September 2014, Sly Cooper was set for a theatrical release in 2016.[18]

References

  1. ^ "Sly Cooper Movie Announced". IGN. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  2. ^ "Teams Behind Sly Cooper Movie Respond to Lack of Kevin Miller". Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  3. ^ "Update Sly Cooper Movie First Details and Screens Sneak Out". The Escapist. January 28, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  4. ^ "Sly Cooper (2016)". Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  5. ^ "Sly Cooper Movie Cast List Not Final". Facebook. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  6. ^ "Sly Cooper Movie coming in 2016". GameSpot. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  7. ^ Agnello, Anthony. "Sony and Insomniac go to the movies with a big screen version of 'Ratchet & Clank'". Digital Trends. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
  8. ^ Foxhoven, Brad (January 28, 2014). "Sly Cooper Animated Film Revealed". PlayStation Blog. Sony Interactive Entertainment. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  9. ^ Dickinson, Jeremy (January 28, 2014). "Rainmaker partners on second game-based film". Playback. Brunico Communications. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
  10. ^ "Blockade Entertainment and Rainmaker Entertainment Announce Second CG-Animated Film, Sly Cooper". Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  11. ^ a b c Gaudiosi, John (January 29, 2014). "Hollywood producer Brad Foxhoven details 'Sly Cooper' feature film". Gamer Hub TV. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
  12. ^ "'Sly Cooper' movie announced, characters given completely new looks". Hypable. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  13. ^ "Sly Cooper Movie - Kevin Munroe Interview - WonderCon". IGN. March 28, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
  14. ^ Munroe, Kevin [@Kevmunroe] (October 26, 2016). "@ligero_miguel hey. Not sure. Haven't worked on it for over a year and a half" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  15. ^ Brzeski, Patrick (May 13, 2016). "Cannes: Kevin Munroe to Direct Chinese Animated Trolls Feature (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
  16. ^ Amidi, Amid (May 9, 2016). "'Ratchet & Clank"s Dreadful Second Weekend Raises Questions About 'Sly Cooper' Feature". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  17. ^ Paul, Jonathan (September 21, 2016). "The indie animated features battleground". Playback. Brunico Communications. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  18. ^ Neitz, András (January 28, 2014). "First look at the Sly Cooper Movie". Kotaku. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
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