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Netflix’sArcanehad a very distinct look and feel to its art style and animation, something that wowed critics and audiences alike. Produced by French animation production house, Fortiche Production, both seasons of the show won hearts across the world, becoming one of the most successful video game adaptions of all time.
Now, emboldened by the success that the studio has received fromArcane, Fortiche Production is gearing up for its first original feature-length film, which it revealed at the Annecy Animation Festival, as reported by Variety. The studio wished to look at an original story, but retain the familiarity that reboots and remakes had. For this reason, the studio decided to work on a sci-fi story, inspired byThe Odyssey.
Fortiche Production’sPenelope of Spartahas a talented crew helming it
Penelope of Sparta, the original film from Fortiche Production, is a film that takes a lot of inspiration fromThe IlliadandThe Odyssey. It is helmed byArcaneproducer Jérôme Combe, along with The Grinch alum, Silvia Martelossi. The art director of the film will be Raël Lyra, who has previously worked with other animated films and visual media like comics.
The style of the film will be similar to what that studio is familiar with, mixing 3D and 2D visuals, like that studio did withArcane. This animation style has surged in popularity, with more and more studios looking to employ the style and moving away from hyper-realism.
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Speaking withVariety, Combe revealed:
We felt a strong desire to embark on an original project and to create a feature film specifically designed for the cinema, following the success of ‘Arcane.’ In an era where most projects are reboots or based on existing IPs, our challenge was to develop something original while staying on familiar ground for audiences. Thus, we decided to adapt one of the oldest ‘IPs’ in history – Homer’s “Odyssey” – a story known to all.
The film is shaping up to be quite the retelling. While it takes characters from Homer’s epics, their situation is changed beyond just the genre shift to science fiction.
The plot forPenelope of Spartaplays out like a classic sci-fi tale of rebellion
While the film is set to take inspiration fromThe OdysseyandThe Illiad, the plot of the film neither concerns Troy, nor the abduction of Helen. While the character is a key figure in the story of Odyssey, Penelope has been reinterpreted in a science fiction high school setting, one with a secret mission of squashing the hold of the Colonial Athenian Empire on her kingdom- Sparta.
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According to Variety, the film is set to star other heroes and figures from the Greek Epic Cycle, such as Achilles, Circe, Helen, Agamemnon, and of course, Odysseus. Aimed at a YA audience, the film does have a very distinctHunger Gamesvibe, which might work well with a young audience. Further, withFortiche Production’s distinct style, a successful feature-length film could give way to a library of productions from the studio.
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Anuraag Chatterjee, Web Content WriterWith a passion for writing fiction and non fiction content, Anuraag is a Media Science graduate with 2 year’s experience with Marketing and Content, with 3 published poetry anthologies. Anuraag holds a Bacherlor’s degree in Arts with a focus on Communication and Media Studies.
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