Fox Animation Studios has signed on to distribute Guillermo del Toro’s forthcoming animated feature, Book of Life, formerly titled Day of the Dead. (Pixar [1] has its own Day of the Dead project in the works).
According to The Hollywood Reporter [2], Book of Life will be directed by Emmy-winning animation veteran Jorge R. Gutierrez, who, along with this wife Sandra Equihua, is the creator of Nickelodeon’s El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera. Previously described as an action-packed, fully CG-animated picture with a Romeo and Juliet-style love story set against a Mexican Day of the Dead backdrop, the animation will be produced by Dallas and Los Angeles-based studio Reel FX (Turkeys [3]). The film’s release date has been set for October 10, 2014.
Fox also set a release date for director Josh Trank's The Fantastic Four sequel, which will hit theaters March 6, 2015.
Fox also has decided to release several high-profile titles in 3D, including The Wolverine (July 16, 2013), Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (Aug. 16, 2013), Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (May 23, 2014) and X-Men: Days of Future Past (July 18, 2014).
Links:
[1] http://www.awn.com/news/business/disney-dates-2015-pixar-feature
[2] http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/guillermo-del-toro-fox-animation-401787
[3] http://www.awn.com/news/films/turkeys-hit-theaters-november-2014