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‘Transformers One,’ ‘The Smurfs Movie’ Makers on Expanding Franchises: You Have to Show Audiences ‘Something They Don’t Know They Want to See’
‘Transformers One' and ‘The Smurfs Movie' makers discussed their work on established franchises at Annecy's Global Animation panel.
Therefore, the team hired many people who had “no familiarity with the franchise.” But it was the opposite when it came to making “Transformers One,” which premiered an unfinished version of the film at Annecy to a standing ovation. Miller, who is working on the prequel “The Smurfs Movie” for Paramount Animation, agreed, “You have to ask yourself, ‘What are the things that everyone knows and loves?’ And you have to respect it and honor it.” Still, it’s easier to find freedom outside of the mainstream, observed Trénor, who is behind Annecy premiere “ Rock Bottom,” a musical film inspired by Robert Wyatt’s album of the same name.
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