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VFX Legend Phil Tippett Unveils His Next Stop-Motion Project, ‘Sentinel,’ Pitching at Cannes’ Frontières (EXCLUSIVE)
Tippett joined Variety to discuss "Sentinel's" narrative influences and share the first public images of the project.
VFX icon and “Mad God” director Phil Tippett is working on a new stop-motion feature titled “ Sentinel,” which will be pitched for the first time at this year’s Frontières section of Cannes’ Marché du Film. So, Tippett and producer Colin Geddes (Ultra 8 Pictures) say they’re pursuing a more conventional development and production plan with their new project, including a clearer narrative focus. The idea was inspired by two pieces of media that Tippett recalled seeing for the first time during his school years: William Golding’s novel “Pincher Martin” and the “Twilight Zone” episode “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge,” based on a short story of the same name by Civil War veteran Ambrose Bierce.
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