Little pig squid? Director Bong Joon-ho Makes Animated 'Ally' [Official]

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Director Bong Joon-ho, a world-renowned master, will direct his first full-length animation, "ALLY." Attention is focusing on how this animation featuring deep-sea creatures such as baby pig and squid will be born.

On the 3rd, CJ ENM announced the news of Bong Joon-ho's animation production.

"Ally" is Bong Joon-ho's first animated feature film, which has built a global reputation for "Parasite," "Mother" and "Memories of Murder." Planning and development has been underway since 2019, and director Yoo Jae-sun of "Jam," who was invited to the 76th Cannes International Film Festival Critics' Week in 2023, participated as a co-writer, and it is a large global project with top-level productions from 12 countries, including Korea.

CJ ENM, Fenture K-Content Fund operated by Fenture Invest, and French major studio Paté Films will jointly invest and distribute, while Barunson C&C, led by veteran producer Seo Woo-sik, who produced Bong Joon-ho's films Mother and Okja, will oversee the production of the film.

Inspired by real marine life, "Ally" depicts how the meeting between humans and deep-sea life changes the two worlds under the theme of friendship and courage. The work centers on the stories of deep-sea fish who live in canyons in the sea but are curious about the human world, and the peaceful daily life of the baby pig squid "Ally" and his friends, who want to see the sun in person and dream of appearing on TV, is suddenly threatened when an unidentified aircraft crashes into the sea. "Ally," which begins its journey to the world on the surface by being caught up in an unexpected adventure, will present the best adventure for the whole family to enjoy together with fantastic visuals, thrilling action, pleasant laughter and warm emotion.

French major studio Pate Film, which was invested and distributed with CJ ENM and Pencher Invest, is a leading French film studio that has consistently presented works that combine commercial and artistic qualities and is considered one of the oldest film companies in the world. In addition, Dinek, a global studio that participates in VFX of "Inception" and "Dune" and has world-class 3D animation know-how, will join to add completeness to 3D animation production. Kim Jae-hyung, who participated in "Toy Story 4" and "Inside Out," was named as an animation supervisor, while Marcin Yakubowski of Netflix's animation "Claus" participated as a production designer, and David Lipman, producer of "Shrek 1 and 2," also joined the production team.

CJ ENM and Fenture Invest will be in charge of distribution in Korea, Vietnam, Turkey, and Indonesia, while Pate Film will be in charge of distribution in France, Benelux, Switzerland, and West Africa. In addition, CJ ENM and Fenture Invest will be in charge of sales in Japan, China, Hong Kong and Macau, while Pate Film will be held in other regions.

Director Bong Joon-ho's full-length animated film Ally is scheduled to release worldwide with the aim of completing production in the first half of 2027.

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