Disney spots pair's 'Antonius' pitch
Aug. 09, 2002
Writing pair Tom Firestone and Martin Meunier have sold the pitch "Antonius" to the Walt Disney Co.'s feature animation division. The project, which is being closely guarded, follows the story of a leopard in ancient Egypt who becomes a freedom fighter. The pitch was brought to the studio by vp creative affairs Leo Chu, who will oversee. "Antonius" will be developed as a traditional animation project. Firestone and Meunier were discovered from a posting they had on the Web site www.scriptshark.com, which led to representation with manager Chris Ryan, formerly of Overview, and later ICM and attorney Rob Szymanski at Kleinberg Lopez Lange Cuddy & Edel. (Chris Gardner)
From Holywood Reporter
Aug. 09, 2002
Writing pair Tom Firestone and Martin Meunier have sold the pitch "Antonius" to the Walt Disney Co.'s feature animation division. The project, which is being closely guarded, follows the story of a leopard in ancient Egypt who becomes a freedom fighter. The pitch was brought to the studio by vp creative affairs Leo Chu, who will oversee. "Antonius" will be developed as a traditional animation project. Firestone and Meunier were discovered from a posting they had on the Web site www.scriptshark.com, which led to representation with manager Chris Ryan, formerly of Overview, and later ICM and attorney Rob Szymanski at Kleinberg Lopez Lange Cuddy & Edel. (Chris Gardner)
From Holywood Reporter