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Mark Osborne talks about why he said no to directing the project at first and why working in CG can drive a director crazy.

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The French animated feature The Little Prince, directed by Mark Osborne (Kung Fu Panda) and produced by French/Canadian studio Mikros Image, launched in China with a solid $10.8 million. The film opened in the #3 spot, behind the debut of Ant-Man and the Chinese megahit Goodbye Mr. Loser.

The adaptation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s novella, which uses a mixed-media approach combining CGI and stop motion, has grossed $38 million worldwide to date. That total includes over $10 million in France, and over $7 million in Brazil, where it became the first non-American animated feature to reach #1 at the box office. Paramount is looking to release in the United States in 2016.

Little Prince’s Chinese launch will likely beat out the recent debut of Pixar’s Inside Out, which has grossed just $14.7 million after two weeks of release. Boxoffice.com pointe out that part of the reason may have been the release strategy:

The Little Prince was shown in both English and Mandarin dubbed versions and naturally, audiences flocked to the Mandarin one. In a smart move, distributor Fundamental Films utilized high-profile celebrity voice talents Huang Bo (Lost in Thailand) and teen idol Jackson Yi to attract family audiences. In contrast, Inside Out’s dubbed version was voiced by a cast of virtually unknown Chinese performers which could be one reason the pic failed to hit with Mainland audiences.

Back in the United States, Genndy Tartakovsky’s Hotel Transylvania 2 grossed $12.6M in its fourth frame, good for fifth place. The film has now grossed $136.8M domestically, and will soon exceed the original’s $148.3M total.

Internationally, the Sony Pictures Animation film scored $30.6M, lifted by a #1 bow in the UK with $9.5 million. Worldwide total is now $267.9M.

Technicolor has acquired The Milll, the world's largest advertising vfx studio, in a deal valued at nearly $300 million.

The movie combines CG and stop-motion animation to tell the classic tale.

The makers of last year's CG Astérix and the upcoming "Little Prince" has been snapped up.

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A new teaser has been released for the French animated feature "Asterix: The Land of the Gods" directed by Alexandre Astier and Louis Clichy

The first teaser is out today for the French animated feature "Astérix: Le Domaine des Dieux" ("Asterix: The Land of the Gods") directed by Alexandre Astier and Louis Clichy.

The image above is the first still from Asterix Et Le Domaine Des Dieux, a new CG feature currently being produced in France. Notably, the director is Louis Clichy, who created shorts like A quoi ça sert l’amour? before animating at Pixar on WALL·E and Up. The production studio, VFX/post house Mikros Image, announced earlier this month that they’ve launched a new studio dedicated to feature animation, and they intend to produce a film every 18-20 months.

Here is some of Clichy’s personal work:

(via Catsuka, h/t Jonezee99)

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