Pierre The Pigeon-Hawk, Little Emma on initial roster.
Toonz Feature Film Division president Ariel Veneziano and Gold Valley Films head of international Allen Tsang have announced a co-production and co-financing partnership on six animated features over the next three years and are joining forces on sales of their entire combined slates in Cannes.
Currently in production, Pierre The Pigeon-Hawk features the voice talent of musician will.i.am in the title role alongside Jennifer Coolidge (The White Lotus), Luis Guzmán, Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls), rapper Snoop Dogg, and Whoopi Goldberg and Howie Mandel.
The quest story sees Pigeon-Hawk set out...
Toonz Feature Film Division president Ariel Veneziano and Gold Valley Films head of international Allen Tsang have announced a co-production and co-financing partnership on six animated features over the next three years and are joining forces on sales of their entire combined slates in Cannes.
Currently in production, Pierre The Pigeon-Hawk features the voice talent of musician will.i.am in the title role alongside Jennifer Coolidge (The White Lotus), Luis Guzmán, Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls), rapper Snoop Dogg, and Whoopi Goldberg and Howie Mandel.
The quest story sees Pigeon-Hawk set out...
- 5/3/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Tara Nicole Whitaker will make her feature directorial debut with “Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk,” an upcoming musically-driven animated film which she will co-direct alongside John D. Eraklis.
The film’s cast includes such heavy-weight talents as Whoopi Goldberg, Jennifer Coolidge, Kenan Thompson, Howie Mandel, Luis Guzmán, Paul Blackthorne, Jamal Trulove, Domenick Lombardozzi, Evan Ross and Ashlee Simpson. Will.i.am, Jennifer Hudson and Snoop Dogg recently joined the ensemble voice cast and will executive produce “Pierre The Pigeon-Hawk,” which is intended to promote diversity, inclusion, and community.
“I am beyond delighted to join this incredible team of artists, musicians and storytellers to explore Pierre’s world and bring this wonderfully vibrant and inspiring tale of self-discovery to life,” Whitaker said in a statement.
Whitaker’s involvement is a glass-ceiling shattering moment. She is one of the first Black women to direct a major animated movie, an important milestone for representation behind-the-camera. Whitaker is...
The film’s cast includes such heavy-weight talents as Whoopi Goldberg, Jennifer Coolidge, Kenan Thompson, Howie Mandel, Luis Guzmán, Paul Blackthorne, Jamal Trulove, Domenick Lombardozzi, Evan Ross and Ashlee Simpson. Will.i.am, Jennifer Hudson and Snoop Dogg recently joined the ensemble voice cast and will executive produce “Pierre The Pigeon-Hawk,” which is intended to promote diversity, inclusion, and community.
“I am beyond delighted to join this incredible team of artists, musicians and storytellers to explore Pierre’s world and bring this wonderfully vibrant and inspiring tale of self-discovery to life,” Whitaker said in a statement.
Whitaker’s involvement is a glass-ceiling shattering moment. She is one of the first Black women to direct a major animated movie, an important milestone for representation behind-the-camera. Whitaker is...
- 8/17/2021
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Snoop Dogg, Jennifer Hudson and Will.i.am joined the cast of Exodus Film Group’s animated feature “Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk.”
Directed by John D. Eraklis, the New York City-set animated comedy follows Pierre (Will.i.am) who was born out of forbidden love between a hawk (Whoopi Goldberg) and a pigeon (Howie Mandel). Rejected by both communities, he sets out on an adventure to find himself and makes some new friends along the way. His journey of self-discovery propels Pierre to promote the need for diversity, inclusion and community.
Pierre’s new friends include Ophelia, an Owl played by Hudson whose genius is outweighed by her madness. She’s part of a band of unlikely friends who have recently escaped from the Central Park Zoo. Also in the group are a pair of rag tag city squirrels: Scratch (Snoop Dogg) and Sniff (Keenan Thompson).
Hudson, Will.i.am and Snoop Dogg...
Directed by John D. Eraklis, the New York City-set animated comedy follows Pierre (Will.i.am) who was born out of forbidden love between a hawk (Whoopi Goldberg) and a pigeon (Howie Mandel). Rejected by both communities, he sets out on an adventure to find himself and makes some new friends along the way. His journey of self-discovery propels Pierre to promote the need for diversity, inclusion and community.
Pierre’s new friends include Ophelia, an Owl played by Hudson whose genius is outweighed by her madness. She’s part of a band of unlikely friends who have recently escaped from the Central Park Zoo. Also in the group are a pair of rag tag city squirrels: Scratch (Snoop Dogg) and Sniff (Keenan Thompson).
Hudson, Will.i.am and Snoop Dogg...
- 4/7/2021
- by Haley Bosselman
- Variety Film + TV
The John D. Eraklis-directed animated feature Pierre The Pigeon-Hawk is adding more A-listers to its already star-studded voice cast. Grammy Award winner will.i.am (X-Men Origins: Wolverine), Oscar, Golden Globe, and Grammy award winner Jennifer Hudson, and multiplatinum-selling artist Snoop Dogg (The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run) have now on board, joining previously announced cast Whoopi Goldberg, Jennifer Coolidge, Kenan Thompson, Howie Mandel, Luis Guzmán, Domenick Lombardozzi, Paul Blackthorne, Jamal Trulove, Evan Ross, and Ashlee Simpson.
The film hails from Exodus Film Group. Set in NYC, the musically driven comedy centers on Pierre (will.i.am), born as a product of forbidden love between a hawk (Goldberg) and a pigeon (Mandel). Pierre is rejected by both communities. Tired of not fitting in, Pierre sets out on a mission to discover where he truly belongs.
During his adventure, he unites with a band of unlikely friends...
The film hails from Exodus Film Group. Set in NYC, the musically driven comedy centers on Pierre (will.i.am), born as a product of forbidden love between a hawk (Goldberg) and a pigeon (Mandel). Pierre is rejected by both communities. Tired of not fitting in, Pierre sets out on a mission to discover where he truly belongs.
During his adventure, he unites with a band of unlikely friends...
- 4/6/2021
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
In today’s film news roundup, Dolly Parton makes a donation for coronavirus cure, Howie Mandel and Ashlee Simpson join the voice cast of “Pierre The Pigeon-Hawk” and American Documentary launches an artists emergency fund.
Research Donation
Dolly Parton has donated $1 million to Nashville’s Vanderbilt Hospital to help aid research to find a cure for the coronavirus.
“My longtime friend Dr. Naji Abumrad, who’s been involved in research at Vanderbilt for many years, informed me that they were making some exciting advancements towards research of the coronavirus for a cure,” Parton said on Twitter on Wednesday. “I am making a donation of $1 million to Vanderbilt towards that research and to encourage people that can afford it to make donations.”
Earlier this week, Dollywood and film marketing company Abramorama announced that beginning on April 2 at 7:00 pm Et, Parton will be reading a children’s book for bedtime in...
Research Donation
Dolly Parton has donated $1 million to Nashville’s Vanderbilt Hospital to help aid research to find a cure for the coronavirus.
“My longtime friend Dr. Naji Abumrad, who’s been involved in research at Vanderbilt for many years, informed me that they were making some exciting advancements towards research of the coronavirus for a cure,” Parton said on Twitter on Wednesday. “I am making a donation of $1 million to Vanderbilt towards that research and to encourage people that can afford it to make donations.”
Earlier this week, Dollywood and film marketing company Abramorama announced that beginning on April 2 at 7:00 pm Et, Parton will be reading a children’s book for bedtime in...
- 4/2/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
America’s Got Talent judge Howie Mandel, Luis Guzmán (Traffic), Paul Blackthorne (The CW’s Arrow), Jamal Trulove (The Last Black Man in San Francisco), Evan Ross (The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 and Part 2), and Ashlee Simpson (Space Dogs: Adventure to the Moon) will lend their voice to the musically driven aminated feature Pierre The Pigeon Hawk from director John D. Eraklis. They are joining previously announced voice cast members Nick Cannon, Whoopi Goldberg, Jennifer Coolidge and Kenan Thompson.
The Exodus Film Group pic, financed by Sugar Water Entertainment in partnership with Toonz Media Group, is being produced and directed remotely and is in pre-production at Toonz Media studio in New Zealand.
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The Exodus Film Group pic, financed by Sugar Water Entertainment in partnership with Toonz Media Group, is being produced and directed remotely and is in pre-production at Toonz Media studio in New Zealand.
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- 4/1/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Project in pre-production at India’s Toonz Media Group studio in New Zealand.
Los Angeles-based Highland Film Group has boarded animated feature Pierre The Pigeon-Hawk for sales as it emerged that Howie Mandel has joined the voice cast.
The company plans to launch pre-sales around the time that Cannes takes place, either physically or virtually.
Luis Guzmán, Paul Blackthorne, Jamal Trulove, Evan Ross and Ashlee Simpson have also joined the project. Previously announced cast are Nick Cannon, Whoopi Goldberg, Jennifer Coolidge, and Kenan Thompson.
CAA Media Finance handles Us rights to Pierre The Pigeon-Hawk, which the filmmakers said is being...
Los Angeles-based Highland Film Group has boarded animated feature Pierre The Pigeon-Hawk for sales as it emerged that Howie Mandel has joined the voice cast.
The company plans to launch pre-sales around the time that Cannes takes place, either physically or virtually.
Luis Guzmán, Paul Blackthorne, Jamal Trulove, Evan Ross and Ashlee Simpson have also joined the project. Previously announced cast are Nick Cannon, Whoopi Goldberg, Jennifer Coolidge, and Kenan Thompson.
CAA Media Finance handles Us rights to Pierre The Pigeon-Hawk, which the filmmakers said is being...
- 4/1/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Nick Cannon and Whoopi Goldberg will star in the animated feature film “Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk,” which will be directed by Exodus Film Group’s John D. Eraklis.
Exodus and Nick Cannon’s Ncredible Entertainment banner are teaming up to produce the full-length animated feature. Cannon will voice the lead character while also overseeing the music and producing alongside executive producer Michael Goldman.
Jennifer Coolidge and Kenan Thompson will also star.
Also Read: Whoopi Goldberg Details Serious Pneumonia Bout: 'I Came Very, Very Close to Leaving the Earth' (Video)
The film is being produced and financed by Ciaran Crampton and Chase Muratore of New York City-based Sugar Water Entertainment.
“Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk” is set in New York City and follows Pierre, who is a product of love between a hawk and a pigeon, so he’s rejected by both communities. He sets out on a mission to find where he belongs,...
Exodus and Nick Cannon’s Ncredible Entertainment banner are teaming up to produce the full-length animated feature. Cannon will voice the lead character while also overseeing the music and producing alongside executive producer Michael Goldman.
Jennifer Coolidge and Kenan Thompson will also star.
Also Read: Whoopi Goldberg Details Serious Pneumonia Bout: 'I Came Very, Very Close to Leaving the Earth' (Video)
The film is being produced and financed by Ciaran Crampton and Chase Muratore of New York City-based Sugar Water Entertainment.
“Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk” is set in New York City and follows Pierre, who is a product of love between a hawk and a pigeon, so he’s rejected by both communities. He sets out on a mission to find where he belongs,...
- 3/12/2019
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Nick Cannon, Egot-winner Whoopi Goldberg, Kenan Thompson, Jennifer Coolidge, and E.G. Daily (who best known for voicing Tommy Pickles in Nicktoons’ Rugrats series) have signed on as the voice cast of Pierre The Pigeon-Hawk, a musically driven animated feature from Exodus Film Group and Cannon’s Ncredible Entertainment. Exodus’ John D. Eraklis will direct the pic, while Wild ‘n Out and The Masked Singer host will oversee the music.
Ciaran Crampton and Chase Muratore of NYC based Sugar Water Entertainment are producing and financing the project.
Set in NYC, the comedy centers around Pierre (Cannon) who, born as a product of forbidden love between a hawk and a pigeon, is rejected by both the pigeon and hawk communities. Dejected and confused, Pierre sets out on a mission to find out where he belongs. During his adventure, he unites with a band of unlikely friends including a bear that has...
Ciaran Crampton and Chase Muratore of NYC based Sugar Water Entertainment are producing and financing the project.
Set in NYC, the comedy centers around Pierre (Cannon) who, born as a product of forbidden love between a hawk and a pigeon, is rejected by both the pigeon and hawk communities. Dejected and confused, Pierre sets out on a mission to find out where he belongs. During his adventure, he unites with a band of unlikely friends including a bear that has...
- 3/12/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
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