Drake wears a green t-shirt with the picture of the Chinese dragon, blue jeans and black eye-patch. As part of the DNEG family of companies, ReDefine leverages the benefits of access to DNEG’s market-leading technology infrastructure while bringing an agile and bespoke service to each market. He is a new character that we created at Splash and it has been a great experience to write, cast and direct this over-the-top music mogul sheep. Es scheint ein Zeichen von Gott zu sein, als plötzlich ein Radio vom Himmel fällt und genau in den Pfoten des kleinen Hundes Bodi (Stimme im Original: Luke Wilson) landet, der eigentlich die Schafe seines tibetanischen Dorfs vor hungrigen Wölfen beschützen soll. Having worked with DNEG, and now ReDefine, I know that together we are creating amazing visuals that reflect a quality and calibre that audiences have come to expect from big budget Hollywood films.”, “COLLABORATIVE” is the phrase that comes to mind when I think about ReDefine. ReDefine delivers VFX services for ‘The 100’, 100% Wolf – Defining Character Through Animation, Welcoming Corey Smith, our new Creative Supervisor, North America, Introducing Gavin Boyle, our new Global Head of Previs, Meet PC Vikram, our new Head of Pre-Production. ‘100% Wolf’ was a great opportunity for us at ReDefine to leverage the capabilities of the DNEG pipeline and toolset while at the same time putting its scalability to the test. The film was animated by Reel FX, which produced Free Birds (2013) and the Golden Globe-nominated The Book of Life (2014). I’ve had the pleasure of working with ReDefine for a little over a year now, and throughout the production process, the work has been excellent and we have always been able to collaborate – finding creative solutions for all our production challenges. Darma is one of the three tritagonists of the movie Rock Dog. Darma has been playing her bass guitar at Rock n' Roll Park for years, knowing that persistence and hard work will get her somewhere. Create New Account. Rock Dog 2. [20][21], During its original theatrical run, Wanda Cinema Line withheld most Chinese theaters from showing Rock Dog, limiting the movie's box office in China. How did you go about creating fur for all the characters? Luke Wilson, Eddie Izzard, J.K. Simmons, Lewis Black, Kenan Thompson, Deng Feng, Mae Whitman, Jorge Garcia, Matt Dillon, and Sam Elliott are set to reprise their roles from the previous installment. Mulan, 1917, Tod auf dem Nil, Uncharted, Avengers 4, Deine Meinung zu FILMSTARTS | We talked to John Harvey, Creative Director – Animation at ReDefine, about the ins and outs of the making of the forthcoming animated feature ‘100% Wolf’. With the sheep back in their separate homes, Khampa decides to send Bodi to college, so that he can study more on music. When Bodi tries to meet Scattergood, he is put off by Bodi's fanboy attitude and tries to evade him. Among the items, Bodi becomes interested in a radio and listens to rock music, becoming entranced with British rock legend Angus Scattergood (Eddie Izzard). Facebook. Adam Friedman provides Bodi's singing voice. The audience will have no problem understanding and following along with the important story-point. I am very excited to continue our working relationship and look forward to completing Rock Dog 2 with the ReDefine team in 2020.” Mark Baldo – Director, Rock Dog 2. z. Blog; VFX; ReDefine delivers VFX services for ‘The 100’ Blog; 100% Wolf; CG; Fur; Animation; 100% Wolf – Defining Character Through Animation. J. K. Simmons as Khampa, an elder Tibetan Mastiff who is Bodi's father. Bodi forms a band with Darma and Germur as they (including Scattergood, Fleetwood, and the sheeps) sing and play "Glorious" to the city, the Snow Mountain villagers, Khampa, and most of the redeemed wolves (including Riff and Skozz) at Linnux's old Fight Palace. Stay tuned for ‘Rock Dog 3’ – coming soon! What is ‘100% Wolf’ about and what are the key themes of the movie? I’ve had the pleasure of working with ReDefine for a little over a year now, and throughout the production process, the work has been excellent and we have always been able to collaborate – finding creative solutions for all our production challenges. Rock Dog grossed $9.4 million in the United States and $14.7 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $24.1 million, against a production budget of $60 million. What’s in store for Bodi and his band? Rock Dog TRAILER COMING SOON! Having worked with DNEG, and now ReDefine, I know that together we are creating amazing visuals that reflect a quality and calibre that audiences have come to expect from big budget Hollywood films.”, “COLLABORATIVE” is the phrase that comes to mind when I think about ReDefine. Bodi steals a traditional dramyin from a den of locked up instruments, adds additional strings to make it a conventional Western guitar, and neglects his duties in favor of becoming a musician, putting him at odds with his father. This was an opportunity for us to revolutionize our workflow and we did work closely with the team developing Furball to optimize our characters. Nichols and Abbey Thickson. Impressum | "[18] On Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average to reviews, the film has a score 48 out of 100, based on 16 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Michael Bujniewicz. Heiner Lauterbach, Jürgen Vogel, Hilmi Sözer, Mit Doch dabei muss er bald merken, dass das Musikgeschäft einige Ähnlichkeiten zu seinem alten Job hat. Mark Baldo. After the movie, Khampa breaks up a fight with two sheep, named Carl and Jack, who were arguing after a game of checkers. Ming-Na Wen as Khari, the deceased wife of Khampa and mother of Bodi. B. : So far, this creative collaboration is working very well. [15] It ended up grossing just $3.7 million, finishing 11th at the box office and marking one of the worst-ever debuts for a film playing in over 2,000 theaters. This allowed us to use less memory while attaining this improved look. The film follows a young Tibetan Mastiff who leaves his home village in the mountains to become a rock musician in the big city after a radio falls from the sky.[9]. What was the inspiration behind the character design? Idris Elba as Chief Rocko, the black rhinoceros who is the police chief of the big city. [2] It was released in China on July 8, 2016. Bodi, a wide-eyed Tibetan Mastiff, is expected to become the next village guard to a group of fun-loving, country-side sheep, but fears he doesn’t have the passion to assume the role from his dad, Khampa. "The A La Menthe (Laser Dance)" - La Caution, "Memory Lane (The Song for Khari)" - Adam Friedman, "Mi Chica Esta Loca" - Matt Hunter Correa, "Glorious (Celebration Time)" - Adam Friedman, "You Get What You Give" - The New Radicals. It was key for us to create characters with a cartoony design while retaining a high level of realism. Like the best schoolyard basketball players, his great talent on the electric guitar is overshadowed by his inability to play well with others. At Scattergood's mansion, he is revealed to be a white Persian cat who wears black sunglasses all the time and has a serious case of writer's block, with his only companion being his robot butler Ozzie. Trey mocks Bodi and everyone in the park leaves. 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At Rock and Roll Park, Scattergood meets with Darma and Germur and discover Bodi's capture when they see his dart-covered guitar. Chimpanzees, Rhinoceros, Dogs, and Flamingoes have lived in the city for years after Bodi and his friends (including Darma, Angus and Germur backed by the Yak and the Sheep) sing and play "Glorious" to the Snow Mountain Villagers and a redeemed Riff and Skozz at Linnux's old Fight Palace and the Wolves joined the sheep villagers, But they are outrunned by a gang of tigers who wants to Destroy Snow Mountain. We are co-producing ‘100% Wolf’ with a company called Flying Bark Productions. The film takes place 2 years after the events of the first film where Bodi suddenly falls into depression after remembering his mother Khari and her demise. The multiple office locations in London, Montréal and Mumbai allow for round-the-clock production as well as more opportunities for communication and collaboration. After Khampa and some of the guard sheep accidentally cause Bodi to unleash a false alarm on the village while dressed as wolves (in an attempt to scare him straight), village elder Fleetwood Yak (Sam Elliott) convinces Khampa to let Bodi follow his dream. [13], The film premiered at the Shanghai International Film Festival, which took place between June 11 and June 19, 2016. [14], Rock Dog grossed $9.4 million in the United States and $14.7 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $24.1 million, against a production budget of $60 million. Interview with ‘Rock Dog 2’ director Mark Baldo. ©FILMSTARTS.de. I have enjoyed working on Lang, the villain of ‘Rock Dog 2’. Huayi Bros., the film's production company and an owner of a competing theater chain, poached Wanda's executive Jerry Ye a few months before the film's release and made him CEO of its film division. The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $24 million worldwide. Villains are always a lot of fun and Lang is no exception. We are always working together to find creative solutions for all our production challenges – without sacrificing the story-telling or the visual quality of the show. Rock Dog 2 Is in november? At the outset of the project, we found out that nobody had ever rendered a show with that many characters using the tool. Allegedly this was due to a conflict with Huayi Bros, as well as anti-Tibetan sentiment in China. This video is unavailable. Additional voices provided by Julie Craig, Deng Feng, Kellen Goff, Jennifer Hale, and Matthew W. Taylor. Scattergood forgoes sending in his new song to rescue Bodi. or. Rock Dog ein Film von Ash Brannon mit Luke Wilson, J.K. Simmons. At the bus station, Bodi is discovered by two of Linnux's henchman, Riff (Kenan Thompson) and Skozz, and he orders them to kidnap Bodi, reasoning it is his chance to take over Snow Mountain. Under his super cool, hip, woollen exterior hides an angry villain with a sinister plan for Bodi and all the musicians of Rock N’ Roll Park. We talked to Director Mark Baldo about his collaboration with ReDefine on the animated feature ‘Rock Dog 2’.