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Big Screen Entertainment Group ($BSEG) is developing a variety of animation projects based on classic fairy tales.

First up will be a feature film with a fresh take on Cinderella, co-directed by Big Screen’s Catherine Taylor and Kimberley Kates.

These will be followed by productions based on Little Red Riding Hood and Snow White.

Animation Renaissance, a boutique studio based in Thailand that has built its reputation on innovation and cutting-edge technology, will be working with Big Screen to bring the movies to life.

Also involved will be BSEG’s retail and production partner, The Princess Network. Additionally, Big Screen is partnering with The Princess Network on a new children’s book franchise, The Twelve Dancing Princesses. A series of entertaining and educational books aimed at children eight to twelve-years-old, the stories are based on Grimm’s fairy tales and adapted by writer Sarah Starling.

It’s a time of big activity at Big Screen which has recently been on production on a live-action Christmas movie, Santa4Real, and has put a string of new TV series into development.

Meanwhile the company’s streaming channel, Big Stream Entertainment, has seen a 325 percent audience growth in one year.

Chief Executive Kimberley Kates said: “The future of the company has never been more positive. The quality of our projects and the incredibly talented team of people working in the company is very exciting. We’ve used the time of Covid to regroup, to create and develop a number of exciting IPs that I believe will propel Big Screen to the next level.”

KIMBERLEY KATES

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MARVEL’S CINEMATIC SUPERHEROES ARE NOW THEME PARK ATTRACTIONS.

Their own land, Avengers Campus, recently opened at Disney’s California Adventure and is in development for Disney parks in Paris and Hong Kong.

Characters like Iron Man, Captain Marvel, Black Widow, Black Panther and all the other favorites feature in a complex of rides, restaurants and retail oulets.

The global popularity of the Marvel Cinematic Universe characters made it a must for parent company Disney to include them in their theme parks.

“There are more heroes here than any other place in the universe,” said Michael Serna of Disney Live Entertainment.

Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige said: “We build elaborate sets for our films and shows but they are temporary and only exist on screen. But at Avengers Campus the sets are permanent, and all of our fans can engage with these characters and be part of the stories in real life.”