The second and third films will follow in quick succession and be completed over the next 3-4 years. Benjamin Grubbs is set as consulting producer.
Executive producers are: Ah Loong, Reddick, Kiran Nithyanand, Marlene Sharp, Pranab Punj, and Ryan Gagerman. Producers on the first film are Donna Ebbs, Edmund Chan, Gilroy, Neeraj Bhargava, and Saahil Bhargava. The first of a trilogy of animated action-adventure films, “Young Captain Nemo” focuses on Gabriel Nemo, a young modern-day descendant of Jules Verne’s famous literary figure Captain Nemo in classic novel “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.” Gabriel and friends make use of the advanced Nemotech submarine, to explore, face sea monsters and keep the earth’s oceans safe. Delivery of a completed film is anticipated some 18-24 months from now. The budget was not disclosed.Ĭasting for the voice actors has begun and major names could be settled within three months, ahead of production of the first film which is expected to begin in the fall of this year.
The film will be self-produced by Rainshine, and Animasia, which will both invest from their balance sheets and raise money from a wide variety of investors, instead of going to a large film fund or a streaming platform for finance.