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Best-selling genre author Clive Barker has brought us the horrors of Rawhead Rex, Hellraiser, Nightbreed, Candyman, Lord of Illusions, The Midnight Meat Train, Dread, and Books of Blood, among other things – and his latest project is the animated comedy Night of the Zoopocalypse. The film was given a wide theatrical release earlier this month (you can read a 7/10 review from JoBlo’s own Tyler Nichols at This Link), but it hasn’t exactly set the box office on fire, drawing in just $2 million. More viewers are likely to catch it when they can watch it in the comfort of their own homes – and they’ll have the chance to do that when the movie is given a Premium VOD release, courtesy of Viva Kids, on April 4th!

Night of the Zoopocalypse will be available to buy for $14.99 and rent for $6.99 from participating digital platforms, including Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV,...

Prepare for a mutant attack, as Night of the Zoopocalypse invades Premium Video on Demand on April 4 from Viva Kids.

Inspired by a concept from master of horror Clive Barker, the animated family film will be available to buy for $14.99 and rent for $6.99.

When chaos breaks loose at Colepepper Zoo, clever young wolf Gracie must team up with tough but softhearted mountain lion Dan to survive. With a ragtag crew—including Xavier the movie-buff lemur, Frida the fearless capybara, and Poot, the tiniest (but mightiest) pygmy hippo—these unlikely heroes must outwit a horde of zombie animals and reclaim their home.

David Harbour (“Stranger Things”), Scott Thompson (“The Kids in the Hall”), Paul Sun-Hyung Lee (“The Mandalorian”), and Gabbi Kosmidis (“Unicorn Academy”) lead the voice cast.

Veteran animators and story artists Ricardo Curtis (The Incredibles) and Rodrigo Perez-Castro (The Book of Life) co-direct from a script by James Kee (A Christmas Horror Story...

Update March 10, 2025: Bong Joon Ho's Mickey 17 topped the box office in its first weekend of release, earning $19.1 million from March 7 to March 9. The Warner Bros. movie starring Robert Pattinson came in slightly under its $20 million forecast. Disney's latest Marvel movie Captain America: Brave New World held on for second place, adding $8.5 million to the film's total domestic gross of $176 million. Focus Features' Last Breath finished in third place with $4.2 million, followed by Neon's The Monkey and Sony's Paddington in Peru, each earning $3.9 million over the weekend.

Original story published March 7, 2025:What will be the winners and the losers this week at the U.S. box office? Five new movies are crashing theaters this weekend led by Mickey 17, Bong Joon Ho's follow-up to his Oscar-winning 2019 film, Parasite. They will be facing off against the current top five money-makers: Captain America: Brave New World, Last Breath,...

“Night of the Zoopocalypse” is a new animated sci-fi horror comedy feature, executive produced by writer Clive Barker and directed by Ricardo Curtis and Rodrigo Perez-Castro, starring Gabbi Kosmidis, Scott Thompson, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee and David Harbour, now playing in theaters:

“…an ordinary animal zoo is suddenly turned upside down when a meteor-borne virus…

“…turns most of its animals into zombie-like mutants…

“…leaving a small group of uninfected animals led by mountain lion ‘Dan’ (Harbour) and a wolf named ‘Gracie’ (Kosmidis)…

“…to try and survive long enough to save the planet…”

Click the images to enlarge…...

Clive Barker’s iconic name will always be synonymous with the horror genre thanks to the big-screen adaptations of his most popular stories, which include the must-see Hellraiser (1987) and the classic Candyman (1992). Today, though, the author and filmmaker’s brainchild, ZOOmbies, has found life in the new film Night of the Zoopocalypse, which currently boasts a perfect 100% Tomatometer rating against 19 reviews posted to Rotten Tomatoes.

Night of the Zoopocalypse's Popcornmeter, formerly the Rt audience score, and its CinemaScore were not available at the time this story was published. However, the critics are practically doting on the Barker-inspired flick from directors Ricardo Curtis and Rodrigo Perez-Castro. Morbidly Beautiful’s Stephanie Malone writes in her review (4/5 stars):

"A legitimate blast from beginning to end, I positively adore that a film like this exists, and I loved basking in its weird, spooky-yet-sweet neon glow."

Meanwhile, The Globe and Mail’s...

The following contains light spoilers for Night of the Zoopocalypse, in theaters now.

Night of the Zoopocalypse combines kid-friendly physical CG animation and self-aware absurdism with survival horror in an endearing parody of the genre. Directed by Ricardo Curtis and starring Gabbi Kosmodis, Thunderbolts* star David Harbour and Pierre Simpson, Night of the Zoopocalypse is a story so ridiculous, so laughable, so gross and completely unoriginal that it works. In fact, it works much better than expected.

Night of the Zoopocalypse is predictable -- and that's the point. It has been a long time since a children's film has been so self-aware – competently and hilariously so. This is a post-modern horror-comedy that draws attention to how absurd horror and zombie movies really are without mean-spiritedness or introspective cynicism. And it all falls together to create a solid, enjoyable and genuinely humorous viewing experience for both kids and their parents.

Night of the Zoopocalypse...

There’s a wave of new and intelligent life at the indie box office this weekend post-Academy Awards after the traditionally slow, slow period for new openings. There have been a smattering of interesting films (Universal Language for one) but things have absolutely picked up with a George R.R. Martin short story on screen, a nursing home creep-out starring John Lithgow and Geoffrey Rush, the latest Atom Egoyan film, a duo that landed really well at Cannes, a Bruno Dumont sci-fi, a Bruce Labruce sex romp, an Italian box office hit and more.

Moderate-wide: Vertical opens action fantasy In The Lost Lands on 1,365 screens as the distributor continues a push to dot its schedule with more moderate-wide releases. Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson and based on a George R.R. Martin short story of the same name, the pic stars Milla Jovovich, Dave Bautista and Arly Jover. Log line: A...

"Monsters have overrun the zoo..." Viva Pictures is releasing a fun animated comedy movie called Night of the Zoopocalypse in theaters this weekend (starting March 7th). This flick premiered at the 2024 Sitges Film Festival in Spain (where I also saw it) last year. It's "from the mind of Clive Barker" but it's actually a "horror" movie for kids - it's very tame and really all about how these animals save their zoo from monsters. It's good! Bring your kids and have an amusing time at the cinema. A wolf and mountain lion team up when a meteor unleashes a virus turning zoo animals into zombies. They join forces with other survivors to rescue the zoo and stop the deranged mutant leader from spreading the virus. It's a horror movie made for kids (rated PG!), about zoo animals who have to save the day and stop a zombie virus from taking over.

Felix the monkey is attacked by a creepy, crawly army of zombie tree frogs in the new clip from Night of the Zoopocalypse below.

Inspired by a concept from master of horror Clive Barker, the animated family film escapes into theaters tomorrow from Viva Pictures.

When chaos breaks loose at Colepepper Zoo, clever young wolf Gracie must team up with tough but softhearted mountain lion Dan to survive. With a ragtag crew—including Xavier the movie-buff lemur, Frida the fearless capybara, and Poot, the tiniest (but mightiest) pygmy hippo—these unlikely heroes must outwit a horde of zombie animals and reclaim their home.

David Harbour (“Stranger Things”), Scott Thompson (“The Kids in the Hall”), Paul Sun-Hyung Lee (“The Mandalorian”), and Gabbi Kosmidis (“Unicorn Academy”) lead the voice cast.

Veteran animators and story artists Ricardo Curtis (The Incredibles) and Rodrigo Perez-Castro (The Book of Life) co-direct from a script by James Kee...

It’s another year of high-profile animated sequels, led by Disney’s “Zootopia 2,” DreamWorks’ “The Bad Guys 2,” and Nickelodeon/Paramount’s “The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Square Pants” and the “Smurfs” film.

But there are plenty of attention-grabbing originals in 2025: “Pixar’s sci-fi “Elio,” DreamWorks’ “Dog Man,” Sony Pictures Classics’ “The Magnificent Life of Marcel Pagnol,” and Laika’s highly anticipated “Wildwood” (a tentative release). In addition, Netflix delivers another diverse slate: “In Your Dreams,” “K-Pop: Demon Hunters”, “Lost in Starlight” (the streamer’s first Korean-language animated film), “Plankton: The Movie” (with Nickelodeon), “Pookoo” (with Skydance Animation), and “The Twits” from Roald Dahl. Plus, Crunchyroll/Sony Pictures offer the theatrical anime event of the year with “Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle” (“Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle”).

Additionally, there are three Oscar-qualifying holdovers from 2024: “Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl,” “The Colors Within,” and “The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie...

Plot: When a meteor crashes into Colepepper Zoo, a virus that transforms the animals into slobbering zombie-like mutants is unleashed. Now, the unaffected animals must band together to stop it before it’s too late.

Review: It’s hard out there for animated films not being produced by either Disney or Dreamworks. It seems as though most are dismissed without having those two companies attached. Yet some of the best animation in recent years has come from smaller studios. So it’s exciting to see a new animated film releasing, with neither juggernaut attached, and featuring a name that is sure to raise some eyebrows: Clive Barker. That’s right, the Hellraiser creator has taken time away from the world of the macabre and is instead focusing on family animation with Night of the Zoopocalypse.

The story of Night of the Zoopocalypse follows Gracie, a wolf who wants to know her purpose both in life,...

“Night of the Zoopocalypse” is a new animated sci-fi horror comedy feature, executive produced by writer Clive Barker and directed by Ricardo Curtis and Rodrigo Perez-Castro, starring Gabbi Kosmidis, Scott Thompson, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee and David Harbour, releasing March 7, 2025 in theaters:

“…an ordinary animal zoo is suddenly turned upside down when a meteor-borne virus…

“…turns most of its animals into zombie-like mutants…

“…leaving a small group of uninfected animals led by mountain lion ‘Dan’ (Harbour) and a wolf named ‘Gracie’ (Kosmidis)…

“…to try and survive long enough to save the planet…”

Click the images to enlarge…...

It would be easy to write off Night of the Zoopocalypse as one of those stupid animated films cheaply made to generate a quick buck. To do that would be a mistake, though, because this comedy/horror film is a hilarious time and a solid animated movie for the whole family. Based on a concept from Hellraiser director Clive Barker, this tells a relatively exciting story of zoo animals facing a zombie crisis. This is worth a watch with a fast pace, solid animation, and a funny story.

Night of the Zoopocalypse Review

After a meteor containing a virus crashes into an ordinary zoo, a pack of wild animals are brought into a fight for their life as they work together to save the world. We focus our story on Gracie (Gabbi Kosmidis), a young timber wolf with a penchant for adventure. She leads a rag-tag group of animals, including...

Captain America: Brave New World successfully completed its three-peat at the box office by finishing No. 1 for the third weekend in a row. However, it was a hollow victory in the overall grand scheme of things because the theater business suffered yet another stunning financial blow as Captain America 4’s $15 million domestic take led the worst weekend of 2025 yet. In total, all this weekend’s titles only managed to bring in a year-low $52.4 million.

The previous record holder for the worst weekend financially of 2025 went to the three-day period from Friday, Feb. 7, through Sunday, Feb. 9, in which all its film titles only managed to bring in $53.9 million. No. 1 Dog Man led the way that weekend with $13.8 million. Certainly, the moviegoing experience has been suffering since the onset of Covid-19. However, it seemed that the theater business had a legitimate chance to rebound after the devastating effects of the pandemic,...

A seemingly harmless squeaky toy leads to the reveal of Buzzy Zero, the source of the zombie outbreak, in a new clip from Night of the Zoopocalypse.

Watch it below, along with two more clips: one introducing “Stranger Things” star David Harbour as Dan the mountain lion and another featuring Poot, a sneaky pygmy hippo.

The animated family film is inspired by a concept from master of horror Clive Barker, who serves as executive producer.

When chaos breaks loose at Colepepper Zoo, clever young wolf Gracie must team up with tough but softhearted mountain lion Dan to survive. With a ragtag crew—including Xavier the movie-buff lemur, Frida the fearless capybara, and Poot, the tiniest (but mightiest) pygmy hippo—these unlikely heroes must outwit a horde of zombie animals and reclaim their home.

Veteran animators and story artists Ricardo Curtis (The Incredibles) and Rodrigo Perez-Castro (The Book of Life) co-direct...

“Night of the Zoopocalypse” is a new animated sci-fi horror comedy feature, executive produced by writer Clive Barker and directed by Ricardo Curtis and Rodrigo Perez-Castro, starring Gabbi Kosmidis, Scott Thompson, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee and David Harbour, releasing March 7, 2025 in theaters:

“…an ordinary animal zoo is suddenly turned upside down when a meteor-borne virus…

“…turns most of its animals into zombie-like mutants…

“…leaving a small group of uninfected animals led by mountain lion ‘Dan’ (Harbour) and a wolf named ‘Gracie’ (Kosmidis)…

“…to try and survive long enough to save the planet…”

Click the images to enlarge…...

A new Night of the Zoopocalypse character spotlight introduces Xavier. Meet the movie-buff lemur in the video below.

Inspired by a concept from master of horror Clive Barker, who serves as executive producer, the animated film escapes into theaters on March 7 from Viva Pictures.

When chaos breaks loose at Colepepper Zoo, clever young wolf Gracie must team up with tough but softhearted mountain lion Dan to survive. With a ragtag crew—including Xavier the movie-buff lemur, Frida the fearless capybara, and Poot, the tiniest (but mightiest) pygmy hippo—these unlikely heroes must outwit a horde of zombie animals and reclaim their home.

Veteran animators and story artists Ricardo Curtis (The Incredibles) and Rodrigo Perez-Castro (The Book of Life) co-direct from a script by James Kee (A Christmas Horror Story) and producer Steven Hoban.

David Harbour (“Stranger Things”), Scott Thompson (“The Kids in the Hall”), Paul Sun-Hyung Lee (“The Mandalorian”), and...

Exclusive: Having worked together on The Amazing Maurice, distributor Viva Pictures and its newly-minted counterpart Kazoo Films will join forces for animated movie acquisitions. They will jointly acquire family-skewed films with LA-based Viva Pictures handling distribution in the U.S. and UK-based Kazoo taking rights on its home turf.

First up is Night of the Zoopocalypse. The animated film was inspired by a concept from iconic horror scribe Clive Barker. It follows events after a meteor containing a space virus crashes into a zoo, turning the animals into zombies. Two animals, a young wolf and old mountain lion, lead a group of survivors against their monstrous counterparts (check out the teaser below).

Night of the Zoopocalypse was directed by Rodrigo Perez-Castro and Ricardo Curtis and is produced by Copperheart Entertainment. Viva Pictures is releasing the film on March 7 in the U.S. Kazoo is prepping a Halloween release in the UK.

Clive Barker is back at it again, except this time it's for the kids. Shocking, right? The creator of the sexual and gory series, Hellraiser, is about to bring his horror expertise to the world of PG animation. A teaser trailer for the upcoming film Night of the Zoopocalypse was released in November 2024, leaving audiences craving more. With National Popcorn Day is right around the corner (January 19), the animated PG horror film has released a popcorn-centered clip and a new poster.

The animated clip shows off the wacky cast of characters, voiced by star actors David Harbour of Stranger Things fame, Scott Thompson from The Kids in the Hall, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee from The Mandalorian, and Gabbi Kosmidis of Netflix's Unicorn Academy. Centered around popcorn, of course, the clip offers a sneak peek into the wild world of the talking zoo animals. The children's film is inspired by a...

January 19 is National Popcorn Day, but Night of the Zoopocalypse is celebrating early with a new clip in which displaced zoo animals try the critical element of the cinema.

The clip is accompanied by a new poster for the animated film, which opens in theaters on March 7 from Viva Pictures.

Inspired by a concept from master of horror Clive Barker, who serves as executive producer, the script is written by James Kee (A Christmas Horror Story) and producer Steven Hoban.

Veteran animators and story artists Ricardo Curtis (The Incredibles) and Rodrigo Perez-Castro (The Book of Life) co-direct.

David Harbour (“Stranger Things”), Scott Thompson (“The Kids in the Hall”), Paul Sun-Hyung Lee (“The Mandalorian”), and Gabbi Kosmidis (“Unicorn Academy”) lead the voice cast.

In the movie, “After a meteor unleashes a virus that turns zoo animals into zombies, a mountain lion (David Harbour) and wolf (Gabbi Kosmidis) lead a team of...

Charades has picked up international sales rights to Dominik Moll’s completed thriller Case 137 (Dossier 137), starring Lea Drucker ahead of the Rendez-Vous with French Cinema in Paris in late January.

Set in the internal affairs department of the French national police, Drucker plays an investigator tasked with an incident involving a young man severely wounded during a protest in Paris that takes a personal turn when she discovers the victim is from her hometown.

Moll has co-written the script with Gilles Marchand and the producers are Haut et Court and France 2 Cinema. Backers are Canal+, Ciné+, France Televisions, the Cnc and Creative Europe Media.

“Night of the Zoopocalypse” is a new animated sci-fi horror comedy feature, executive produced by writer Clive Barker and directed by Ricardo Curtis and Rodrigo Perez-Castro, starring Gabbi Kosmidis, Scott Thompson, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee and David Harbour, releasing March 7, 2025 in theaters:

“…an ordinary animal zoo is suddenly turned upside down when a meteor-borne virus…

“…turns most of its animals into zombie-like mutants…

“…leaving a small group of uninfected animals led by mountain lion ‘Dan’ (Harbour) and a wolf named ‘Gracie’ (Kosmidis)…

“…to try and survive long enough to save the planet…”

Click the images to enlarge…...

2025 has a major line-up of fantasy movies set for release, including some heavy-hitting franchises and a few wholly original films. January starts off strong with Wolf Man, a reinvention of the classic Universal Horror monster movie directed by Saw co-creator Leigh Wannel. February will be absolutely packed, with the feature-length animated spinoff of Netflix's The Witcher, Sirens of the Deep, as well as the George R. R. Martin-derived In the Lost Lands and A24's fantasy adventure The Legend of Ochi.

Spring will blossom with even more excitement as the animal-zombie-comedy Night of the Zoopocalypse and new live-action Disney adaptation Snow White hit in March, followed by A Minecraft Movie in April and A Big Bold Beautiful Journey in May. Summer brings another live-action update of a classic with How to Train Your Dragon, while the back half of the year is packed with Maggie Gyllenhaal's musical of Frankenstein The Bride!

Best-selling genre author Clive Barker has brought us the horrors of Rawhead Rex, Hellraiser, Nightbreed, Candyman, Lord of Illusions, The Midnight Meat Train, Dread, and Books of Blood, among other things – and now he’s bringing us the animated comedy Night of the Zoopocalypse. A trailer for the film, which is set to reach theatres on March 7, 2025, can be seen in the embed above.

Barker provided the concept for Night of the Zoopocalypse, and the idea was then fleshed out into a screenplay by Steven Hoban and James Kee. Directed by Ricardo Curtis and Rodrigo Perez-Castro, the movie has the following synopsis: One night, a meteor crashes into Colepepper Zoo unleashing a virus that transforms the animals into strange and hilarious slobbering zombie mutants. Gracie, a young quirky wolf, teams up with a gruff and fearsome mountain lion to find a way back to her pack. As the zoo is overrun,...

Popeye The Slayer Man: "Popeye the Slayer Man, a new horror feature exploring an alternate backstory for the legendary sailor, will be coming early 2025. The first trailer, stills, and teaser art have been released.

The film concerns a group of friends who sneak into an abandoned spinach canning factory to film a documentary on the legend of the “Sailor Man,” who is said to haunt the factory and local docks.

“We can’t wait for audiences to get a load of this gory and scary version of Popeye,” says producer Jeff Miller. “We went old-school and focused on using real practical effects, and not relying on CG for the gore. We’re talking with very enthusiastic and interested buyers now.”

Popeye the Slayer Man stars Sean Michael Conway, Elena Juliano, Mabel Thomas, Marie-Louise Boisnier, Jeff Thomas, and Steven McCormack, along with “scream queens” Angela Relucio and Sarah Nicklin. Jason Stephens plays the title role.

“Night of the Zoopocalypse” is a new animated sci-fi horror comedy feature, executive produced by writer Clive Barker and directed by Ricardo Curtis and Rodrigo Perez-Castro, starring Gabbi Kosmidis, Scott Thompson, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee and David Harbour, releasing March 7, 2025 in theaters:

“…an ordinary animal zoo is suddenly turned upside down when a meteor-borne virus…

“…turns most of its animals into zombie-like mutants…

“…leaving a small group of uninfected animals led by mountain lion ‘Dan’ (Harbour) and a wolf named ‘Gracie’ (Kosmidis)…

“…to try and survive long enough to save the planet…”

Click the images to enlarge…...

"I think something's not right." Viva Pictures has unveiled a teaser for an animated movie called Night of the Zoopocalypse, a surprise horror comedy creation arriving in theaters next year. This just premiered at the 2024 Sitges Film Festival in Spain (where I saw it) and will be in theaters in March 2025 - opening nationwide in the US then. A wolf and mountain lion team up when a meteor unleashes a virus turning zoo animals into zombies. They join forces with other survivors to rescue the zoo and stop the deranged mutant leader from spreading the virus. It's a horror movie made for kids (rated PG!), about zoo animals who have to save the day and stop a zombie virus from taking over. There's a cute baby hippo character and a female wolf named Gracie as the main character. With the voices of Gabbi Kosmidis as Gracie, David Harbour as Dan the Mountain Lion,...

A fresh teaser has been released for the animated feature ‘Night of the Zoopocalypse’, spotlighting a zoo turned upside down by mutant creatures.

The concept, inspired by renowned genre author Clive Barker’s imaginative mind, promises a blend of humor and horror in a family-friendly package.

Scheduled for a theatrical release by Viva Pictures in the US on March 7, 2025, and by Elevation Pictures in Canada, the film features the direction of seasoned animators Ricardo Curtis and Rodrigo Perez-Castro.

This duo brings their rich background from projects like ‘The Incredibles’ and ‘The Book of Life’ to craft a story filled with quirky and endearing characters.

Set in the seemingly tranquil Colepepper Zoo, the plot revolves around a meteor strike that introduces a bizarre virus, transforming the zoo animals into a variety of slobbering zombie mutants.

Amid the chaos, Gracie, a plucky young wolf, joins forces with a rugged mountain lion to restore order.

A new teaser gives a closer look at the mutant chaos invading a zoo in upcoming animated feature Night of the Zoopocalypse, inspired by a concept from best-selling genre author Clive Barker (The Thief of Always).

Viva Pictures will release Night of the Zoopocalypse only in theaters on March 7, 2025. Elevation Pictures will distribute the film theatrically in Canada.

Night of the Zoopocalypse is co-directed by veteran animators and story artists Ricardo Curtis (The Incredibles) and Rodrigo Perez-Castro (The Book of Life).

The film’s synopsis: “One night, a meteor crashes into Colepepper Zoo unleashing a virus that transforms the animals into strange and hilarious slobbering zombie mutants. Gracie, a young quirky wolf, teams up with a gruff and fearsome mountain lion to find a way back to her pack. As the zoo is overrun, they must come up with a plan to get all the animals back to normal. Together...

A new animated movie meant to be family-friendly will tell the story of zoo animals who are changed by a mystery meteor virus. The movie will mix horror and comedy in a new way.

“Night of the Apocalypse,” directed by Ricardo Curtis and Rodrigo Perez-Castro, is a project that brings together artists from France, Canada, and Belgium. The movie uses a new method of independent animation: creative problem-solving and collaboration with people from other countries.

According to Curtis, they wanted to make something new. The movie was made by House of Cool and Copperheart Pictures, two companies in Toronto that work well together because they have different skills. House of Cool brought a lot of animation knowledge from working on big-budget movies, and Copperheart brought new ideas and energy to the project.

While making the movie, producer Steve Hoban pointed out one of its best features: “We combined North American...

Ricardo Curtis and Rodrigo Perez-Castro’s CG-animated family feature “Night of the Zoopocalypse” is making its market premiere at this year’s AFM, co-represented globally by Anton and Charades.

Viva Pictures handles distribution in the U.S. and will release the film on March 7, 2025. Elevation Pictures will release the film next year in Canada, and Apollo Films will release it in France.

In the incandescent family horror comedy, a meteor unleashes an alien virus that transforms the animals of Colepepper Zoo into slobbering zombie mutants. Featuring all the trademarks of the zombie genre, “Zoopocalypse” is expertly animated and features sharp, entirely original character designs. Artists working on the film use clever lighting and the fog associated with low-budget horror films to elevate the film’s aesthetic far beyond traditional indie CG fare.

“Zoopocalypse” stars David Harbour (“Stranger Things”), Paul Sun-Hyung Lee (“The Mandalorian”), Scott Thompson (“The Kids in the Hall...

Anton and Charades have sold animated family comedy Night Of The Zoopocalypse in key territories worldwide.

Sales are locked in for Nos Lusomundo Audiovisuais (Portugal), The Film Group (Greece), Ufd (Ukraine), Garasu Pasaulio Irasai (Baltics), Ads Service (Hungary and Romania), McF Megacom Film (Adriatics), M2 Films (Poland), Bohemia Motion Pictures (Czech Republic and Slovakia), Arna Media (Russia and Cis), Front Row Filmed Entertainment (Lebanon and Gulf), Bg Films (Turkey), Filmfinity (South Africa), Les Films 26 (French-Speaking Africa), Sun Distribution (Latin America) and Noori Pictures (Vietnam).

The UK sale is currently under discussion.

David Harbour, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Scott Thompson...

Inspired by a concept from best-selling genre author Clive Barker (The Thief of Always), upcoming animated feature Night of the Zoopocalypse is set to unleash mutant chaos in a zoo. A first look clip introduces the spooky fun and an all-star voice cast.

Viva Pictures will release Night of the Zoopocalypse only in theaters on March 7, 2025.

The film’s synopsis: “One night, a meteor crashes into Colepepper Zoo unleashing a virus that transforms the animals into strange and hilarious slobbering zombie mutants. Gracie, a young quirky wolf, teams up with a gruff and fearsome mountain lion to find a way back to her pack. As the zoo is overrun, they must come up with a plan to get all the animals back to normal. Together with the help of a motley crew of survivors – Xavier the movie-obsessed lemur, Frida the fiery capybara, Ash the sarcastic, fabulous ostrich and Felix the...

“Night of the Zoopocalypse,” the spooky animated family comedy featuring the voices of David Harbour (“Stranger Things”), Scott Thompson (“The Kids in the Hall”), Paul Sun-Hyung Lee (“The Mandalorian”) and Gabbi Kosmidis (“Unicorn Academy”) has been picked up by Viva Pictures for the U.S. The deal was brokered with Charades and Anton, who were handling sales, ahead of the film’s world premiere at the Sitges Film Festival on Oct. 6.

“Night of the Zoopocalypse” will be released across North America on March 7, 2025. Elevation Pictures will distribute theatrically in Canada.

Inspired by a concept from best-selling genre author Clive Barker (“The Thief of Always”), the film sees a meteor unleash a virus that turns zoo animals into mutants. A mountain lion (Harbour) and wolf (Kosmidis) must lead a team of surviving animals to stop the virus and rescue their zoo.

The film was directed by veteran animators Ricardo Curtis and Rodrigo Perez-Castro.

Writer-director S. Craig Zahler (“Bone Tomahawk”) is set to reunite with his “Dragged Across Concrete” and “Brawl in Cell Block 99” star Vince Vaughn and Oscar winner Adrien Brody (“The Pianist”) for upcoming crime thriller “The Bookie & the Bruiser.”

Anton will introduce the film to international distributors at the upcoming Marche du Film in Cannes. UTA Independent Film Group and Range Media Partners arranged the financing and will be representing the North American distribution rights.

Set in 1959 New York, “The Bookie & the Bruiser” follows a pensive, Jewish fellow named Rivner and an oversized Italian-American tough named Boscolo from the Lower East Side, both of whom served overseas during WWII and returned changed men who no longer fit inside the lives they’d left behind. Uninterested in taking orders from bosses or playing by the rules of polite society, the two friends partner up as a bookmaker and an enforcer and...

Despite the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike, sales agents and distributors are convening in Santa Monica this week in the hopes of reconnecting with buyers and kicking off deal discussions at the American Film Market.

After an underwhelming Toronto Film Festival, which saw little deal activity, there’s hope that a few of the starry packages being shopped at AFM will get picked up. But given the climate in Hollywood, many projects won’t officially hit the market until February at the European Film Market in Berlin. The marketplace is not only strained by the strike but the shifting appetites and belt-tightening at the major studios and streamers. At the same time, the return of buyers from China to AFM after several years away is seen as a positive sign.

“Given the strikes and the tough global climate, many of the top international sales agents and talent agencies are holding back...

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