Immigrants, a 2D-animated adult series from Klasky-Csupo co-founder Gabor Csupo, has been sold to Hungary and Russia as an 89-minute feature film scheduled to debut in October. According to Daily Variety, Hungaricom acquired rights for Hungary prior to Cannes and sold it to Moscow’s Ruscico for Russia and former Soviet territories during the market. The movie, also known as La dolce vita, has reportedly garnered strong interest from a U.S. distributor as well.
An offering from Klasky-Csupo’s adult animation brand, Global Tantrum, Immigrants is a U.S.-Hungarian co-production that aired on SpikeTV in the U.S. in August of 2004. A total of six episodes were produced, chronicling the adventures of Russian immigrant Vladislav and his Hungarian roommate, Joska, who reside at the Vista Del Mar Apartments in Hollywood, Calif. While both believe in the American Dream, Vlad thinks it can be had through hard work while Joska puts faith in the get-rich-quick notion. Simpsons veteran Hank Azaria and Will and Grace‘s Eric McCormack provided the voices for the title characters.
Csupo is best known as the creator of the Nickelodeon phenomenon Rugrats and fellow Nick toon The Wild Thornberrys. More recently, he directed Disney/Walden Media’s live-action adaptation of author Katherine Paterson’s kid lit favorite Bridge to Terabithia. He is also signed to helm The Moon Princess, a big-screen adaptation of Elizabeth Goudge’s children’s fantasy novel The Little White Horse.
