Add another animated feature to the list of upcoming stereoscopic 3-D releases. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Lionsgate’s CG animal adventure Alpha and Omega has added a third dimension for its theatrical run. Co-financed and co-produced by Lionsgate and India’s Crest Animation Prods., the movie is scheduled to take a bow on April 16, 2010.
Alpha and Omega is the story of bickering wolves who are captured and taken thousands of miles from their home. Justin Long (Live Free or Die Hard), Hayden Panettierre (Heroes), Christina Ricci (Speed Racer), Danny Glover (Barnyard), Larry Miller (Bee Movie) and Dennis Hopper (Land of the Dead) are all on board as voices for this first in a number of pics to come from the partnership between Crest and Lionsgate. Panettiere will lend her voice to a disciplined, Alpha-bred wolf and Long will play the fun-loving, wise-cracking Omega member of the pack. Despite their differences, they must somehow learn to get along in order to escape and find their way home through the harsh wilderness.
The film is being directed by Anthony Bell (The Boondocks) and Ben Gluck (Brother Bear 2). Steve Moore wrote the original screenplay and a second draft was turned in by Chris Denk. Ken Katsumoto is producing for Lionsgate, and Richard Rich for Crest. Lionsgate will distribute the pic in North America and the U.K. Mandate International is lining up international sales outside of India.
Lionsgate is making the leap to 3-D with a remake of the 1980s horror flick My Bloody Valentine. The stereoscopic slasher fest is currently in post-production and is scheduled to arrive in theaters on Jan. 16.
