MGM has signed on to release in the United States Exodus Film Group’s animated feature film Bunyan and Babe, reports Variety.
The feature stars the voices of John Goodman and Kelsey Grammer in a modern take on the classic story of the famous lumberjack and his ox companion. The film is directed by Tony Bancroft and Jim Rygiel, and was written by Michael Nickles and Julia Wall.
“What Exodus has with Bunyan and Babe is a new spin on a classic story,” Erik Lomis, MGM’s prexy of worldwide theatrical distribution, home entertainment and acquisitions, told Variety.
Exodus, based in Venice., Calif., previously produced the feature film Igor.
