Viva Children Acquires U.S. Distribution Rights to ‘Argonuts’

Viva Children has acquired U.S. distribution rights to “Argonuts,” a household animated function from TAT Productions, the staff behind “The Jungle Bunch,” “Terra Willy” and “Pil’s Adventures,” which had a worldwide theatrical gross totalling $6.8 million.

Viva beforehand launched “Terra Willy” and “Pil’s Adventures” in 2020 and 2022, respectively. Grégoire Melin’s Paris-based Kinology is dealing with world gross sales.

“Within the final two years Viva noticed great success with the releases of ‘Terra Willy’ and ‘Pil’s Adventures,’” stated Viva’s president Victor Elizalde. “We love the tasks that TAT and Kinology are bringing to the desk and are thrilled to proceed our partnership with them.”

A Pixar/Dreamworks-style household journey, “Argonuts” is ready in a magical but hostile world of Greek mythology and follows the action-packed journey of Pathie, a younger tremendous sensible and adventurous mouse, and her mate Sam who set off to struggle probably the most weird and harmful creatures in Historical Greece, together with Poseidon himself.

“Argonuts” reunites “The Jungle Bunch” director David Alaux with producer Jean-François Tosti at TAT Productions. After the success of “Pil’s Adventures” in France and internationally final yr (the highest French movie overseas), TAT got down to make “Argonuts” its most bold movie thus far, “proving they’re a real pressure within the animation world with audiences and distributors alike.”

Viva Children has a busy U.S. theatrical slate forward with “The Superb Maurice,” starring Hugh Laurie and Emilia Clarke, “Dragon Keeper,” starring Invoice Nighy, the R.L. Stine thriller “Zombie City,” starring Dan Aykroyd, Madi Mornoe and Chevy Chase, and sequel “200% Wolf.”