Fox Animation sets the Logan, but there's plenty of other kinds of comics that Fox can adapt.
Twentieth Century Fox Animation is one of the major animation houses in Hollywood, ing the likes of Disney, Pixar, DreamWorks, and even the much newer Illumination. Though their most recognizable - and successful - franchise is no doubt Ferdinand later this year, an adaptation of a popular children's book, and more recently took a major step forward on Nimona.
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Based on the graphic novel of the same name written and drawn by Noelle Stevenson, Nimona follows the titular character, a shapeshifter and sidekick to the villainous Lord Ballister Blackheart. Together, the two fight against Blackheart's nemesis, Sir Ambrosius Goldenloin. Stevenson started Nimona as a webcomic initially posted on Tumblr, later published as a graphic novel in 2015 by HarperCollins.
Of course, while a number of comic book adaptations are live-action, Fox's Nimona will be animated, ing the adaptation of Emily Carmichael to direct Lumberjanes, though it doesn't yet have a release date.
It seems both Nimona and Lumberjanes are part of another arm of Fox's push to adapt all kinds of comic book properties to the big screen. Unlike Deadpool and Logan, Nimona and Lumberjanes - both the films and their source material - are directed at a younger audience, and Fox seems to be keeping the properties true to their roots by adapting them to animation rather than live-action. Plus, considering all the creatures into which Nimona transforms and the antics the rambunctious sidekick gets up to with Blackheart, Stevenson's graphic novel would be challenging to bring to live-action anyway. Now with a release date set, those excited to see Stevenson's best-selling novel brought to life will be able to in less than two years when Nimona's adventures hit theaters.
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