‘Chhota Bheem‘ Studio Green Gold animation Teams with Red Kite for Adult Animated Action Film ‘The Assassin’
HYDERABAD, INDIA – Green Gold Animation, the Indian studio behind the popular “Chhota Bheem” franchise, is expanding into adult-oriented animation with a co-production partnership with U.K.-based Red Kite Animation.The collaboration will bring to life “The Assassin,” an ultra-cinematic action film set in a near-future metropolis, currently in active advancement.
The project marks a creative departure for Green Gold, known for its family-friendly content. “The Assassin” follows a young man driven to change and rebellion after a devastating industrial tragedy, challenging corporate power within the city.
martyn Pick, director of the CGI action-animation feature ”Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie” (2010), will write and direct the film.Script editing will be handled by Martha MacDiarmid, whose previous work includes “nessie Junior,” continuing a creative relationship with Red Kite.
“‘The Assassin’ is an ultra cinematic action film that uses bold 21c century visuals to give the audience a visceral experience of the hero’s physical and psychological journey,” Pick stated. “For me it is the culmination of a career fusing animation and live action for maximum expressive power within the dynamic power of genre and commercial storytelling. Red Kite have superb insight, both commercial and creative, about animation and film both as storytelling and as a visual medium. Green Gold combine outstanding artistic skill and understanding with a powerful pipeline. They are the perfect partners to realize the Assassin’s remarkable vision.”
Visual development is being led by Pick in collaboration with Green Gold’s design team in Hyderabad, establishing the film’s stylistic foundation.
“This partnership represents a powerful alignment of ambition and creative energy,” said Anderson of Red Kite. “‘The Assassin’ pushes into bold new territory for adult animation, and collaborating with Rajiv and the outstanding artists at Green Gold gives the film an expansive visual identity from the very beginning.”
Rajiv chilaka of Green Gold added: “green Gold has always championed original ideas and distinctive visual storytelling. Working with Red Kite on this India-U.K. feature strengthens our commitment to global collaboration and to creating boundary-pushing animated cinema.”
The film aims to qualify under the India-U.K. Co-Production Treaty, with production planned across both countries.Financing will include the U.K.’s Autonomous Film Tax Credit, with both studios participating as equitable partners throughout development, production, and distribution. The project will utilize a combination of guerrilla live-action, rotoscoping, and high-end animation techniques.
