7/24/2023 0 Comments Antz directorDuring its production, a controversial public feud erupted between Jeffrey Katzenberg of DreamWorks, and Steve Jobs and John Lasseter of Pixar, due to the production of their similar film A Bug's Life, which was released a month later. Harry Gregson-Williams and John Powell composed the music for the film, marking their first animated film. DreamWorks had contracted Pacific Data Images (PDI) in Palo Alto, California, to begin working on computer-animated films to rival Pixar's features. Production began in May 1996, after production had already commenced on The Prince of Egypt (1998). Katzenberg would later go on to help co-found DreamWorks with Steven Spielberg and David Geffen, and the three planned to rival Disney with the company's new animation division. Meanwhile, Jeffrey Katzenberg had left the company in a feud with CEO Michael Eisner over the vacant president position after the death of Frank Wells. When the treacherous scheming of the arrogant officer General Mandible (Hackman) threatens to wipe out the entire worker population, Z must save the ant colony from the flooded tunnel and strives to make social inroads.ĭevelopment began in 1988 when Walt Disney Feature Animation pitched a film called Army Ants, about a pacifist worker ant teaching lessons of independent thinking to his militaristic colony. The film involves an anxious worker ant, Z (Allen), who falls in love with Princess Bala (Stone). Some of the main characters share facial similarities with the actors who voice them. The film features the voices of Woody Allen, Sharon Stone, Jennifer Lopez, Sylvester Stallone, Christopher Walken, Dan Aykroyd, Anne Bancroft, Danny Glover and Gene Hackman. It was directed by Eric Darnell and Tim Johnson (in their feature directorial debuts) from a screenplay by Todd Alcott, Chris Weitz, and Paul Weitz. John Bell (Production Designer) previously served as anĪrt director on Steven Spielberg's blockbuster JurassicĪll clips and images © Dreamworks SKG and PDI.Antz is a 1998 American computer-animated adventure comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation (in its debut film) and Pacific Data Images and released by DreamWorks Pictures. Penneyįinkelman Cox, Sandra Rabins and Carl Rosendahl are theĮxecutive producers. Produced by Brad Lewis, Aaron Warner and Patty Wooton. The film is directed by Eric Darnell and Tim Johnson and Sylvester Stallone, Sharon Stone and Christopher Walken. Jennifer Lopez, John Mahoney, Paul Mazursky, Grant Shaud, The voices of (in alphabetical order) Woody Allen, Dan Aykroyd,Īnne Bancroft, Jane Curtin, Danny Glover, Gene Hackman, Present the romantic comedy adventure Antz, starring No picnic will ever be the same when DreamWorks and PDI Once the most insignificant of workers, Z may just prove Of individuality in the face of overwhelming conformity. Soon finds himself leading a revolution that becomes a celebration Liquidate the colony and remake it in his own image. Into an unlikely hero, he unwittingly puts a bug in theĪmbitious General Mandibles (Gene Hackman) plan to literally When a remarkable twist of fate turns Z from a common drone Undaunted by the colonies unyieldingĬaste system, Z enlists the aid of his best friend, a soldierĪnt named Weaver (Sylvester Stallone), to get to the Princess. Z-4195 (Woody Allen) is just a worker ant- one in a billion-Īnd his odds of landing the beautiful Princess Bala (Sharon Outstanding Individual Achievement for Writing in an Animatedįeature Production: Todd Alcott, Chris Weitz, & Paul Weitz Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music in an Animatedįeature Production: Harry Gregson Williams & John Powellįor Production Design in an Animated Feature Production: Warning: include(): Failed opening '/home/awn/public_html/oldbanner_includes/homepage/' for inclusion (include_path='.:/opt/cpanel/ea-php72/root/usr/share/pear') in /home/awncom5/public_html/annieawards/antz.php3 on line 11įor Directing in an Animated Feature Production: Eric Darnell Warning: include(/home/awn/public_html/oldbanner_includes/homepage/): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/awncom5/public_html/annieawards/antz.php3 on line 11
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