"Airman" re-teams Kenan and Zemeckis

“Animation Magazine” reports, by way of the “Hollywood Reporter,” that “Monster House” and “City of Ember” director Gil Kenan MFA ’02 will work with “Monster” producer Robert Zemeckis

…to create another performance-capture feature film aimed at family audiences. … an adaptation of the children's book “Airman” by Eoin Colfer, author of the “Artemis Fowl” series and “Half Moon Investigations.” Kenan will again direct and Zemeckis will produce with his ImageMovers partners, Jack Rapke and Steve Starkey.

Released in January, the Airman book tells the tale of Conor Broekhart, a young man who was was born in a hot air balloon and earned the admiration of his king by saving the princess from a fire. When his tutor and king are both killed in a plot to take over the government, he is blamed for their deaths and spends the next two years in prison. While incarcerated, he spends his time drawing plans for flying machines and is ultimately liberated by a balloon. He must then decide if he should abandon those who turned their back on him, or return to the kingdom to fight the evil forces at work.

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