Tag "Richard E. Grant"

Buscemi, Noni Rose Join ‘Khumba’s’ Voice Cast

April 24, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

South Africa’s Triggerfish Animation Studios announced this week that Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire) and Anika Noni Rose (The Princess and the Frog) have joined the voice cast of its upcoming feature Khumba. The 3-D, CG-animated feature, which will make its debut at the Annecy Festival in June, also showcases the [...]

Laurence Fishburne Joins Cast of Triggerfish’s ‘Khumba’

April 2, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

South African animation studio Triggerfish announced today that Laurence Fishburne has joined the voice cast of its upcoming 3D animated pic Khumba as the lead character’s father, Seko. The impressive voice cast also includes Liam Neeson, AnnaSophia Robb, Jake T. Austin, Loretta Devine and Richard E. Grant. Khumba tells the [...]

‘Zambezia’ Becomes South Africa’s Top-Grossing Film

March 6, 2013 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

The animated feature Adventures in Zambezia has grossed an estimated $18 million worldwide, making it the highest grossing South African film over the past 30 years. Triggerfish Animation’s highly successful film was recently sold to French distributor Metropolitan Films, which signed up for both Adventures in Zambezia and Triggerfish’s next feature, Khumba. [...]

Triggerfish Swims with the Majors

January 14, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

The South African studio ups the ante in 2013 with Zambezia and Khumba, two new CG-animated features that have generated great buzz globally. Last year, when Capetown-based Triggerfish Studios released its movie Zambezia in several territories, it made animation history: Not only was this South Africa’s first full-length animated feature, [...]

‘Zambezia 3D’ Takes Flight with All-Star Cast

September 12, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Samuel L. Jackson, Leonard Nimoy, Jeff Goldblum and Abigail Breslin have joined the voice cast for Triggerfish Animation Studios’ upcoming CG-animated feature Zambezia 3D. The 3D South African pic, which is repped by Cinema Management Group (CMG), will also showcase the voice talents of Richard E. Grant, Jim Cummings, Jennifer [...]