Victor Wembanyama, the French star of San Antonio Spurs who owns his nickname “the alien” to his distinctive athletic abilities on the court docket, is venturing into new floor with “Alien Dunk,” a brand new animated collection.
“Alien Dunk” is being produced by Philippe and Guillaume Soutter’s PGS Leisure which is dealing with worldwide licensing on the collection and creating it as a franchise spanning webtoons, publishing, video video games and interactive experiences.
France’s main business community TF1 has already boarded the challenge. PGS Leisure shall be teasing on the co-production market set in Toulouse this week. The animation for the collection shall be produced by STIM Studio, whose credit embody “The Wild Robotic,” “Garfield” and “Tom & Jerry.”
Wembanyama mentioned was “thrilled to be a part of ‘Alien Dunk.’ “Seeing myself animated is an unimaginable expertise, and it brings collectively two issues I like: basketball and house,” he mentioned, including that “probably the most thrilling half is making a universe for teenagers to take pleasure in, stuffed with enjoyable, creativeness, and inspiration for younger followers everywhere in the world.”
Wembanyama, who was named NBA Rookie of the Yr and holds the title of probably the most watched NBA video of all time, has impressed the present’s fundamental character, Victor, who groups along with his sister Eve and a bunch of misfit aliens to compete within the Starball League — an intergalactic model of basketball and the final resort to protect peace within the universe.
Mixing comedy and sci-fi, “Alien Dunk” is a sitcom-inspired format that’s meant to attraction to each sports activities followers and animation audiences.
To seize his presence on display screen, Wembanyama has taken half in artistic classes with the manufacturing workforce, together with a devoted movement seize shoot to breed his signature strikes and posture.
“Alien Dunk” was created by Rémi Guérin (“My Dad the Bounty Hunter”), Christophe Fossard and Audrey-Anne Bazard (“Creature Instances”).
A devoted Discord server will even construct a neighborhood across the model, whereas TF1 will oversea the Licensing in France, together with native partnerships and retail activations.
“Victor is an ‘alien’ not just for his distinctive athletic skills but in addition for the constructive values he embodies off the court docket,” mentioned Soutter. “These qualities make him a pure animated hero and the right centerpiece for ‘Alien Dunk.’ His involvement provides the collection a singular authenticity, and we’re genuinely excited to deliver this new universe to life.”
Yann Labasque, TF1 Group’s head of youth programming, mentioned “we’re significantly enthusiastic about launching this modern challenge with PGS Leisure.”
“This collection guarantees our younger viewers unimaginable adventures stuffed with motion, sport, and science-fiction in a really wealthy and thrilling universe,” Labasque mentioned. “Victor Wembanyama, the ambassador of the collection, is an iconic determine in world basketball, who embodies the values of dynamism and inspiration that we intention to convey to our TF1 viewers,” he continued.
Felix Ferrand, STIM Studio’s chief govt, mentioned “working with somebody as passionate and devoted as Victor pushes us to surpass ourselves, and we’re satisfied that Alien Dunk will depart an enduring impression.”
Wembanyama is represented by Bouna Ndiaye and Jérémy Medjana at sports activities company ComSport.
