Fantastic Sneak Peek at SOCK MONKEY Feature film
With everything else getting a feature film adaptation these days, it only makes sense that the classic Sock Monkey would join in on the action! Animator Matt Danner and writer Tony Millionaire have teamed up to to bring Sock Monkey to the big screen. Millionaire is the talented guy behind the current Sock Monkey stories.
The film will be based on an upcoming storybook they made called Sock Monkey: Into The Deep Woods, which follows a stuffed hero named Uncle Gabby "as he and his doll pals venture across sea, land, and air to save their human, Ann-Louise, whom they fear has been kidnapped by a vicious monster." To show off the cinematic potential of the character, Danner wrote a script for the feature and also produced a “sneak peek” teaser clip that you can watch below. They used a hybrid of CG and live-action “digi-nette puppetry” to bring the magical story to life.
The proof of concept footage that you'll watch below is pretty awesome. I love the dark and wondrous tone that it has. My initial reaction to this news was "oh brother, not another crappy CG animated live action hybrid film," but after watching the video, I'm actually excited about it. Here's a description of the footage:
Inspired by Tony Millionaire’s Sock Monkey books, Uncle Gabby springs to life in an old Victorian house to watch a sunset through the Great Glass Doorknob.
After you watch the video, let us know what you think about Sock Monkey coming to the big screen. Thanks to Deadline.