‘Micro Mayhem’ Stop-Motion Series From Jon Favreau And Seth Green Coming To Quibi
Quibi is putting the pedal to the metal with a new stop-motion animated series based on a viral short film.
Micro Mayhem, “a series of over-the-top shorts where the cars are the characters,” uses toy cars to tell violent, action-packed stories.Jon Favreau’s Golem Creations is executive producing, whileSeth Green’s Stoopid Buddy Studios will co-produce alongside eOne. Check out the original viral short below.Deadlinereports that Quibi has given a green light to the new series, which is created and executive produced byEric Towner(Robot Chicken). Here’s how they describe it:
Back in 2016, the Micro Mayhem YouTube channel posted the following two videos, which give us a very good idea of what we can expect from this new Quibi series:
Green is obviously no stranger to the world of stop-motion, having been one of the primary creative voices behind the long-running Cartoon Network series Robot Chicken. He’s also produced stop-motion shows likeSuperMansion,Buddy Thunderstruck, andTitan Maximum, and as you’re able to see from the end-credits tags on the videos above, he and his Stoopid Buddy Studios have been hooked up with these guys for years already. While Favreau has typically worked in live-action, he also has some experience with stop-motion, having used it in his 2003 filmElfto recreate the look of Rankin/Bass Christmas classics likeRudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
“Micro Mayhembrings to life the car chases I imagined as a kid, and combines my love of technology and stop-motion artistry,” Towner said in a statement. “We’re thrilled to be teaming with Golem Creations to bring this dream project to life.”
Greg Clayman, an executive at production company eOne, released a statement of his own: “Quibi’s focus on micro storytelling provides the perfect platform forMicro Mayhem. We are excited to work with Eric and his team at Stoopid Buddy Stoodios, to bring this wild ride to audiences one turn at a time.”
Quibi, which launches onApril 6, 2020, is the mobile-only platform that will release new content every day in the form of videos that are 10 minutes or less. You can read more about ithere.
