Little by little, Lionel Messi’s animated series for Sony Music is taking shape. This time we find out who is the animation studio that will be behind the project: Atlantis Animation. We tell you the details here!
Soon we will have so many series about Lionel Messi that they are not going to give us the eyes to see them all. Let’s remember that it was recently confirmed that the Argentine player will have his own docuseries, which will come from AppleTV+, in addition to the already announced animated series for SonyMusic. The latter is what we are going to talk about today, since there is news regarding who is the animation studio that will be behind the project: Atlantis Animation.
For those who did not know or did not remember that this animated series of Messiwe remind you that Sony Music Entertainment He had made it known in March. There, both the company and the footballer had said that the program was going to be aimed at all audiences and that it would focus “in the epic adventures of a young man Messi who overcomes titanic challenges while navigating the vibrant world of video games.”
After it became known that Lionel Messi is going to play intermiami, Variety reported that the Argentine and Sony Music Entertainment will associate with Atlantis Animation to bring us this animated series about the soccer megastar. The agreement sees the French CG animation studio (based in Tenerife, Canary Islands) produce a trailer inspired by the Messiwhich is already in full production and in charge of Catherine Macresy.
The announcement of the participation of Atlantis also served to emphasize that the series is “committed to conveying the core values of the sport and the lessons it embodies on screen as it will follow the journey of one of the greatest athletes of all time”. Project partners also said: “the passion of Messi for soccer will serve as a backdrop for moving and captivating content that highlights the moral values that characterize the world iconhe”.
Atlantis Animation became the first studio in the Canary Islands to develop a complete season of animation broadcast on Disney Channel with the complete CG TV series “Tara Duncan and the Spellbinders” (2021). This program was directed by the ex director of art and narrative of Ubisoft, Dan Creteurwho now works as director of Atlantis. The French studio also contributed to Season 5 of Miraculous Ladybug”, a series that won the award kid screen 2023 for best animated series for children.
“We are a service provider, but we try to be a creative contribution to everything we do.” said Raúl Carbo, CEO of Atlantis Animation. “Our idea is to bet on very premium and quality projects. So Messi is definitely one of them, a project on a global scale that for Atlantis It’s the next step.” added.
“Since I was a child, I have always loved animated series and my children are huge fans of animated characters. Being able to participate in an animation project makes me happy, because it fulfills one of my dreams. I would like to thank sonymusic for joining this project and we hope that everyone likes the result, especially the girls and boys”had said Messi when they announced the series.
The Premium Content Division of sonymusic, that produces in association with Leo Messi Management, oversees the development and distribution of the series. In addition, the soundtrack will also be in charge of international artists and composers who are under the label Sony Music Entertainment.
So far there are no more details about the series of Lionel Messi, nor where it will arrive nor when. However, the project partners already anticipated that it will be “modern and innovative”.