Zenescope Entertainment has
announced that actress Lena Headey, star of the immensely popular HBO television
series Game of Thrones, will be joining the Grimm Fairy Tales animated series to
voice the lead character, Sela Mathers. Lena ’s
extensive resume includes her role as Queen Gorgo in 300 and as Sarah Connor in
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. This announcement comes on the heels
of another talented actress, Briana Evigan (Step Up 2, Sorority Girls, The
Devil’s Carnival), having joined onto the project last
week.
The
Grimm Fairy Tales animated series will be based on Zenescope Entertainment’s
popular comic book series of the same name. What makes this situation unique is
that Zenescope has teamed with Titmouse Animation Studio and director Jon
Schnepp (Metalocalypse, The Venture Bros.) to bypass the traditional film
studio system by seeking funding for the animated series through popular
website Kickstarter.com (http://kck.st/wjSM8D ). The project is live on Kickstarter now
until May 1st, 2012 and has a pledge goal of
$175,000.
“We set
the goal of the animated series at $175,000 because we wanted to give our fans
and those supporting the Kickstarter a high-quality product,” explains Zenescope
Marketing Manager Stephen Haberman “We’re partnering with Titmouse, one of the
premiere animation studios in the world, to handle the animation. We have Jon
Schnepp directing and now with
“Crowd-funding
can be a powerful tool. We’ve seen some really exciting projects find funding
through Kickstarter and it’s a game changer.” Said Zenescope’s Editor-in-Chief,
Ralph Tedesco “It gives us a chance to make this series the way our fans want to
see it be made. We’re about a third of the way there with funding and hopefully
now with the all of the talent we’ve brought on board fans will see that this
can be an amazing project to back.”
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