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Genndy Tartakovsky Posts 'The Black Knight' Test To Sway Studio Toward Greenlight

The creator is courting public support for a more adult animated action project that has sat without a greenlight for six years.

Overview

  • Tartakovsky shared a roughly 40-second animation test on Instagram to spark measurable fan interest that could change a studio’s decision.
  • He says the film has been in development for about six years after a previous internal test failed to secure a theatrical commitment.
  • The concept targets adults and centers on a 20-foot knight armor operated internally with ropes, pulleys, and levers in a 14th-century setting.
  • No current studio partner was identified, and The A.V. Club notes the project was originally set up at Sony Pictures Animation in 2018.
  • ComicBook.com reports early reaction in the Instagram comments as highly positive, but the project has not been greenlit.