Zag, the Paris-based studio behind Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir, has announced development of Carmen, a new animated feature and franchise inspired by the motorsport career of former Formula 1 development driver Carmen Jorda. The project will include a theatrical feature, animated series, and full consumer-products program.<\/p>\n
Jorda, who competed in GP3, Indy Lights, and the Le Mans Series and became only the 11th woman ever included in an F1 team\u2019s driver lineup, recently returned to Alpine as head of its F1 Academy program. Her boundary-defying path is the basis of Carmen\u2018s narrative, which follows a young driver navigating a high-pressure racing universe \u201cwhere fear moves faster than any car on the track.\u201d<\/p>\n
Producers Jeremy Zag, filmmaker Michael Gracey (The Greatest Showman), and Tyler Thompson (Rush, Black Swan) lead the creative team, with former HBO Max\/Netflix executive Andrea Puig serving as executive producer.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt Zag, we\u2019ve always believed in creating heroes who inspire kids to believe in themselves,\u201d said Zag in a release. \u201cWhen I met Carmen, her journey and perseverance impressed and inspired me. I\u2019m excited to let her personal story guide us as we imagine a new hero for tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jorda added: \u201cRacing has shaped my life, and partnering with Zag means turning my passion into a story that can inspire millions of young girls around the world. I want them to know they can dream big, fight hard, and take their place on the track \u2014 just like I did.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to Gracey: \u201cCarmen\u2019s journey is one of resilience and unwavering self-belief, even in the face of daunting limitations. Her fearlessness and ambition are the qualities of true heroes, and it\u2019s a privilege to let her guide our narrative \u2014 and hopefully inspire a new generation.\u201d<\/p>\n
No potential release date for any of the Carmen projects has been announced, nor has any distributor for the various formats, but we\u2019ll be sure to keep you updated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Zag, the Paris-based studio behind Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir, has announced development of Carmen, a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":166633,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[156,409,111,139,69],"class_list":["post-166632","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-entertainment","tag-movies","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166632","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=166632"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166632\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/166633"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=166632"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=166632"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=166632"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}