There’s a new feather in Carlos Saldanha’s (bottle) cap…
The 44-year-old Brazilian animated film director, who co-helmed Ice Age and then directed two Ice Age sequels, as well as Robots and Rio, has formed BottleCap Productions.
The label is Fox-based, where Saldanha made an exclusive five-year deal with 20th Century Fox and Fox International to develop live-action and animated projects.
BottleCap Productions will percolate new projects while Saldanha wraps up his directing work on Rio 2, which is slated for release next spring for Blue Sky Studios and Fox.
After serving as catalyst for the massively successful Ice Age and Rio franchises, Saldanha is one of the most important director relationships for Fox.
His most recent, Rio, grossed more than $500 million worldwide.
Carlos Saldanha is being heralded for his creative impact… The 52-year-old Brazilian director, producer and animator has been recognized with Variety’s Creative Impact in Animation award. Saldanha has become one of the most successful tellers of animated stories of all time. His credits include Ice Age: The Meltdown, Ice Age: Dawn…
Carlos Saldanha will be getting plenty of love at this year’s CinemaCon… The 49-year-old Brazilian director of animated films will receive the international filmmaker of the year award at this year's edition of CinemaCon, the annual gathering of theater owners in Las Vegas. This year’s convention will take place March…
Carlos Saldanha’s latest project will get its first screening next month. The 58-year-old Brazilian animator, director, producer and voice actor’s Disney comedy series How to be a Carioca will screen for the first time at the Iberseries & Platino Industria event in October. The first episode of the Star Original Productions-badged comedy will play…
