Angry Birds started off as nothing more than a catchy, quirky title for iOS, but in a few short years, has quickly evolved into a billion-dollar franchise. With five titles having now been released on a number of platforms, and products ranging from speakers and phone covers to plush toys, it was only a matter of time before the story of how the birds avenged the pigs would hit the box office.
Announced today, an official
Angry Birds Movie will arrive at some point in 2016, and Despicable Me producer John Cohen has signed on to produce with Iron Man Executive Producer and former Chairman of Marvel Studios David Maisel signed on to executive produce.
"John’s an exceptionally talented producer, and we’re delighted to have him join the flock," Mikael Hed, CEO of Rovio Entertainment said in a statement. "With John’s hands-on producer background and David´s expertise in establishing and running his own successful studio, these two are the dream team for making a movie outside the studio system. Both professionals have the ideal skills and vision to achieve incredible things."
John Cohen most recently produced Illumination Entertainment/Universal Pictures' Despicable Me in 2010 and executive produced Illumination/Universal's
Hop in 2011. Prior to Illumination, Cohen was VP of Production at Twentieth Century Fox Animation. He worked closely with Blue Sky Studios on films including
Ice Age, Robots, Ice Age: The Meltdown and
Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who. Cohen had the idea to reimagine
Alvin and the Chipmunks and developed the 2007 film.
"I’m so excited and honored to be working on this film with Mikael, David, and Rovio’s incredibly talented game developers and artists," said Cohen. "From both an entertainment and strategic perspective, Rovio is at the forefront of game innovation and is trailblazing terrific new ways for
Angry Birds fans to interact with these characters. I've personally spent countless hours playing the Angry Birds Games over the last few years, which I can now happily justify as research for the movie."
The 3D CG-animated feature will be financed entirely by Rovio itself, allowing the film to be produced wholly outside of the studio system. For now a "Summer 2016" release has been earmarked.
The news comes on
Angry Birds' third anniversary - the original
Angry Birds hit the App Store exactly three years ago, on December 11 2009. Today's feature fim announcement is the culmination of Rovio's multimedia ambitions. In July 2011 the company changed its name from Rovio Mobile to Rovio Entertainment, a name that better reflected the company's desire to internally produce Angry Birds entertainment outside of the core mobile games.
You might also like:
Angry Birds Star Wars V1.0.0 Redeem Code + Serial Key, Pc Version
Angry Birds Space V1.0.0 Redeem Code + Serial Key, Pc Version 
