Earlier this year I have read that Tom Hanks will be starring in an animated futuristic series called Electric City that he has been developing for years. It will premiere on Yahoo in June.
You could argue here that Tom Hanks has already gained experience in the animated genre when he played 5 different characters in The Polar Express.
But Sylvester Stallone? Ok, there are some spoofs on YouTube like that one:
But apart from that, I have never really associated him with animated movies or series. At least the topic of the animated web series called Soul Survivor seems to fit the Rocky and Rambo actor. He will play a “last-of-his kind mercenary”, whatever that means.
But Electric City and Soul Survivor are both high-profile example of how the Internet is becoming a new frontier for animation - pretty much in the same way as cable television was in the early 1980s. The Web is creating new opportunities for artists and filmmakers to distribute experimental and often irreverent entertainment to millions of viewers worldwide without having to go through the traditional gatekeepers: the major studios and television networks.
I'm particularly excited about Electric City, because it is supposed to be highly interactive. The nonlinear elements will range from deep integration with social media to a 3D interactive map.
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