Idris Elba gets in on Anime
Crunchyroll Partners with Idris Elba’s Green Door Pictures to develop Sci-Fi animated thriller “Dantai”
DREAM TEAM: The Elba s are working with the world’s most popular anime brand
CRUNCHYROLL HAS announced a deal with Idris and Sabrina Elba to develop “Dantai”, a dark fantasy animated series for the platforms global anime audience of more than 100 million registered users.
Idris and Sabrina will serve as executive producers.
“For more than a decade, through anime and anime-inspired Originals, Crunchyroll has been leading the charge for the popularization of adult dramatic animation and we are fast becoming the epicenter for the next generation of animation fans, as is evidenced by our incredible growth in registered users and subscribers” said Joanne Waage, General Manager, Crunchyroll.
Idris Elba and his wife
Sabrina to develop a sci-fi animated series and that the global anime brand has crossed the four million subscriber milestone.
According to the press release, Crunchyroll, the world’s most popular anime brand, is announcing a deal today with Idris and Sabrina, in conjunction with Idris’ Green Door Pictures and Sabrina’s Pink Towel Pictures, to develop “Dantai” (working title), a dark fantasy animated series for Crunchyroll’s global anime audience of more than 100 million registered users. Idris and Sabrina Elba will serve as executive producers. Crunchyroll is also announcing that the global brand has surpassed the four million subscriber milestone in January, just six months after breaking the three million subscriber mark.
Press Release:
San Francisco, Calif. – February 2, 2021 – Crunchyroll, the world’s most popular anime brand, is announcing a deal today with Idris and Sabrina Elba, in conjunction with Idris’ Green Door Pictures and Sabrina’s Pink Towel Pictures, to develop “Dantai” (working title), a dark fantasy animated series for Crunchyroll’s global anime audience of more than 100 million registered users. Idris and Sabrina Elba will serve as executive producers. Crunchyroll is also announcing that the global brand has surpassed the four million subscriber milestone in January, just six months after breaking the three million subscriber mark.
“For more than a decade, through anime and anime-inspired Originals, Crunchyroll has been leading the charge for the popularization of adult dramatic animation and we are fast becoming the epicenter for the next generation of animation fans, as is evidenced by our incredible growth in registered users and subscribers,” said Joanne Waag
Idris Elba is branching out into anime with the help of Crunchyroll.
The actor and his wife Sabrina have inked a deal with the anime-centric streamer to develop dark fantasy series
Dantai. They will executive produce through his Green Door Pictures and her Pink Towel Pictures.
Described as an Afro-futuristic sci-fi series,
Dantai will be set in a city where the rise of biotechnology has created a gap between the haves and have-nots. The series will explore equality and kinship through the story of two rising stars on either side of the divide who are pitted against one another. We re really excited to be announcing this deal on our first anime, the Elbas said in a joint statement. We re both fans of the genre and see a huge opportunity to create something unique for a powerhouse like Crunchyroll. The story of