DNEG Joins Sinbad as Co-Financier and Producer
Cappu Films will handle sales for Francesco Lucente's fantasy adventure across Asia, Europe, Latin America and other markets.
DNEG has joined Francesco Lucente's fantasy adventure Sinbad as co-financier and producer, according to Variety. Hong Kong-based Cappu Films will handle international sales on the project.
Cappu Films' sales rights cover China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, German-speaking Europe, Spain, Portugal, Turkey and Eastern Europe, along with the CIS, Latin America, the Caribbean, the Middle East, Africa and some Pacific island markets. The company first presented Sinbad to buyers at the Busan market, and sales talks are continuing.
Lucente wrote the script and will direct. Pre-production is scheduled to begin in early 2027, with delivery set for March 2029.
The deal was announced ahead of the Tokyo International Film Festival's TIFFCOM market.
Earlier credits
DNEG was the visual effects house on Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, and its teams have won 8 Oscars for visual effects, with credits including Inception, Interstellar, Blade Runner 2049 and Dune: Part Two. Cappu Films and Lucente worked together previously on the film Starbright, and Lucente also directed the drama Badland.
Quick answers
When does Sinbad start production?
Pre-production is scheduled to begin in early 2027, with delivery set for March 2029.
Who is handling sales for Sinbad?
Cappu Films, based in Hong Kong, is handling international sales across Asia, Europe, Latin America and other markets.
Who wrote and will direct Sinbad?
Francesco Lucente wrote the script and will direct.