“You know what? Why aren’t we doing what we want?!” An early promo trailer is available online for the Polish animated movie titled Diplodocus, an especially unique creation about a little green dinosaur from filmmaker Wojtek Wawszczyk. You have to get a look at this! The independent animated film just premiered at the 2024 Annecy Film Festival last month (here’s my review). Little dino Diplodocus ends up on a magical adventure to save his parents who have disappeared under mysterious circumstances. Alongside a wizard and two quirky scientists, he encounters fantastical creatures and amazing places along the way. It’s not at all anything like Pixar’s The Good Dinosaur, it’s a different multiverse-hopping, meta, wacky adventure. The comic book artist segment is live-action, and he is told to erase these characters to create something more “cute” like a kitty, and in the animated world, everything begins to literally be erased. It’s a remarkably fun concept, and all the characters are amusing and slightly weird, but it makes for an entertaining experience. // Continue Reading ›
