Formerly | Ilion Animation Studios (2002–2020) |
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Company type | Division |
Industry | CGI animation |
Founded | 2002 |
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Headquarters | , Spain |
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Parent | Skydance Animation (2020-present) |
Skydance Animation Madrid (formerly known as Ilion Animation Studios) is a Spanish animation studio based in Madrid, Spain. It is a subsidiary of Skydance Media via Skydance Animation to create computer-animated films for theatrical release. After working with Skydance since 2017, they were acquired by the company in 2020, and rebranded as Skydance Animation Madrid.
Ilion Animation Studios was originally based in Madrid, Spain. The Perez Dolset brothers, Javier and Ignacio Perez Dolset, founded the company in the year of 2002 to make animated films. Ilion Animation Studios was a partner with U-Tad, which is a European University that is specialized in digital arts and technology. Ilion came up with all of its own content. On occasion, Ilion worked with some of its third parties. [1] Ilion Animation Studios was independently and privately owned. [3]
In March 2017, Ilion announced that they would partner with Skydance Animation to produce two animated feature films: Luck and Spellbound . [4] Skydance Animation formally acquired the studio in April 2020, renaming it as Skydance Animation Madrid. [5]
Title | Release date | Budget | Gross | Co-production |
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Planet 51 | 20 November 2009 | $70 million | $105.6 million | HandMade Films TriStar Pictures |
Mortadelo and Filemon: Mission Implausible | 28 November 2014 | $12.5 million | $5.5 million (in Spain) | Warner Bros. Pictures Zeta Cinema Películas Pendelton |
Wonder Park | 15 March 2019 | $80–100 million [6] [7] | $119.6 million [8] | Paramount Animation Nickelodeon Movies |
Luck | 5 August 2022 | $140 million [9] | — | Apple Studios Skydance Animation |
Spellbound | 22 November 2024 | — | — | Netflix Skydance Animation |
Title | Release date | Ref(s) | Co-production |
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Pookoo | 2025 | [10] [11] | |
Ray Gunn | TBA | [12] |
Title | Release date | Co-production |
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Blush | October 1, 2021 | Apple TV+ Skydance Animation |
Bad Luck Spot! | March 17, 2023 |
Release | Title | Showrunners(s)/Developer(s) | Network | Co-production | Ref(s) |
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June 28, 2024 | WondLa | Bobs Gannaway | Apple TV+ | Gotham Group Skydance Animation | [13] [14] [15] |
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David Ellison is an American film producer, former actor, and the founder and CEO of Skydance Media. He is the son of multibillionaire and Oracle Corporation co-founder Larry Ellison.
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Luck is a 2022 animated fantasy comedy film directed by Peggy Holmes and co-directed by Javier Abad, from a screenplay written by Kiel Murray, and a story conceived by Murray and the writing team of Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger, based on an original concept created by Rebeca Carrasco, Juan De Dios, and Julián Romero. Produced by Skydance Animation, the film features the voices of Eva Noblezada, Simon Pegg, Jane Fonda, Whoopi Goldberg, Flula Borg, Lil Rel Howery, Colin O'Donoghue, and John Ratzenberger. Set in the Land of Luck, the story follows the unluckiest person, Sam Greenfield (Noblezada), as she must unite with a talking black cat named Bob (Pegg) to turn her luck around.
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That will be followed by Pookoo in 2025.