Gross sales firm The Playmaker Munich has secured extra territorial offers on the animated household journey movie “Pirate Mo and the Legend of the Purple Ruby” forward of the American Movie Market, the place it’ll make its market premiere. The movie is now offered in additional than 50 international locations. Selection debuts with the teaser (under).
The movie’s newest patrons, led by “The Wonderful Maurice” co-director Florian Westermann, embrace Umbrella Leisure, which acquired the rights for Australia and New Zealand, Israeli firm FilmHouse and Vietnam’s Skyline Media.
Beforehand introduced gross sales embrace the Baltics (Garsu Pasaulio Irasai), Benelux (Just4Kids), Bulgaria (Professional Movies), Czech Republic and Slovakia (DonArt Manufacturing), former Yugoslavia (Blitz), Greece (Rosebud.21), Hungary and Romania (ADS), Center East (Grand Leisure for Movement Photos), Poland (M2 Movies), Portugal (Outsider Movies), Scandinavia (Njutafilms), Turkey (Filmarti), Ukraine (Svoekino). and North America (Viva Photos Distribution).
The distributor in Germany and Austria is DCM Distribution, with a theatrical launch scheduled for April 29, 2027.
The screenplay for the movie, primarily based on the novel “Seeräubermoses” by Kirsten Boie, was written by Richie Conroy and Westermann.
The movie takes place aboard a pirate ship on which a baby, Mo, lives with a crew of ragged sea canines and the ship’s pet…a goat.
Mo, who arrived among the many pirates by likelihood as a child, was raised by the ship’s form captain, Claas. At some point she is captured by the evil pirate Peg Leg Olle and meets the resourceful cabin boy, Hannes, and his pet hen. Together with Hannes, Claas, his motley crew and their pets, Mo should defeat Peg Leg Olle and fulfill his childhood prophecy of discovering the blood-red ruby of future to revive peace and concord to the land.
The movie is produced by Ulysses Movies, Letterbox Filmproduktion, Isla Molona AIE, Arxlight Photos and Arx Anima. The producers are Emely Christians, Sonja Matthes, Michael Lehmann, Holger Ellermann, Dunja Bernatzky, Kris Staber, Nicolás Matji and Edmon Roch.
It’s supported by ICAA, OEFI+, DFFF, MOIN Movie Fund Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, FFA, BKM, OEFI, ICEC, FFW and Artistic Europe MEDIA Slate Funding.