April 6th, 2010 Miami, FL – Motion Pixel Corporation and Cornerstone Entertainment of India have finalized the signing of one of India’s most prolific cricket player’s to star in a new animated movie entitled “Captain India”. The film which will star Yuvraj Singh will be India’s first ever superhero animation movie. The story entails Yuvraj growing up in Mumbai and encountering a magical cricket stick which he realizes has special powers and uses it to help fight crime while at the same time becoming an Indian Cricket Star and helping India win the world cup of cricket.
The movie is currently in preproduction and is scheduled to be released in early 2012. “We felt Yuvraj was the best fit for the project which we think will be a mega hit with all the Bollywood and Cricket fans not only in India but throughout the World” commented MPC Chairman, Manny Bains.
“Cornerstone has always made best efforts to promote brand Yuvraj as uniquely as possible. This project is one such opportunity for Yuvi to reach out to the millions of children across the country who aspire to be like him one day. We are happy to partner with MPC and are looking forward to an entertaining movie” – said, Bunty Sajdeh of Cornerstone Entertainment. Yuvraj Singh commented “I am extremely excited to be a part of this movie. As a child I always enjoyed watching animation films and today I am humbled to be portrayed as an animated character. It is such an entertaining film which I hope all families will enjoy watching together”.
About Motion Pixel Corporation (MPC)
Motion Pixel Corporation is a Miami based Animation Company which focuses on production of animation movies for Bollywood. The company has already completed work on animation blockbuster EKEH v2.0 with Pritish Nandy Communications and is releasing a soccer animation film for the world Cup entitled KICK. Captain India is the third release and much anticipated.
Contact: Manny Bains – info@motionpixel.org
About Cornerstone
Cornerstone is an end-to-end sports and entertainment marketing and management solutions company. Established in early 2008, CSE are proud to exclusively represent an array of talent across several sports and entertainment mediums. CSE is the collaboration of many years of experience in comprehensive Event Management, Talent Representation and Brand Solutions.
Contact: Ambika Sajdeh – ambika@cornerstone.in
