{"id":141850,"date":"2025-05-12T10:49:40","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T10:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/12\/animation-artist-octavio-rodriguez-to-direct-on-the-edge\/"},"modified":"2025-05-12T10:49:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T10:49:40","slug":"animation-artist-octavio-rodriguez-to-direct-on-the-edge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/12\/animation-artist-octavio-rodriguez-to-direct-on-the-edge\/","title":{"rendered":"Animation Artist Octavio Rodriguez To Direct \u2018On The Edge\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>EXCLUSIVE: <\/strong>Acclaimed <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/animation\/\" id=\"auto-tag_animation\" data-tag=\"animation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">animation<\/a> artist <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/octavio-rodriguez\/\" id=\"auto-tag_octavio-rodriguez\" data-tag=\"octavio-rodriguez\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Octavio Rodriguez<\/a> \u2013 whose credit embrace <em>Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse<\/em>, <em>Ron\u2019s Gone Wrong<\/em>, <em>Incredibles 2<\/em> and <em>Coco<\/em> \u2013 has signed to direct upcoming animated characteristic <em><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/on-the-edge\/\" id=\"auto-tag_on-the-edge\" data-tag=\"on-the-edge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">On the Edge<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe movie follows Donnie, a cynical however lovable Cuban solenodon, who takes on an outrageous mission: to keep away from extinction by rebranding himself as a panda \u2013 one of many world\u2019s most beloved endangered species.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tAlongside an eccentric band of equally ignored animals, Donnie\u2019s wild journey evolves right into a heist-fueled, action-packed story of id, belonging, and survival.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/studio-100-film\/\" id=\"auto-tag_studio-100-film\" data-tag=\"studio-100-film\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Studio 100 Film<\/a>, which is dealing with worldwide gross sales, shall be revealing a primary take a look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/cannes\/\" id=\"auto-tag_cannes\" data-tag=\"cannes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cannes<\/a> Market for the movie, which is scheduled for supply by This autumn 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cI want this film to push the boundaries of animation so our audience can fall in love with these endangered, quirky misfits. It\u2019s a story for the underdog \u2013 about resilience, survival, and finding where we truly belong,\u201d stated Rodriguez.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cAs an Afro-Latino in the industry, I\u2019ve always embraced the underdog spirit, and this film reflects that journey. Oh, and let\u2019s not forget \u2013 there\u2019s a high-stakes heist\/kidnapping that kicks off Donnie\u2019s mission and leads to unexpected growth and self- discovery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tBalancing irreverent humor, heartfelt emotion, and kinetic motion, <em>On the Edge<\/em> will purpose to supply a family-friendly viewing expertise concerning themes of biodiversity and conservation, and likewise highlighting the truth that each species issues not simply the \u201ccute and cuddly\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tProduction companions are On The Edge Animation A.I.E., Able &amp; Baker and affiliate Monkeys &amp; Dinos, Telegael, Studio 100 International and On the Edge (The Organization).<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tViva Pictures, a Los Angeles-based manufacturing studio and distributor, will oversee distribution in North America.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: Acclaimed animation artist Octavio Rodriguez \u2013 whose credit embrace Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Ron\u2019s Gone Wrong, Incredibles 2 and Coco \u2013 has signed to direct upcoming animated characteristic On the Edge. The movie follows Donnie, a cynical however lovable Cuban solenodon, who takes on an outrageous mission: to keep away from extinction by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":141852,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[3833,305,3457,2581,10455,10456],"class_list":{"0":"post-141850","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-animation","9":"tag-artist","10":"tag-direct","11":"tag-edge","12":"tag-octavio","13":"tag-rodriguez"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141850","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=141850"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141850\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/141852"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=141850"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=141850"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=141850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}