19th May 2012
Hanks Takes Hollywood To Bollywood
7th October 2010
Hollywood star Tom Hanks' production company Playtone is to
co-produce a web-based animation series with India's Reliance Big
Entertainment.
Called Electric City, the series will be conceived, developed and
written by Playtone, which Hanks co-owns with business partner Gary
Goetzman.
Electricity has been described as a 20-episode three-minute
futuristic series. It takes an optimistic view of hard-hitting
issues such as crime, the environment and freedom of
information.
Mumbai-based Reliance is producing the series. It will provide the
digital expertise to distribute Electric City online via Zapak, its
video-games development division.
Reliance, one of Bollywood's biggest producers and wealthiest
media conglomerates, is well known for its Hollywood ambitions. It
is financing a slate of international films by Steven Spielberg's
DreamWorks studio to the tune of a reported $325 million.
Photography: Sebastian Rich