Netflix counters Disney Plus with hand-drawn, 'old school' Christmas animation
11/13/2019Netflix answers Disney Plus’ call with original, animated Christmas film
Director of the Netflix animated film ‘Klaus,’ Sergio Pablos, talks about the process of making his Christmas movie as an answer to Disney Plus debuting.
With the launch of Disney Plus streaming on Tuesday, the competition has grown thick.
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Netflix, as an answer to Disney’s popularity in animation, is releasing an original, Christmas-themed animated film called “Klaus.”
“Klaus” director Sergio Pablos told FOX Business’ Stuart Varney on Wednesday that the film is targeted toward families and aims to please as many people possible.
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Pablos, who’s worked on old Disney films such as "Tarzan," reverted back to old-school methods when completing this project by drawing every animation by hand.
“We did it hand-drawn… because that's who we are,” Pablos said. “We love to draw. We drew digitally on tablets but we still drew and we painted.”
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