{"id":15604,"date":"2022-06-15T17:02:08","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T15:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=15604"},"modified":"2022-06-15T17:02:14","modified_gmt":"2022-06-15T15:02:14","slug":"disney-announces-key-cast-and-reveals-first-look-images-from-animated-anthology-kizazi-moto-generation-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2022\/06\/15\/disney-announces-key-cast-and-reveals-first-look-images-from-animated-anthology-kizazi-moto-generation-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney Announces Key Cast And Reveals First-Look Images From Animated Anthology \u201cKizazi Moto: Generation Fire\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Today, Disney shared exclusive first images and revealed key cast highlights from the upcoming Disney+ African animated sci-fi anthology \u201cKizazi Moto: Generation Fire\u201d. The news comes as part of Disney Television Animation, Disney Junior and Disney EMEA original productions\u2019 unveiling of a huge slate of animated programming to air across Disney+ and other Disney platforms at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival.<\/p>\n\n\n

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A Disney+ Original, \u201cKizazi Moto: Generation Fire\u201d<\/strong> is a ten-part collection of premium original short films from creators from Zimbabwe, Uganda, South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya and Egypt, who will each bring their unique visions to audiences around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The sci-fi series features an exciting cast from across the continent and will include Florence Kasumba (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever<\/em>), Kehinde Bankole (Blood Sisters<\/em>), Pearl Thusi (Queen Sono<\/em>), Hakeem Kae-Kazim (Hotel Rwanda, Godzilla vs. Kong <\/em>), Sheila Munyiva (Rafiki<\/em>), Stycie Waweru (Supa Modo, Supa Sema)<\/em>, Candice Modiselle (Generations: The Legacy<\/em>), Lillian Dube (Soul City<\/em>), Clementine Mosimane (Poppie Nongena<\/em>), and Mandisa Nduna (Blood Psalms)<\/em>, as well as comedians Tumi Morake (Serious Single<\/em>), Sne Dladla (Black Tax<\/em>) and Tyson Ngubeni (A Royal Surprise<\/em>) and rappers Nasty C (Blood & Water<\/em>) and Gigi Lamayne (Temptation Island: South Africa<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Set to premiere exclusively on Disney+ in late 2023, \u201cKizazi Moto: Generation Fire<\/strong>\u201d brings together a new wave of animation stars to take viewers on a wildly entertaining ride into Africa\u2019s future. Inspired by the continent\u2019s diverse histories and cultures, these action-packed sci-fi and fantasy stories present bold\u202fvisions of advanced technology, aliens, spirits and monsters imagined from uniquely African perspectives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Orion Ross, VP Animation, Disney EMEA, commented: \u201cThe anthology has attracted incredibly strong actors and performers from across the continent, who are using their talents to bring a huge cast of characters vividly to life. We\u2019ve got humans, robots, aliens, creatures and cosmic deities played by a brilliant constellation of African stars. They have given voice to the futuristic visions of a new generation of filmmakers, which the world will see and hear when Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire <\/strong>launches on Disney+ next year.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oscar\u00ae-winning director Peter Ramsey (Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse<\/em>) serves as executive producer for the anthology, with Tendayi Nyeke and Anthony Silverston as supervising producers. Triggerfish is the lead studio for the anthology, working in collaboration with animation studios across the continent and globally.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The final 10 films are from Ahmed Teilab (Egypt), Simangaliso \u2018Panda\u2019 Sibaya and Malcolm Wope (South Africa), Terence Maluleke and Isaac Mogajane (South Africa), Ng\u2019endo Mukii (Kenya), Shofela Coker (Nigeria), Nthato Mokgata and Catherine Green (South Africa), Pious Nyenyewa and Tafadzwa Hove (Zimbabwe), Tshepo Moche (South Africa), Raymond Malinga (Uganda) and Lesego Vorster (South Africa). Each film will be roughly ten minutes long, and together will comprise a feature-length anthology of original animation that will be released as a Disney+ Original across the globe.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About Disney+<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Disney+ is the dedicated streaming home for movies and shows from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and National Geographic, along with The Simpsons and much more. In select international markets, it also includes the new general entertainment content brand, Star. The flagship direct-to-consumer streaming service from The Walt Disney Company, Disney+ is part of the Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution segment. The service offers commercial-free streaming alongside an ever-growing collection of exclusive originals, including feature-length films, documentaries, live-action and animated series, and short-form content. With unprecedented access to Disney\u2019s long history of incredible film and television entertainment, Disney+ is also the exclusive streaming home for the newest releases from The Walt Disney Studios. Disney+ is available as a standalone streaming service or as part of The Disney Bundle that gives subscribers access to Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+. For more, visit disneyplus.com, or find the Disney+ app on most mobile and connected TV devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Disney Branded Television<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Disney Branded Television encompasses the creative storytellers, and production and marketing teams responsible for Disney-branded television series, movies and other programming spanning live-action, animated and unscripted formats. The group helps fuel the Disney+ streaming platform and Disney Channel, Disney XD and Disney Junior linear networks with content geared toward kids, tweens, teens and families, with stories that are imaginative, aspirational and reflective of their world and experiences. Recent projects include \u201cHigh School Musical: The Musical: The Series,\u201d \u201cMonsters at Work,\u201d \u201cThe Mysterious Benedict Society\u201d and \u201cMarvel\u2019s Spidey and his Amazing Friends.\u201d Disney Branded Television has created some of the most iconic and award-winning properties and franchises, including Peabody Award winners \u201cDoc McStuffins\u201d and \u201cThe Owl House\u201d; Emmy\u00ae<\/sup> Award winners \u201cBig City Greens\u201d and \u201cElena of Avalor\u201d; the beloved \u201cMickey Mouse\u201d cartoon shorts plus the Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM) franchise, comprised of more than 100 titles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Triggerfish<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0Triggerfish will be the lead animation studio and producer of Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire<\/em>. Winner of the Mifa Animation Industry Award at Annecy International Film Festival 2021, Triggerfish is a premium content animation studio based in South Africa and Ireland, home to crew with a love for animation and a drive to keep improving.\u00a0 The 25-year-old studio is currently producing two other TV series, Mama K\u2019s Team 4<\/em> for Netflix and Kiya & The Kimoja Heroes<\/em> for eOne, Disney Junior and Disney+, while developing a diverse slate of film and television projects for most of the world\u2019s biggest studios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Triggerfish\u2019s first two films, Adventures in Zambezia<\/em> and Khumba<\/em>, sold nine million cinema tickets globally, while their third, Seal Team<\/em>, cracked the Netflix Top 10 global chart. Triggerfish also animated the Academy Award\u00ae-nominated Roald Dahl adaptation Revolting Rhymes<\/em> as well as much-loved Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler adaptations such as the 2021 Annie Awards winner The Snail and the Whale<\/em>, 2020 International Emmy winner Zog<\/em>, the BAFTA-nominated and Annecy-winning Stick Man<\/em>, and the Rose d\u2019Or-winning The Highway Rat<\/em>, all produced by Magic Light Pictures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Peter Ramsey<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peter Ramsey will be executive producing the anthology and is the Oscar\u00ae-winning director of Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peter Ramsey is the director of Dreamworks Animation’s 2012 feature film Rise Of The Guardians<\/em>.\u00a0 He also directed the Halloween TV special, Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space<\/em> as well as serving as a story artist on several of Dreamworks Animation’s feature films.\u00a0 Prior to joining Dreamworks, he worked as a storyboard artist on a notable number of live action feature films, including Backdraft, Boyz n the Hood, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Minority Report, Cast Away, Independence Day, Being John Malkovich, Fight Club<\/em> and Hulk<\/em>, among many others.\u00a0 Ramsey’s directing skills were honed early, as Second Unit Director on live action feature films including Godzilla<\/em>, Tank Girl<\/em>, Higher Learning<\/em>, and Poetic Justice<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today, Disney shared exclusive first images and revealed key cast highlights from the upcoming Disney+ African animated sci-fi anthology \u201cKizazi Moto: Generation Fire\u201d. The news comes as part of Disney Television Animation, Disney Junior and Disney EMEA original productions\u2019 unveiling of a huge slate of animated programming to air across Disney+ and other Disney platforms… Continue reading Disney Announces Key Cast And Reveals First-Look Images From Animated Anthology \u201cKizazi Moto: Generation Fire\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[97],"tags":[263],"class_list":["post-15604","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-online","tag-disney-2","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15604","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15604"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15604\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}