Partnership Includes Multi-Picture Production Deal With Acclaimed Filmmakers
The Fox Innovation Lab at Twentieth Century Fox has teamed up with Felix & Paul Studios, the Emmy® Award-winning studio behind the world’s leading cinematic virtual reality experiences, to develop, direct and produce virtual reality experiences for Fox properties. Together with highly renowned directors, Felix & Paul Studios and the Fox Innovation Lab will co-develop experiences that utilize Fox’s IP – the first of which will be announced early next year.
“The Fox Innovation Lab has long understood that virtual reality requires an entirely new language of storytelling, enabling audiences to engage with characters and stories in ways never before possible,” said Ryan Horrigan, Chief Content Officer of Felix & Paul Studios and head of the studio’s LA office. “Fox continues to take a major leadership role in this new medium and we are thrilled to have the opportunity to co-produce premium cinematic VR experiences and series that will captivate audiences worldwide.”
The Fox Innovation Lab at Twentieth Century Fox was established as a research and development center to drive the advancement of groundbreaking technology and new consumer experiences across all formats and distribution models. The partnership with Felix & Paul Studios further cements the studio’s leadership and commitment to delivering cinematic virtual reality experiences for consumers.
Added Mike Dunn, President, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment and Fox Innovation Lab, “Felix & Paul Studios is a visionary studio that represents the highest caliber of immersive and engaging experiences, and their vision for bringing virtual reality to mainstream audiences makes them a perfect partner to help realize the possibilities for the future of consumer entertainment, from both a creative and technical perspective.”
In 2015, the Fox Innovation Lab worked with Felix & Paul Studios on a first of its kind proof of concept project for the film Wild. Directed by Paul Raphaël and Félix Lajeunesse, Wild – The Experience is an immersive three-minute virtual reality experience set in a private moment on the Pacific Crest Trail with Academy Award® winner Reese Witherspoon and Academy Award® nominee Laura Dern’s characters from WILD, the Fox Searchlight adaptation of bestselling author Cheryl Strayed’s transformative journey.
The deal was brokered by Verve’s Bryan Besser on behalf of Felix & Paul Studios.
