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\n\tWerner Herzog<\/a>, the celebrated German writer, producer and filmmaker behind \u201cGrizzly Man\u201d and\u00a0\u201cThe Wrath of God,\u201d is making his animation debut with \u201cThe Twilight World<\/a>,\u201d based on his best selling novel of the same name. <\/p>\n

\n\tNarrated by the filmmaker, \u201cThe Twilight World\u201d\u00a0tells the true story of Hiroo Onoda, a Japanese intelligence officer who refused to believe that World War II was over,\u00a0 and continued to fight a personal, fictitious war in the jungles of the Philippines for thirty years. <\/p>\n

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\n\tThe screenplay adaptation of the book, which weaves history, war drama and dream log, was written by Herzog with Michael Arias (\u201cTekkonkinkreet,\u201d \u201cThe Animatrix\u201d) and Luca Vitale. <\/p>\n

\n\tSun Creature Studio, the producers of \u201cFlee,\u201d the BAFTA and Oscar-nominated film, has been tapped to create for \u201cThe Twilight World\u201d out of their France-based studio and will be working with French animation talent, while Psyop, another renowned animation studio that is based in Germany and the U.S., is co-producing the film. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI always felt that Hiroo Onoda\u2019s story, having spanned almost 30 years of fever dreams in the jungle, was best suited for literature, not cinema\u2014which is why I chose to tell it through a novel,\u201d said Herzog. <\/p>\n

\n\tHerzog said \u201cit wasn\u2019t until the producers at Psyop approached me about adapting Onoda\u2019s story into an animated film that I realized the potential that animation had to tell this story in a truly compelling and imaginative way.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAndrew Linsk, who is producing the film with Amanda Miller at Psyop, said \u201cWorking with Werner is a masterclass in nuanced storytelling.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThis particular story\u2014because of the dreamlike and expressionistic way that it deals with the characters\u2019 perception of the passage of time, is particularly suited to animation,\u201d Linsk, who called the screenplay \u201cunconventional.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\tMiller pointed out Psyop has a long-standing relationship with Sun Creature, which also co-producing \u201cThe Twilight World.\u201d \u201cThe sensibility of the studio, coupled with their vast network of French animation talent, makes them the perfect fit for this project. \u201d Sun Creature\u2019s co-founder Charlotte De La Gournerie, is an executive producer on the project.<\/p>\n

\n\tCurrently in development, production on\u00a0\u201cThe Twilight World\u201d will commence in early 2026. Herzog is currently in production with his next live action film,\u00a0\u201cBucking Fastard,\u201d which stars sisters Kate and Rooney Mara.<\/p>\n

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