Big Idea Bought Out

[2099net]

Big Idea Bought Out
Animation Magazine reveals that the family entertainment group Classic Media has bought out Big Idea Prods., the company responsible for the popular, faith-based VeggieTales home video and feature film franchise. According to Daily Variety, Classic intends to keep growing the series of CG animated bible stories acted out by musically inclined produce. Despite selling more than 30 million video units over the past nine years, Big Idea recently filed bankruptcy. The cause is said to be an increase in operating costs associated with the feature film Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie. While the $14 million movie made a tidy $25 million at the box office, the studio put the brakes on its lucrative home video business to self-finance the film. Big Idea had also begun work on a follow-up feature, The Bob & Larry Movie. Big Idea could not be reached for details on the status of that film.

[indianajdp]

Wow...BI filed for Bankruptcy? I never would have imagined that had happened based on what I'd seen/heard about the company. Hopefully CM will allow them to continue what they do with out interefering too much in the production aspects.

Wonder what heppend to the two guys that staretd Big Idea...they both voiced characters if I'm not mistaken.

[Captain Hook]

Big Idea Bought Out

Animation Magazine reveals that the family entertainment group Classic Media has bought out Big Idea Prods., the company responsible for the popular, faith-based VeggieTales home video and feature film franchise. According to Daily Variety, Classic intends to keep growing the series of CG animated bible stories acted out by musically inclined produce. Despite selling more than 30 million video units over the past nine years, Big Idea recently filed bankruptcy. The cause is said to be an increase in operating costs associated with the feature film Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie. While the $14 million movie made a tidy $25 million at the box office, the studio put the brakes on its lucrative home video business to self-finance the film. Big Idea had also begun work on a follow-up feature, The Bob & Larry Movie. Big Idea could not be reached for details on the status of that film.

WAAAH!!! NO, this is so so so sad! Where's my Veggie Tales buddies? They have to hear about this!

[Uncle Remus]

oh thats really sad

(wait a minute didnt i said this before? )

yeah the creators of Veggie Tales do most of the voices in Veggie Tales.
Phil Vischer does Bob the Tomato and Mike Narocki does Larry the Cucumber