The logo for the film.
In August 2015, it was announced that Sony Pictures was making an animated comedy film titled The Lamb (essentially an earlier version of The Star), originally scheduled to release in December 2017.[1]
Plot[]
It was given a simple description, worded as "an all-animal take on the Christian Nativity story", which wouldn't have been much different from the final film that was released in 2017.
Development[]
It was first announced in 2015. Tim Reckart was confirmed to be producing. The film is also confirmed to be based on an original pitch by Tim Sheridan and produced by DeVon Franklin through his Franklin Entertainment banner.
Why This Version Was Cancelled[]
- Michelle Raimo Kouyate, the head of Sony Pictures Animation, later resulting in her having to step down as the company's head position after a company-wide hacking scandal shake-up in 2015.
Results[]
- The original version of The Star was permanently cancelled.
- Get Smurfy!, another working title for another SPA film, Smurfs; The Lost Village which was also confirmed to be in the works ever since 2015, was also rewinded for a different title due to developmental reasons.
- The Star finally released on November 17, 2017 in theaters, and received mixed reviews for being a film that doesn't always stay true to the Bible, and many have said that it's a blatant ripoff of the 2011 film The Lion of Judah.