Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius is a 2001 American computer-animated science
fiction comedy film produced by Nickelodeon Movies, O Entertainment
and DNA Productions, and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film
was directed by John A. Davis and written by Davis and producer Steve
Oedekerk. Its voice cast includes Debi Derryberry, Patrick Stewart,
Martin Short, Rob Paulsen and Jeffrey Garcia. The film follows the
title character, a schoolboy with super-genius powers, who must save
all of the parents of the world from a race of egg-like aliens known
as the Yolkians.The idea for Jimmy Neutron was first created by Davis
in the 1980s, in which he wrote a script for a short film titled
Runaway Rocketboy and starring a prototype character for Jimmy named
Johnny Quasar. After coming across the abandoned script several years
later, Davis decided that it would be a good idea to revisit it and
retool it as a computer-animated short and potential TV series. A
40-second demo was animated using LightWave 3D and gained popularity
at the 1995 SIGGRAPH convention where it was shown off, grabbing the
attention of Oedekerk and leading DNA Productions to develop an
extended TV Pilot. After a successful pitch to Nickelodeon, a
13-minute-long TV episode was developed, and Nickelodeon, impressed
with both the character and the 3D technology, raised the possibility
making both a TV series and a full-length feature film. Davis, in
turn, suggested that the film be made first, so that the development
team could create the assets at theatrical quality and reuse them in
the TV series. Production officially began in early 2000, and was
completed in roughly 24 months, with the studio considerably raising
its staff count and expanding its studio space. Animation was done
entirely using commercial software, including LightWave and
project:messiah.Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius was released on December 21,
2001. Backed by a strong pre-release campaign, the film was a box
office success, grossing $103 million worldwide. The film was
nominated for the inaugural Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in
2001, ultimately losing to Shrek. It was the only animated Nickelodeon
film to ever be nominated in that category (as well as the first
Nickelodeon movie in general to be nominated) for nearly a decade
until Rango (2011) was nominated and won.The film served as the pilot
to the Nickelodeon television series called The Adventures of Jimmy
Neutron, Boy Genius, premiered on Nickelodeon July 20, 2002 and ended
on November 25, 2006. Four years later, another spin-off series called
Planet Sheen was produced, focusing on Jimmy's friend Sheen Estevez.
This series premiered on October 2, 2010 and ended on February 15,
2013.
fiction comedy film produced by Nickelodeon Movies, O Entertainment
and DNA Productions, and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film
was directed by John A. Davis and written by Davis and producer Steve
Oedekerk. Its voice cast includes Debi Derryberry, Patrick Stewart,
Martin Short, Rob Paulsen and Jeffrey Garcia. The film follows the
title character, a schoolboy with super-genius powers, who must save
all of the parents of the world from a race of egg-like aliens known
as the Yolkians.The idea for Jimmy Neutron was first created by Davis
in the 1980s, in which he wrote a script for a short film titled
Runaway Rocketboy and starring a prototype character for Jimmy named
Johnny Quasar. After coming across the abandoned script several years
later, Davis decided that it would be a good idea to revisit it and
retool it as a computer-animated short and potential TV series. A
40-second demo was animated using LightWave 3D and gained popularity
at the 1995 SIGGRAPH convention where it was shown off, grabbing the
attention of Oedekerk and leading DNA Productions to develop an
extended TV Pilot. After a successful pitch to Nickelodeon, a
13-minute-long TV episode was developed, and Nickelodeon, impressed
with both the character and the 3D technology, raised the possibility
making both a TV series and a full-length feature film. Davis, in
turn, suggested that the film be made first, so that the development
team could create the assets at theatrical quality and reuse them in
the TV series. Production officially began in early 2000, and was
completed in roughly 24 months, with the studio considerably raising
its staff count and expanding its studio space. Animation was done
entirely using commercial software, including LightWave and
project:messiah.Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius was released on December 21,
2001. Backed by a strong pre-release campaign, the film was a box
office success, grossing $103 million worldwide. The film was
nominated for the inaugural Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in
2001, ultimately losing to Shrek. It was the only animated Nickelodeon
film to ever be nominated in that category (as well as the first
Nickelodeon movie in general to be nominated) for nearly a decade
until Rango (2011) was nominated and won.The film served as the pilot
to the Nickelodeon television series called The Adventures of Jimmy
Neutron, Boy Genius, premiered on Nickelodeon July 20, 2002 and ended
on November 25, 2006. Four years later, another spin-off series called
Planet Sheen was produced, focusing on Jimmy's friend Sheen Estevez.
This series premiered on October 2, 2010 and ended on February 15,
2013.
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