BET Teams with Vin Diesel for Animated Series

SAN DIEGO, July 24: The animation division at BET Networks
is working with Vin Diesel’s One Race Productions to produce an animated series
inspired by the life of Hannibal of Carthage.

Hannibal the Conqueror
will span the life of Hannibal, from his training as a warrior under his
father, the king of Carthage, to his invasions of Spain and England and his
legendary scaling of the Alps with his army of elephants. "From my first
week at BET, I have been pursuing this project," said Reginald Hudlin, the
president of entertainment at BET. "Vin Diesel brings great thought and
passion to both character development and storylines, and we are pleased to be
the first to be in the animation production business with Vin and One Race
Productions. Hannibal will be
epic storytelling."

Diesel added, "Having worked passionately for ten years
to develop a film property on Hannibal, this animated series will offer
audiences a chance to begin to understand the larger-than-life mythology of
this classic figure."