FME to Represent Monster Snake Doc

October 5, 2011 World Screen
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NEW YORK: Smithsonian Channel, Wide-Eyed Entertainment, Yap Films and History Television Canada are co-producing Titanoboa: Monster Snake, a two-hour special that will be distributed by FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME).

 

The special featuring the 48 foot-long, one-and-a-half ton snake will air in the spring of 2012. In it, scientific sleuths look into the past at the largest predator on the planet to understand modern giant constrictors.
 
David Royle, the executive VP of programming and production at the Smithsonian Channel, said: “Discoveries as dramatic and important as this are extremely rare, and we are excited to bring this story to a global audience. Snakes have always fascinated human beings, and they populate our imagination—whether in the legends of dragons, the Garden of Eden or Harry Potter. Titanoboa is the mother of all snakes.”
 
Jasper James, the CEO of Wide-Eyed Entertainment, commented: “Discoveries as mind-blowing as this don’t come along too often so it’s a real privilege to be able to tell the world this story. We’ve got unique access to the dig and will be capturing paleontological history as it’s made. We’ll be working out how this snake got so big, how it hunted and asking some of the best animators in the world to bring back these lost giants and the world that made them possible. I get real pleasure in knowing that future generations will have a new prehistoric monster to adore. Watch out T-Rex, Titanoboa wants to squeeze you out.”
 
Elliott Halpern, the executive producer of Yap Films, added, “The sheer scale of Titanoboa is staggering, demonstrating once again the world still holds mysteries that feel more like the stuff of sci-fi films.”