Second Maya the Bee Movie in the Works

MUNICH: Studio 100 Media has started production on a second Maya the Bee movie, which is planned for release in 2017-18.

Maya the Bee 2: The Honey Games will be co-produced by Studio 100 Media with Australian production company Studio B Animation and in association with Flying Bark Productions. Studio 100 Film will hold the worldwide rights.

Maya the Bee 1: First Flight debuted in theaters in 2014 and is still in cinemas around the world. The property is based on a German children’s novel, which was published in 1912.

Patrick Elmendorff, producer and CEO of Studio 100 Media, said: “We are delighted to add another chapter to Maya the Bee’s success story. We sold our first Maya movie to more than 160 countries worldwide and already have presales of Maya the Bee 2: The Honey Games to South Korea, Turkey, the Middle East and also to TV channels like ORF. For this new movie we gladly renew our successful collaboration with our previous partners ZDF and Universum Film and hope that Maya’s brand-new adventure will entertain children and families worldwide just like the first movie already did and still does.”