{"id":29114,"date":"2025-02-07T10:27:40","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T15:27:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/animotion-sets-theatrical-release-for-finnick-sequel\/"},"modified":"2025-02-07T11:53:17","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T16:53:17","slug":"animotion-sets-theatrical-release-for-finnick-sequel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/animotion-sets-theatrical-release-for-finnick-sequel\/","title":{"rendered":"Animotion Sets Theatrical Release for Finnick Sequel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Animotion Media Group has partnered with distribution company <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Luminescence<\/span> to theatrically release <em>Finnick 2<\/em> internationally in October 2025.<\/p>\n<p>In the film, a sequel to the 2022 movie <em>Finnick<\/em>, the titular character accidentally awakens the magic of an ancient walking stick and loses the ability to be invisible, putting all the finns in danger. He and his human friend Christine must find a way to help him regain his invisibility and save all the finns.<\/p>\n<p>The sequel explores themes of family, friendship and self-discovery, with the bond between Finnick and Christine at the heart of the story.<\/p>\n<p>Luminescence will play a key role in overseeing the film\u2019s global theatrical rollout and tailoring its release to resonate with diverse markets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe overwhelming love for the original <em>Finnick<\/em> inspired us to push the boundaries even further with the sequel,\u201d said Julia Nikolaeva, general manager of Animotion Media. \u201cWith <em>Finnick 2<\/em>, we\u2019ve created a film that is not only visually stunning but also emotionally resonant. We are particularly happy to be working with the Luminescence team and Juraj Barabas, as they bring extensive experience and an excellent portfolio of animated films to the table. Their expertise is a vital step in ensuring this story reaches a global audience, uniting families and fans around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are extremely happy to start this partnership with Julia and the Animotion team,\u201d added Juraj Barabas, managing director of Luminescence. \u201cSince I saw the first <em>Finnick<\/em>, I immediately believed in its worldwide theatrical potential. We always try to bring to the international marketplace movies that are not only visually strong but also tell a story that kids can empathize with. The second part of <em>Finnick<\/em> definitely meets these requirements. We look forward to plugging this exciting brand into our global partnership and for the people to see the movie on the big screens worldwide.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Animotion Media Group has partnered with distribution company Luminescence to theatrically release Finnick 2 internationally in October 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":29120,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[9564,10518,9636,10519,10520],"class_list":["post-29114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-animotion-media-group","tag-finnick-2","tag-julia-nikolaeva","tag-juraj-barabas","tag-luminescence","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Animotion Sets Theatrical Release for Finnick Sequel - TVKIDS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/animotion-sets-theatrical-release-for-finnick-sequel\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Animotion Sets Theatrical Release for Finnick Sequel - TVKIDS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Animotion Media Group has partnered with distribution company Luminescence to theatrically release Finnick 2 internationally in October 2025.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/animotion-sets-theatrical-release-for-finnick-sequel\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVKIDS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-02-07T15:27:40+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-02-07T16:53:17+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/AnimotionMediaGroup-Finnick2-0225-thumbresize.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"394\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jamie Stalcup\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jamie Stalcup\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/animotion-sets-theatrical-release-for-finnick-sequel\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/animotion-sets-theatrical-release-for-finnick-sequel\/\",\"name\":\"Animotion Sets Theatrical Release for Finnick Sequel - TVKIDS\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-02-07T15:27:40+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-02-07T16:53:17+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/animotion-sets-theatrical-release-for-finnick-sequel\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/animotion-sets-theatrical-release-for-finnick-sequel\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/animotion-sets-theatrical-release-for-finnick-sequel\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Animotion Sets Theatrical Release for Finnick Sequel\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/\",\"name\":\"TVKIDS\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\",\"name\":\"Jamie Stalcup\",\"description\":\"Jamie Stalcup is the executive editor of World Screen. 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