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Pixel Zoo\u2019s head of studio, Sebastian Gonzalez, will executive produce.<\/p>\n<p>From publisher Penguin Random House, <em>Neverlanders<\/em> is a gritty YA graphic novel set in a reimagined world of Peter Pan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has always been important for Pixel Zoo to champion talent, original stories and world-class animation in Australia, so we are thrilled to partner with the brilliant Tom Taylor and Jon Sommariva,\u201d said Gonzalez. \u201cOur team will work closely with Tom and Jon to ensure we stay true to the soul of <em>Neverlanders<\/em> while expanding the graphic novel into the kind of cinematic adventure only animation can deliver.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The rights to the graphic novel Neverlanders, from author Tom Taylor and illustrator Jon Sommariva, have been acquired by Pixel Zoo Animation Studios.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7389,"featured_media":30811,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[11660,11658,11564,11661,11659],"class_list":["post-30817","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-jon-sommariva","tag-neverlanders","tag-pixel-zoo-animation-studios","tag-sebastian-gonzalez","tag-tom-taylor","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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