D Magazine has an in-depth profile on the Dallas-based animation studio Reel FX and its CEO Steve O’Brien. In 20 years, the studio has grown from animating direct-to-video films like Hasbro’s G.I. Joe titles and the Open Season sequels to producing its first theatrical feature, Free Birds. With voice acting by Owen Wilson, Woody Harrelson and Amy Poehler, the film tells of two turkeys who travel back in time to stop their kind from becoming the main course of the typical Thanksgiving dinner. Free Birds will open in theaters this November.
Reel FX aims for quality film slate with no “turkeys”