Variety wrote:“Inkas the Ramferinkas,” a story about a small flying dinosaur, is being adapted into an animated feature film.
Independent film producer Niels Juul and Sherman Theatrical Entertainment have teamed up to develop the project, which is inspired by music from the Sherman Brothers. It’s the first and final musical from the late Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman, the songwriting duo behind Walt Disney classics from “The Jungle Book,” “Winnie the Pooh,” “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,” and “Mary Poppins.”
Before they met with Disney and teamed on timeless tunes from those films and more, the brothers were adapting “Inkas” into a film that never took off. Originally a 1951 children’s record, the tale follows a small, flying dinosaur who lived 150 million years ago and who protects his friends despite facing tremendous danger to himself.
In the mid-2000s, Robert’s youngest son, who goes by Robbie, optioned and acquired “Inkas” and, together with his father and uncle, expanded the project into a feature-length animation script. Around this time, the brothers augmented their score with an additional six songs, bringing the total to 10. The animatic storyboard team included animation veterans of Disney, Warner Brothers and DreamWorks. Though the draft was completed, the project was shelved during the 2008 financial crisis.
Then in 2020, Robbie Sherman co-founded Sherman Theatrical Entertainment, Ltd. with co-CEOs Bret Goldin and Andrew Kaplan. The company nabbed the ”Inkas” IP, which they are now resurrecting with Juul and his business partner Sofie Nordstrom.
“Inkas” is expected to release theatrically on a yet-to-be determined date.
Exciting, so much potential!
