Funnily sufficient, this was not the primary time Gorillaz had a film introduced after which ultimately canceled. Again in 2002, the band introduced that they’d be featured in an animated movie known as “Superstar Harvest,” which was teased as “a really darkish movie” involving zombies and the worth of fame after the success of their self-titled debut. Nonetheless, by the point 2005’s traditional “Demon Days” was launched, “Superstar Harvest” was nowhere to be discovered, implying that it was lifeless.

In {a partially} archived interview with Q, it was revealed in 2017 that DreamWorks Animation had initially partnered with the band for the movie. Nonetheless, executives had it canceled as a result of its mature content material. Take into account that the then-fledgling studio had launched “Shrek” and “Spirit” across the identical time as Gorillaz’s debut — now that they have been seen as one other family-friendly various to Disney, they in all probability did not need that picture to be tainted with Albarn and Hewlett’s musical visions of zombies and cannibals.

As for Netflix’s cancelation having to take care of animation funds cuts, Albarn advised Humo he wasn’t shocked, particularly since their major hyperlink to Netflix left the corporate. He known as Hollywood a territorial business, implying that whoever took over the undertaking did not like what they needed to supply.

“If a brand new man comes alongside, he should and could have a unique opinion, even when he secretly agrees along with his predecessor,” he mentioned.

In fact, we all know that this cancelation will not mark the tip for Gorillaz, as their eighth album “Cracker Island” will launch this week. Sadly, with this and plenty of different scrappings, Netflix is making it tougher for individuals to confess that animation is not only for children.