Annecy Gets A Taste of Skydance Animation’s First Feature “Luck”
Lise Pedersen An enthusiastic crowd took a sneak peek at Skydance Animation’s first feature length film, “Luck,” showcased as part of the Annecy International Animation Festival’s Work in Progress section on Tuesday.The panel was composed of the film’s director Peggy Holmes (“The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Beginning,” “The Pirate Fairy”), screenwriter Kiel Murray (“Cars,” “Finding Nemo,” “Ratatouille”), producer David Eisenmann (“Pearl,” “Son of Jaguar”), director of animation Yuriko Senoo (“Tangled,” “The Pirate Fairy”) and VFX supervisor Javier Romero (“Wonder Park,” “Planet 51”).“Luck” tells the story of Sam Greenfield, probably the unluckiest girl in the world, who one day finds a lucky penny. She decides she wants to give the penny to her best friend Hazel, but her bad luck means she loses the coin.