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'''''B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations''''' is the title of an American CGI action comedy film made by DreamWorks Animation and directed by Tony Leondis (best known for directing the films ''Igor'' and ''The Emoji Movie''). According to an official description on a piece of merchandise for the film, the film would have followed ghosts Jackson Moss and Watts, who both join the titular Bureau of Otherworldly Operations, which is an organization dedicated to protecting living humans from hauntings by evil ghosts. While working in the B.O.O., the two uncover a plot from the agency's "Most Wanted Haunter" that plans to destroy the organization with his ghost army. The two must work together and face off against the haunter's army in order to save all of ghostkind and humankind.<ref>[https://amazon.com/B-Doodle-Book/dp/1941341144/ Amazon listing for an activity book that contains a plot description for ''B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations''.] Retrieved 5 Dec '22</ref>
'''''B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations''''' is the title of an American CGI action comedy film made by DreamWorks Animation and directed by Tony Leondis (best known for directing the films ''Igor'' and ''The Emoji Movie''). According to an official description on a piece of merchandise for the film, the film would have followed ghosts Jackson Moss and Watts, who both join the titular Bureau of Otherworldly Operations, which is an organization dedicated to protecting living humans from hauntings by evil ghosts. While working in the B.O.O., the two uncover a plot from the agency's "Most Wanted Haunter" that plans to destroy the organization with his ghost army. The two must work together and face off against the haunter's army in order to save all of ghostkind and humankind.<ref>[https://amazon.com/B-Doodle-Book/dp/1941341144/ Amazon listing for an activity book that contains a plot description for ''B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations''.] Retrieved 5 Dec '22</ref>


While the film was initially set to be released in June 2015, DreamWorks decided to move the release date seven months back to November 2014 in order to avoid competition with Pixar's ''Inside Out'', before ultimately removing it from the release schedule entirely in order to find a different release date.<ref>[http://variety.com/2014/film/news/dreamworks-animation-to-scare-up-new-release-date-for-b-o-o-bureau-of-otherworldly-operations-1201359058 Variety article on the release date of ''B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations''.] Retrieved 22 Mar '18</ref> While the film was speculated to have been pushed back to a 2016 release date, it was ultimately never added back into Dreamworks' release schedule. While there has been no official announcement on the status of the film, the lack of information on it since 2015 (along with DreamWorks removing the official website for it in late 2019) strongly indicates that '''the film was unofficially cancelled and will almost certainly never see the light of day'''.  
While the film was initially set to be released on June 5th, 2015, DreamWorks decided to move the release date seven months back to November 2014 in order to avoid competition with Pixar's ''Inside Out'', before ultimately removing it from the release schedule entirely in order to find a different release date.<ref>[http://variety.com/2014/film/news/dreamworks-animation-to-scare-up-new-release-date-for-b-o-o-bureau-of-otherworldly-operations-1201359058 Variety article on the release date of ''B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations''.] Retrieved 22 Mar '18</ref> While the film was speculated to have been pushed back to a 2016 release date, it was ultimately never added back into Dreamworks' release schedule. While there has been no official announcement on the status of the film, the lack of information on it since 2015 (along with DreamWorks removing the official website for it in late 2019) strongly indicates that the film was unofficially cancelled and will almost certainly never see the light of day.


==Avaliable Footage==
==Avaliable Footage==
On January 29th, 2019, former animation supervisor Alexis Wanneroy uploaded an animation reel on his Vimeo account that showed footage of ''B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations'' and another cancelled DreamWorks film titled ''[[Larrikins (partially found cancelled DreamWorks film; 2013-2017)|Larrikins]]''. A few weeks later, on February 9th of that same year, Wanneroy uploaded a pre-production reel that showed more animation from both cancelled movies. In June of the same year, Twitter user Art of Lost and Cancelled Media uploaded a compilation video of clips taken from the two reels that showed footage from both movies.<ref>[https://twitter.com/ArtofLostandCan/status/1135524558323290118 Art of Lost and Cancelled Media's tweet with the compilation video.] Retrieved 09 Jul '19</ref> On November 2nd, 2022, Wanneroy uploaded an animation reel from 2017 that also showed footage from this film, with the only notable footage being a small clip (already shown in the other reels) that had a final render. Wanneroy's combined animation reels contain 46 seconds of footage from ''B.O.O.'', with around 24 seconds of that footage appearing to be from final renders.  
On September 10th, 2016, Nayoun Kim Charoenchai uploaded an animation reel on Vimeo, that showed 20 seconds of ''B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations'' footage.


In September 2022, animator Sebastien Wojda uploaded an animation reel that was originally made in 2019. The reel included clips from various cancelled DreamWorks projects, including ''B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations'', ''Larrikins'', and ''[[Me and My Shadow (partially found footage of unreleased DreamWorks animated film; 2010-2017)|Me and My Shadow]]''. The reel contains exactly one minute of animation clips from ''B.O.O.'', none of which are final renders. In November of that same year, animator Nayoun Kim uploaded an animation reel created in 2016 that showed several clips of ''B.O.O.''. The clips in this animation reel total 19 seconds and (like Wojda's reel) are not final renders.
On January 17th, 2017, former animation supervisor Alexis Wanneroy uploaded an animation reel on his Vimeo account that included footage from ''B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations''.
On January 29th, 2019, Wanneroy uploaded another animation reel on his Vimeo account that showed most of the same footage from the previous reel, with the only notable difference being a small clip that had an unfinished render, and another cancelled DreamWorks film titled ''[[Larrikins (partially found cancelled DreamWorks film; 2013-2017)|Larrikins]]''.
On February 9th, 2019, Wanneroy uploaded a pre-production reel that showed more animation from both cancelled movies. In June of the same year, Twitter user Art of Lost and Cancelled Media uploaded a compilation video of clips taken from the two reels that showed footage from both movies.<ref>[https://twitter.com/ArtofLostandCan/status/1135524558323290118 Art of Lost and Cancelled Media's tweet with the compilation video.] Retrieved 09 Jul '19</ref> Wanneroy's combined animation reels contain 46 seconds of footage from ''B.O.O.'', with around 24 seconds of that footage appearing to be from final renders.


Despite more footage and production material from ''B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations'' finding its way online over the years, as of 2022, the total amount of footage found for this film is just over 2 minutes long, and only 24 seconds of that footage is shown to have final renders, which is clearly far from all the material made for the film. While ''B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations'' appears to have been cancelled fairly late in development (as indicated by multiple shots having final or near-final renders, along with the apparent production of merchandise for the film), it is unclear just how much of the film was complete before its cancellation.
On February 15th, 2017, Jon Gutman uploaded a previs rough layout reel on Vimeo, which included 2 minutes of ''B.O.O.'' footage (though without audio).
 
On September 15th, 2022, animator Sebastien Wojda uploaded an animation reel that was originally made in 2019. The reel included clips from various cancelled DreamWorks projects, including ''B.O.O.'', ''Larrikins'', and ''[[Me and My Shadow (partially found footage of unreleased DreamWorks animated film; 2010-2017)|Me and My Shadow]]''. The reel contains exactly one minute of animation clips from ''B.O.O.'', none of which are final renders.
 
At unknown dates, animator Maciej Gliwa added a fully-rendered clip from ''B.O.O.'' on his personal portfolio website (although Maciej removed it some time in January 2023), and Kirsh Bauman uploaded an animation demo reel solely dedicated to ''B.O.O.'', also on his own website.
 
Despite more footage and production material from ''B.O.O.'' finding its way online over the years, as of 2023, the total amount of footage found for this film is just nearly 6 minutes long, and roughly 38 seconds of that footage is shown to have final renders, which is clearly far from all the material made for the film. While ''B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations'' appears to have been cancelled fairly late in development (as indicated by multiple shots having final or near-final renders, along with the apparent production of merchandise for the film), it is unclear just how much of the film was complete before its cancellation.


==Voice Cast==
==Voice Cast==

Revision as of 16:44, 26 February 2023

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The logo for the film.

Status: Partially Found

B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations is the title of an American CGI action comedy film made by DreamWorks Animation and directed by Tony Leondis (best known for directing the films Igor and The Emoji Movie). According to an official description on a piece of merchandise for the film, the film would have followed ghosts Jackson Moss and Watts, who both join the titular Bureau of Otherworldly Operations, which is an organization dedicated to protecting living humans from hauntings by evil ghosts. While working in the B.O.O., the two uncover a plot from the agency's "Most Wanted Haunter" that plans to destroy the organization with his ghost army. The two must work together and face off against the haunter's army in order to save all of ghostkind and humankind.[1]

While the film was initially set to be released on June 5th, 2015, DreamWorks decided to move the release date seven months back to November 2014 in order to avoid competition with Pixar's Inside Out, before ultimately removing it from the release schedule entirely in order to find a different release date.[2] While the film was speculated to have been pushed back to a 2016 release date, it was ultimately never added back into Dreamworks' release schedule. While there has been no official announcement on the status of the film, the lack of information on it since 2015 (along with DreamWorks removing the official website for it in late 2019) strongly indicates that the film was unofficially cancelled and will almost certainly never see the light of day.

Avaliable Footage

On September 10th, 2016, Nayoun Kim Charoenchai uploaded an animation reel on Vimeo, that showed 20 seconds of B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations footage.

On January 17th, 2017, former animation supervisor Alexis Wanneroy uploaded an animation reel on his Vimeo account that included footage from B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations. On January 29th, 2019, Wanneroy uploaded another animation reel on his Vimeo account that showed most of the same footage from the previous reel, with the only notable difference being a small clip that had an unfinished render, and another cancelled DreamWorks film titled Larrikins. On February 9th, 2019, Wanneroy uploaded a pre-production reel that showed more animation from both cancelled movies. In June of the same year, Twitter user Art of Lost and Cancelled Media uploaded a compilation video of clips taken from the two reels that showed footage from both movies.[3] Wanneroy's combined animation reels contain 46 seconds of footage from B.O.O., with around 24 seconds of that footage appearing to be from final renders.

On February 15th, 2017, Jon Gutman uploaded a previs rough layout reel on Vimeo, which included 2 minutes of B.O.O. footage (though without audio).

On September 15th, 2022, animator Sebastien Wojda uploaded an animation reel that was originally made in 2019. The reel included clips from various cancelled DreamWorks projects, including B.O.O., Larrikins, and Me and My Shadow. The reel contains exactly one minute of animation clips from B.O.O., none of which are final renders.

At unknown dates, animator Maciej Gliwa added a fully-rendered clip from B.O.O. on his personal portfolio website (although Maciej removed it some time in January 2023), and Kirsh Bauman uploaded an animation demo reel solely dedicated to B.O.O., also on his own website.

Despite more footage and production material from B.O.O. finding its way online over the years, as of 2023, the total amount of footage found for this film is just nearly 6 minutes long, and roughly 38 seconds of that footage is shown to have final renders, which is clearly far from all the material made for the film. While B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations appears to have been cancelled fairly late in development (as indicated by multiple shots having final or near-final renders, along with the apparent production of merchandise for the film), it is unclear just how much of the film was complete before its cancellation.

Voice Cast

  • Seth Rogen - Jackson Moss
  • Melissa McCarthy - Watts
  • Bill Murray - Drake
  • Matt Bomer - Unknown
  • Octavia Spencer - Unknown
  • Rashida Jones - Unknown
  • Jennifer Coolidge - Unknown

Gallery

Images

  • A cover for an activity book for the film.

    A cover for an activity book for the film.

  • A promotional poster for the film.

    A promotional poster for the film.

  • B.O.O. branded beach towel.

    B.O.O. branded beach towel.

  • Front of tag for B.O.O. branded beach towel.

    Front of tag for B.O.O. branded beach towel.

  • Back of tag for B.O.O. branded beach towel.

    Back of tag for B.O.O. branded beach towel.

Videos

Alexis Wanneroy's 2017 animation reel.

Alexis Wanneroy's 2019 animation reel.

Wanneroy's pre-production reel.

Nayoun Kim Charoenchai's animation reel.

Sebastien Wodja's animation reel.

Animation clips from Maciej Gliwa and Kirsh Bauman.

Jon Gutman's Previs rough layout reel.

External Link

References

  1. ↑ Amazon listing for an activity book that contains a plot description for B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations. Retrieved 5 Dec '22
  2. ↑ Variety article on the release date of B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations. Retrieved 22 Mar '18
  3. ↑ Art of Lost and Cancelled Media's tweet with the compilation video. Retrieved 09 Jul '19
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