Draft:Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk

Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk is an upcoming animated comedy film directed by John D. Eraklis and Tara Nicole Whitaker (in their feature directorial debuts) from a screenplay by Eraklis, and co-produced by Eraklis, Ciaran Crampton and Chase Muratore with a score by Zoë Poledouris and Angel Roché Jr. with Paul Blair serves as the music supervisor. An international co-production between the United States, Ireland and China, the film features an all-star cast including the voices of will.i.am, Jennifer Hudson, Snoop Dogg (who both served as executive producers), Kenan Thompson, Whoopi Goldberg and Evan Ross, with Ciaran Crampton and Jay Dowski writing the film. Described as a musical animated adventure set in New York City, the film tells the story of Pierre, a young blue, mixed-breeded bird who is born to be a pigeon hawk, as he sets up on a journey of self-discovery with her best friends.

The film was first announced in March 2019, that John D. Eraklis would direct a film, with Nick Cannon attached to star in the film, but was dropped out and was replaced with will.i.am. Toonz Media Group later announce in April 2020 that it will join in to animated and produced the film and Highland Film Group handling the film to sales. Much of the cast were revealed between March 2019 and April 2021. Tara Nicole Walter later sign on to direct the film in August 2021. Poledouris and Roché Jr. has teamed up to score the film in April 2021.

Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk will be delivered in 2025.

Plot
Pierre is a young, blue mixed-breeded bird who happens to be a pigeon hawk. When she grew up outcast from both bird communities lead by a dreamer pigeon and a rebel hawk, she sets out on a new adventure and into a journey of self-discovery. Pierre is befriending unlikely other animals, such as a bear that is escaped from Central Park Zoo, a brilliant but mad owl named Ophelia, and a pair of streetwise city squirrels named Scratch and Sniff. Where to find a place where he belongs, PIerre finds themselves to inspire animals from all backgrounds to be more open-minded in an epic, hybrid world.

Cast

 * will.i.am as Pierre, a young blue mixed-breeded bird born as a pigeon hawk.
 * Howie Mandel as Pigeon, a dreamer pigeon.
 * Whoopi Goldberg as Hawk, a rebel hawk.
 * Jennifer Coolidge as Aunty Peggy
 * E.G. Daily as Cooper
 * Jennifer Hudson as Ophelia, an brilliant but mad owl.
 * Domenick Lombardozzi as Paulie
 * Jamal Trulove
 * Evan Ross
 * Luis Guzmán
 * Paul Blackthorne
 * Ashlee Simpson
 * Snoop Dogg as Scratch, a smooth talking city squirrel.
 * Kenan Thompson as Sniff, a little city squirrel who is Scratch's best friend
 * Matthew Del Negro as Drill Sergeant
 * Melanie Martyn as Haley

Production
On March 12, 2019, it was announced that Nick Cannon, Jennifer Coolidge, Kenan Thompson and Whoopi Goldberg would lend their voices to Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk, along with veteran voice actor E.G. Daily. In addition to the announcement of the voice cast, John D. Eraklis is set to direct and it marks the directorial debut of her.

Exodus Film Group and Cannon’s Ncredible Entertainment banner were set to produce, alongside Ciaran Crampton and Chase Muratore of the New York City-based Sugar Water Entertainment. Ncredible’s Michael Goldman will executive produce.

On April 1, 2020, the film was announced that America’s Got Talent judge Howie Mandel, Luis Guzmán, Paul Blackthorne, Jamal Trulove, Evan Ross, and Ashlee Simpson is set to lead voice cast. Eraklis is producing alongside Cannon’s Ncredible Entertainment and Ciaran Crampton and Chase Muratore’s Sugar Water Entertainment. Executive producers are Michael Goldman, Jamal Trulove and Delbert Whetter. It is financed by Sugar Water Entertainment in partnership with Toonz Media Group, is being produced and directed remotely and it was in pre-production at Toonz Media studio in New Zealand. Highland Film Group is handling international sales while CAA Media Finance oversees domestic sales.

In April 2021, it was announced that will.i.am would be the voicing the character Pierre, instead ofNick Cannon and Jennifer Hudson and Snoop Dogg have joined the voice lead. Paul Blair was added to it as the music supervisor. Zoë Poledouris and Angel Roché Jr. would compose the film's score. Poledouris and Roché Jr. have previously scored the two feature films, Bunyan and Babe and The Hero of Color City, both of which were produced by John D. Eraklis.

In August 2021, Tara Nicole Whitaker is attached to direct the film, and it would also marks the directorial debut of the film as well.

In May 2023, it was announced that Gold Valley Films have strike a six-picture deal with Toonz Feature Film, including Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk.

Release
Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk will be released in 2025.