Lionel Messi is getting a Disney animated series but it won’t tell the story you might expect

• Argentine star Lionel Messi signed a major partnership with the streaming platform Disney Plus for the launch of an innovative animated series called Messi and los Gigantes.
• The production developed alongside Sony will not represent a traditional biography, instead featuring a fictional story starring a twelve-year-old boy inside a fantastical universe.
• Each episode will feature an approximate duration of twenty-two minutes and will distribute internationally to reach the global audience of Disney Channel.

A football superstar jumping into animation with an epic project

The streaming platform Disney Plus continues innovating with its contents by closing a historic signing alongside Lionel Messi to develop a totally original animated production reflecting his sporting values. In this manner, the story targets children and adolescents primarily, moving away from traditional biographical formats to present a plot where a twelve-year-old boy inspired by the athlete, originating from Argentina, ends up exploring a fantastical universe named Iko.

Consequently, this great adventure named Messi and los Gigantes shows how the main character must face towering giants to develop suddenly all his capabilities and personal improvement skills. Thus, Lionel Messi himself feels deeply honored by this international collaboration, highlighting that since childhood he has been a staunch fan of animated series and enjoys immensely forming part of such creative proposals.

Production details and strategic alliance alongside Sony studios

Regarding technical and creative development, the project titled Messi and los Gigantes was conceived in collaboration with Sony Music Vision and Sony Pictures Television Kids alongside Lionel Messi himself. On the other hand, the animated series runs under Atlantis Animation under the direction of Dan Creteur, guaranteeing a very attractive visual standard for the entire family. Likewise, each episode will feature an estimated duration of twenty-two minutes and the series will dub into multiple languages to conquer international markets across Disney Channel screens and via streaming on Disney Plus. For this reason, the proposal seeks to deliver an extremely entertaining narrative combining sports with fantasy, avoiding falling into monotonous contents and managing to captivate the new generations following Lionel Messi’s career closely.

 

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New projects reaffirming the creative bond between the athlete and the company

It bears highlighting that this animated series does not constitute the first commercial collaboration between Lionel Messi and the entertainment and streaming company, since in June of this year the special titled Messi la cinta olvidada premiered on Disney Plus. Consequently, that previous work recounted a little-known anecdote about the forward’s beginnings and his unexpected call-up to the Albiceleste national team after reviewing a VHS tape featuring his best youth highlights at Barcelona FC’s La Masia.

Therefore, the new release of Messi and los Gigantes ratifies the excellent harmony Lionel Messi maintains with the entertainment industry and his constant desire to connect with child audiences through sports. In this manner, football fans and audiovisual magic will enjoy a completely unprecedented facet of Messi portrayed on the small screen featuring a modern and dynamic style.

 

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