At long last, Delgo dawns
Atlanta’s Fathom Studios’ slick, home-grown CGI fantasy finally reaches the cinema Friday, Dec. 12.
As the home to the Cartoon Network, Atlanta contributes its own distinctive colors to the art and business of animation. Atlanta’s “house” style has become synonymous with the scruffy, irreverent Adult Swim shows like “Aqua Teen Hunger Force.” This idiosyncratic cartoon attitude seems a far cry from the slick computer-animated features that command the contemporary cinema.
Atlanta animation takes an ambitious step forward with the long-awaited release of Delgo, a home-grown, CGI fantasy adventure produced at Atlanta’s Fathom Studios, a division of Macquarium Intelligent Communications. Delgo’s abundant imagination and lengthy production represent an underdog’s triumph at least as memorable as the film’s battle of good vs. evil.