{"id":55477,"date":"2017-03-28T16:56:51","date_gmt":"2017-03-28T23:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/?p=55477"},"modified":"2017-04-28T08:47:37","modified_gmt":"2017-04-28T15:47:37","slug":"joseph-amazing-technicolor-animated-film-redux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2017\/03\/joseph-amazing-technicolor-animated-film-redux.html","title":{"rendered":"Joseph<\/i> and the amazing Technicolor animated film redux"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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Three years ago<\/a>, I noted that Elton John was collaborating with Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice on an animated film adaptation of Lloyd Webber and Rice\u2019s biblical musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat<\/a><\/i>.<\/p>\n

Today<\/a>, it was announced that the film will be produced and distributed by STX Films, the company behind The Edge of Seventeen<\/a><\/i> and Bad Moms<\/a><\/i>:<\/p>\n

\u201cOriginally written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice as a pop cantata for students in London in 1968, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat<\/i> was expanded into a concept album and subsequently a globally successful theatrical stage phenomenon,\u201d said David Kosse, President of STXinternational, who was instrumental in landing the deal for STX. \u201cJoseph<\/i> has become one of the most enduring, irresistible and beloved family musicals of all time. We could not be more honored or excited to be partnering with Andrew, Tim and Elton, legends of music, stage and screen on this animated telling of this timeless story.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The film will reportedly feature new songs by Lloyd Webber and Rice.<\/p>\n

Elton John has collaborated with Rice on animated films before, co-writing songs for Disney\u2019s The Lion King<\/a><\/i> and DreamWorks\u2019 The Road to El Dorado<\/i>, the former of which won the duo an Oscar (for \u2018Can You Feel the Love Tonight\u2019).<\/p>\n

Lloyd Webber and Rice also collaborated on the musicals Jesus Christ Superstar<\/a><\/i> and Evita<\/i>, which were turned into films in 1973 and 1996, respectively.<\/p>\n

The story of Joseph and his multi-coloured coat has been adapted many times before, including a few animated efforts; one of the better-known films is Joseph, King of Dreams<\/a><\/i>, a straight-to-video prequel to DreamWorks\u2019 The Prince of Egypt<\/a><\/i>.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Elton John is producing the film, which will feature new songs by original composers Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice (whose credits also include Jesus Christ Superstar<\/i>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1116,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[679,4117,1880,1881,3634,680],"class_list":["post-55477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","tag-andrew-lloyd-webber","tag-david-kosse","tag-elton-john","tag-joseph-and-the-amazing-technicolor-dreamcoat","tag-joseph-son-of-jacob","tag-tim-rice"],"yoast_head":"\nJoseph and the amazing Technicolor animated film redux<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Elton John is producing the film, which will feature new songs by original composers Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice (whose credits also include Jesus Christ Superstar).\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2017\/03\/joseph-amazing-technicolor-animated-film-redux.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Joseph and the amazing Technicolor animated film redux\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Elton John is producing the film, which will feature new songs by original composers Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice (whose credits also include Jesus Christ Superstar).\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2017\/03\/joseph-amazing-technicolor-animated-film-redux.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"FilmChat\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-03-28T23:56:51+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2017-04-28T15:47:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/wp.production.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/files\/2017\/03\/josephandtheamazingtechnicolordreamcoat.png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Peter T. 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