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Duncan Jones Rogue Trooper film production

Overview

Director Duncan Jones has completed his long-term project to adapt the 2000 AD comic strip ‘Rogue Trooper’ into an R-rated animated science fiction film. The production, which Jones has been developing for over two decades, took more than four years to produce and utilized a combination of motion-capture, Unreal Engine 5, Maya, hand animation, and virtual production tools such as ‘The Volume’ to achieve a cinematic quality with a noted “video game-like aesthetic”.

Following its world premiere at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival and its North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, the film has continued its festival circuit. Most recently, Jones returned to the Sitges Film Festival with the production.

Set on the chemically poisoned planet Nu-Earth, the story follows a genetically engineered super soldier known as a ‘Genetic Infantryman’. The protagonist, G.I. 19 (voiced by Aneurin Barnard), is the sole human survivor of a massacre and seeks to hunt down a traitor who betrayed his squad. He carries the digital consciousness of three fallen comrades, which are embedded into his equipment as ‘bio-chips’, including his gun, helmet, and knapsack.

The film features a British voice cast including Jack Lowden, Hayley Atwell, and Sean Bean. Jones noted that the original creators of the comic, Gerry Finley-Day and Dave Gibbons, approved of the adaptation. Jones is currently seeking a theatrical distributor to secure a cinema release before the film transitions to streaming services.

Entities

Duncan Jones · 2000 AD · Rebellion Developments · Rogue Trooper · Toronto International Film Festival

Timeline

  1. [CULTURE] 4 sources
    Duncan Jones returns to Sitges with animated Rogue Trooper

    Director Duncan Jones returns to the Sitges Film Festival with ‘Rogue Trooper’, an animated adaptation of the classic ‘2000 AD’ comic following a genetically engineered soldier.

  2. [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Duncan Jones premieres animated film Rogue Trooper at TIFF

    Director Duncan Jones premiered his animated sci-fi film ‘Rogue Trooper’, based on the 2000 AD comic, at the Toronto International Film Festival.

  3. [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Duncan Jones completes 20-year Rogue Trooper film project

    Director Duncan Jones has completed his 20-year quest to adapt the ‘Rogue Trooper’ comic strip using a mix of Unreal Engine, Maya, and hand animation.

  4. [CULTURE] 4 sources
    Duncan Jones' Rogue Trooper premieres at TIFF 2026

    Duncan Jones’ animated sci-fi war film ‘Rogue Trooper,’ based on the 2000 AD comic, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, utilizing Unreal Engine for its visual style.

Sources

avenuedelhorreur.fr · comicbookmovie.com · dailydead.com · lasemainedansleboulonnais.fr · looper.com · ocio.diariodemallorca.es · ocio.farodevigo.es · punchdrunkcritics.com · sffgazette.com · thejoyofmovies.ca · thewrap.com · web.eldia.es

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