Genndy Tartakovsky Won’t Give Up on Getting ‘Black Knight’ Made

Last weekend, Genndy Tartakovsky released test footage for Black Knight, his latest project that he’s trying to get made. Now, he’s pledged to continue what he can to get eyes on it until Sony greenlights full production.

In a recent Polygon interview, the longtime animator said he’ll reveal new material for the film “every week until it gets made.” The test reel’s had a “great” reception, especially over in Latin America, further spurring his efforts to get Black Knight on the big screen. Also fueling him is the success of Sony’s own KPop Demon Hunters and the Spider-Verse movies, which have gained acclaim and attention for sporting bolder animation styles than the general norm found in Disney and Illumination movies, in addition to Demon Slayer.

Recalling Sony’s worries about Knight finding an audience, Tartakovsky called the film “part of Spider-Verse [and] part of anime. [Sony] asked where or who the audience is, and it’s like…what do you mean? […] How long am I just going to sit there and have all these projects come out? Because mine is original, it’s not getting made. So I thought I would just put it out there.”

More than anything, Tartakovsky thinks Black Knight could help show animation can be for more audiences than just kids. After years of working with Sony on the Hotel Transylvania films, he was set up to direct two original films for the studio, and this is one he wants to see through to the end.

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