Rock-fishing Can Be Dangerous

You have to check out this brilliant CG-animated short sci-fi film about a man, his “companion animal” and rock-fishing on an alien world.

Rockfish (US-2003; short, 9 min.; animation; dir. Tim Miller)

Fantastic!

Rockfish is set to be made as a feature film starring Vin Diesel as the voice of Sirus Kirk — the tough-guy fisherman! It will be produced by animation house Blur Studio in partnership with Vin Diesel’s film production company One Race Film. Currently in pre-production, it is set for release in 2010.

RockFish is a comic book-influenced, high adventure tale set on a barren planet in a distant corner of the galaxy. Sirus Kirk is a no-nonsense working man tasked with rounding up creatures that “swim” through rocks far below the planet’s surface and plague the miners who live and work there. The story starts out as just another day on the job for Kirk but quickly turns into a titanic struggle with the catch of his life. (VinXperience)

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