Hiku and the Search for the Purple Emperor (film)

"Hiku and the Search for the Purple Emperor" is an upcoming CGI animated adventure comedy film based on the book by KD and AL Groethe.It is produced by Annapurna Pictures, Scott Free, and Classic Media, distributed by Icon Productions in the UK, Les Films Seville in Canada, and Columbia Pictures in the United States, with animation provided by Prana Animation Studios, Brown Bag Films, and Blur Studio. It takes place after the book and will focus on Hiku and his future life. The release date is November 1st 2017.

Plot
Hiku was a young male butterfly, searching for the Purple Emperor. After the search, he decided to grow up and get his own house. The house had a kitchen, a bedroom with four beds, an iMac, a big lionpower symbol in a large living room and a giant attic. Then, he said to himself, "I like this house! I should stay here!". He then travelled to a very cold place known as Antarctica. He couldn't go near the water because he would start getting hurt. Hiku then turned over and looked at the animals. He knew that the animals are friendly, or dangerous. He then teleported back to the house and set up his iMac. His username was his name. He then created his first animation using pictures from Google and animation created using Screenflow. He was impressed about how he animated, how the picture animates and appears and what happens in the animation. He then flies to 7 different countries, which are Denmark, Australia, France, Morocco, Hong Kong, China, and Japan. In each different country he stays there for a limited amount of time before going on to the next country. He even sees unusual stuff around the world meaning he gets to see all things that the Earth has.

Ending the film, he remembers what he has done so far, showing it to the whole audience. He then fast-flashes the screen from white to black, ending the film.

Production
Hiku and the Search of the Purple Emperor became so popular, appearing on many book websites. It then entertained every reader, that Sony Pictures, Les Films Seville, and Icon Productions wanted to distribute prints of a new film separately. Columbia Pictures will distribute it in America, with Icon distributing it in the UK, and Les Films Seville distributing it in Canada. In 2015, the movie was in development and it was originally going to be 2D animation. But they changed it to be computer animated to impress viewers.

Theatrical showings
It will be shown in theatres and cinemas on November 2nd 2017, 1 day after the movie has been released. Around October 2017, it will be attached to theatrical showings of 2017 movies that have been released and are showing in theatres and cinemas.

Toys
Bandai will produce action figures based on the film and McDonald's will also produce 6 toys for every Happy Meal that are based on the film.

Home releasing
The DVD and Blu-ray will be released on January 6th 2018 and will include bonus features, and behind the scenes.