‘Napoleon Dynamite’ Cast Reunites For Blockchain Toon Pilot ‘Cyko KO’ – Deadline

EXCLUSIVE: Starring in cool classic indie comedy Napoleon Dynamite reunite for an animated pilot released through blockchain technology.

Jon Heder, Tina Majorino, Efren Ramirez and Jon Gries have all signed on to voice characters in Cyco KO, which is based on Rob Feldman’s Ringo Award-nominated cartoon of the same name. Heder, who played a nerdy and lovable high school student title character in the 2004 comedy hit Napoleon dynamitehas been cast in the lead role as the titular Cyko KO.

The character is described as a “fourth-wall-breaking, pinball-addicted, cereal-loving, motorcycle-riding hero.” The series will follow him, his sidekick Peachy Keen and their pet Meemop as they protect the colonies of SuperEarth from giant monsters and crazy characters “in this Saturday morning cartoon-inspired title for all ages.”

A 12-minute pilot will launch exclusively on blockchain technology firm Replay’s Rewarded.TV web3 streaming service, using proceeds from an NFT collection from Theta Labs’ ThetaDrop to fund, produce and distribute the project.

The NFTs will unlock the show and other movie titles and series, with viewers of Rewarded.TV titles earning Replay’s native RPLAY tokens by watching movies, series and live TV through a proprietary watch-to-earn ecosystem. Cyco QUEUE‘s NFTs will also offer additional perks, such as the chance to meet the cast of the show or cameo in the pilot.

The release date for Cyko KO Star Cards NFT is at 12pm PT Friday (September 30).

Creator Feldman will serve as showrunner through his Earworm Media operation. Rocketship Entertainment, which he founded in 2019 with Tom Akel, is co-producing along with Replay and Verified Labs, a Web3 production studio that counts Heder among its founding members.

Feldman previously worked with Theta at Cyco Headz NFT collectibles, which were also based on the digital comics and originally created the Theta blockchain. He has also recently produced features Night of the Animated Deadwhich starred Josh Duhamel, Katee Sackhoff and Dulé Hill and was for Warner Bros.

“The dream has always been to bring Cyco KO to the world of animation, and doing so through advanced technology,” said Feldman. “Between this incredible cast and our partners at Theta, Replay and Verified Labs, we’re going to create something incredibly special for the fans who have supported Cyko and his friends over the last the seven years.”

“We are thrilled to be working with Replay and Rob on this drop,” said Kyle Laffey, Theta Network’s Head of Partnerships. “Theta continues to build out our video technology and these NFTs are a perfect example of how we can enable media and entertainment to enter Web 3. It’s only a matter of time before we see more media brands embrace this the road and experiment with completely new business models for financing and distribution. Replay’s platform and Rob’s content are a natural pairing as early pioneers in this space.”

Jon Heder (Napoleon dynamite, Blades of Glory, Monster house) is represented by The Gersh Agency, Tina Majorino (Napoleon Dynamite, Second, When a man loves a woman) by Innovative Artists and Stride Management, Efren Ramirez (Napoleon dynamite, IS, American father) by A3 Artists Agency and Jon Gries (Napoleon dynamite, Men in Black, True genius) by Innovative Artists.