Sony Pictures Classics has acquired the North American rights to Sylvain Chomet’s The Illusionist, so the film is likely to get a theatrical release here in the States soon. In the meantime, a few new clips have magically appeared:

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Victor Ens was one of the talented artists working The Illusionist, Sylvain Chomet’s upcoming 2D feature. Here’s a shot that he animated, first as a pencil test:

… and the final (no sound):

Finally – a full trailer for Sylvain Chomet’s The Illusionist. We’ve already seen a number of the contained sequences, but several new shots have been revealed in this international trailer for the film.

More clips of Sylvain Chomet’s The Illusionist have been revealed. It’s the follow-up film to Chomet’s 2003 artful film Les Triplettes de Belleville, and below we meet another set of triplets, who are artists in their own right. More clips over at Twitchfilm.

via Alan Cook

A few clips for Sylvain Chomet’s (Les Triplettes de Belleville) long-awaited 2D feature The Illusionist snuck out last month, and today a full feature arrived. The titles are in Russian, but the trailer is without dialog, and I suspect the film itself is the same way, much as Triplettes was. Looks like we’re in for a rollercoast of emotions, and magic!

After premiering last week at the Berlinale, we are now treated to the first footage of Sylvain Chomet’s upcoming feature The Illusionist. The 2D film from the Oscar-nominated director of Les Triplettes de Belleville introduces us to a struggling illusionist and his relationship with a young woman. Based in Scottland, it’s based on a story by the late Jacques Tati, a French director/actor/mime. The footage begins with an interview with Chomet (in French) and then around the :40 second mark, they introduce some footage.