Lionel Messi will have an animated series that will lead to a video game

Messi and the Giants will narrate the journey of the Argentine footballer trying to return home

Lionel Messi will have an animated series that will lead to a video game

Messi and the Giants will narrate the journey of the Argentine footballer trying to return home

Undeniably, Leo Messi is one of the best players that world football has produced. The Argentine star continues to bring good news to his fans, as, one year after winning the World Cup, he revealed his first animated series.

You read it right, Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini, better known as Leo Messi, has partnered with Sony to offer an animated series that will delight his younger fans.

Messi will travel through a video game in his new animated series

The project is called Messi and the Giants and will feature computer-generated 3D animation. As for the story, the series will take the 12-year-old version of Messi into a video game, and his mission will be to return home.

"What makes this series special is that it focuses on the same principles of sportsmanship... it's about perseverance, resilience, teamwork, and believing in yourself," said Joe D’Ambrosia, head of Sony Pictures Television's children's division.

"In every child, there is a hero": Messi will have a mysterious ally in Messi and the Giants
"In every child, there is a hero": Messi will have a mysterious ally in Messi and the Giants

Messi and the Giants (there is still no official title in Spanish) will be a joint project with Sony Music Entertainment, Sony Pictures Television, Leo Messi Management, and the animation studio Atlantis Animation (Tara Duncan, Miraculous).

No more details have been revealed about the plot, the platforms on which the series will be available, or when it will start airing. However, more details will be announced later this month. It has been confirmed, though, that Messi and the Giants will be available in Spanish, English, and "many other languages."

You can have a first look at the animation here.

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