Miller reports that they've turned in the second draft of the screenplay. Miller told The Continuum that storyboarding and voice casting should begin in mid-January. No names were mentioned in relation to casting, but Miller did slip that they are talking to some major names. According to the report, the movie is targeted for a 2001 release. The group is looking to set up the European Animation Group .
Plans are for the alliance to producer a minimum of one animated feature or series per year.
Comic veteran Marv Wolfman has contributed to the current script for the movie. Wolfman's production company Wolfmill Entertainment are Executive Producers on the movie. Concerned by recent reports that seemed to indicate the animated Ash feature was in trouble, Comics 2 Film followed up with comic writer and animation mogul Marv Wolfman . Wolfman assured us that the Ash movie was still as strong as its ever been. The pair was brought onto the Dreamworks production to provide story material and idea work.