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Fox, Blue Sky team for 3-D animation 'Rio'
Published Tuesday, May 12 2009, 14:30 BST | By Simon Reynolds
The movie's story will follow a sheltered macaw who leaves his cage in Minnesota and flies off to Rio de Janeiro, reports Variety.
Ice Age: The Meltdown's Brazilian-born helmer Carlos Saldanha will direct Rio, a passion project he has been working on for several years. He is currently completing Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs, which will be released worldwide in July.
Rio has been handed an April 8, 2011 release date by Fox.
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