SUMMONERS WAR:
FRIENDS AND RIVALS
YOU’VE BEEN SUMMONED
Based on Com2uS’ massive mobile RPG game with over 100 million downloads, SUMMONERS WAR is one of the franchises expanded under the WSS umbrella.
CREATING A NARRITIVE UNIVERSE
Starting with our universe bible, written by John Zur Platten, in collaboration with the Com2US team and WSS, we dove into the Summoner’s War game and evolved it into a rich narrative world. Using the bible as our foundation, we then wrote a short film for animation that included fan favorite characters like Morgana, Durand, Akia and Bernard.
A SHORT FILM, COMICS, AND MORE
In partnership with game publishers Com2uS starting with the creation of a universe narrative bible, we’ve grown the property into the online world with over 75 pieces of digital content, a comic book series, gaming event activations and more. Wind Sun Sky also produced the award nominated short film entitled “Friends and Rivals” based on the game.
Wind Sun Sky also produced the award nominated short film entitled “Friends and Rivals” based on the game.
WATCH THE FILM
PROJECT DETAILS
PARTNERS:
CREDITS:
DIRECTORS Paul Furminger
PRODUCED BY Catherine Winder
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Robert Kirkman, Dave Alpert, John Joohyun, Jay Junhyoung Kim
FRANCHISE PRODUCER Krista Kelloway
WRITERS Paul Furminger, John Zuur Platten
ART DIRECTOR Wilson Tang
CAST
Durand – Ian Hanlin
Morgana / Akia – Stephanie Izlack
Batu – Vincent Tong
Elheil – Jonathon Holmes
ABOUT THE PROJECT:
The short film delves into the lore of the Summoners War universe and follows the journey of two Summoners, friends turned rivals, as they search for a rare gemstone. “As soon as we decided that this short film could be a quest to find a rare gemstone, we thought of the Indiana Jones franchise. The opening of Raiders especially was a major inspiration.” – Paul Furminger, Guild Master Gaming
Teaming up with Axis in Scotland who handled the animation, together we produced this action-packed fantasy world. The animation style and production quality garnered high praise from fans of the game and animation enthusiasts alike.