Most pet chimpanzees (okay, most humans) would be satisfied with becoming the subject of a resplendent gold Jeff Koons sculpture. But Michael Jackson’s pet chimp Bubbles, who the King of Pop rescued from a cancer research lab in the early 80s, is not most pet chimpanzees. The celebrity primate is now having his iconic status affirmed by Community creator Dan Harman, who is making Bubbles’ life and history the subject of a stop-motion animation film aptly titled Bubbles. Harman was also the executive producer of Oscar-nominated stop-motion Anomalisa.
“A baby chimp is adopted by pop star Michael Jackson,” reads the script for the Starburn Industries and End Cue production. “Narrating his own story, Bubbles the Chimp details his life within The King of Pop’s inner circle through the scandals that later rocked Jackson’s life and eventually led to Bubbles’ release.” The chimp’s red carpet appearances came to a halt in 2005 when he was moved to a Florida sanctuary after becoming over-aggressive. How very Hollywood.
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Text Hannah Ongley
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