Heaven | The First War showcases the epic battle between good and evil.
It’s a true story of God, angels, demons, and humanity embroiled in mortal conflict. The tale’s triumphant ending makes peace available to all who choose it… promising that someday One will return to set things right.
CASTING & VOICE DIRECTOR
CASTING & VOICE DIRECTOR
Ned Lott is Creative Producer and Casting Director on Martoos Studios’ first animated feature “Heaven: The First War,” and has a wide range of animation experience both domestically and globally. He was a Producer, Voice Director and Casting Director with Walt Disney Studios on seven Studio Ghibli titles, including Hayao Miyazaki’s Oscar™ nominated theatrical release “Howl’s Moving Castle.”
Other notable accomplishments include casting Liam Neeson as the voice of Aslan for “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.” Ned also co-Produced and cast the English version of the 2014 Academy Award nominated animated feature “Ernest & Celestine” starring Forest Whitaker and Paul Giamatti, and voice directed “The Lego Movie Video Game” with Morgan Freeman, Chris Pratt, Will Arnett and Elizabeth Banks. Ned spent years at Disney Character Voices casting projects for “Cars,” “Monsters Inc.,” “The Incredibles,” “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” and many other Disney/Pixar projects.
He also voice-directed multiple “Lord of the Rings” projects for Warner Bros. On the International front, he cast and voice-directed animated features out of South Africa, Spain, Russia, France and China including dubbing the highest grossing animated feature ever created in China, “Monkey King: Hero is Back.” Ned is Creative Producer and Casting Director on Martoos Studios’ first animated feature “Heaven: The First War.”
MATTE PAINTING SUPERVISOR
MATTE PAINTING SUPERVISOR
Donald Towns serves as Matte Paint Supervisor on Martoos Studios’ first animated feature “Heaven: The First War.” Donald is known for his work on “Beauty and the Beast,” “Aladdin,” “The Little Mermaid,” “Tron,” and “The Swan Princess.”
He has also done extensive work with Thomas Kinkade.
DIRECTOR
DIRECTOR
Paul Jenkins has been creating, writing and building franchises for over 20 years in the graphic novel, film and video game industries. Over the last two decades Paul has been instrumental in the creation and implementation of literally hundreds of world-renowned, recognizable entertainment icons.
