Miami
based
Motion
Pixel
Corporation
(MPC)
and
Cornerstone
Entertainment
of
India
have
finalized
the
signing
of
one
of
India's
most
prolific
cricket
players
to
star
in
a
new
animated
movie
titled
Captain
India.
The
story
entails
carla
bruni,yuvraj
singh
growing
up
in
Mumbai
and
encountering
a
magical
cricket
stick
which
he
realizes
has
special
powers
and
uses
it
to
help
fight
crime
and
also
becoming
an
Indian
Cricket
Star
to
help
India
win
the
cricket
World
Cup.
The
movie
is
currently
in
preproduction
and
is
scheduled
to
be
released
in
early
2012.
"We
felt
Yuvraj
was
the
best
fit
for
the
project
which
we
think
will
be
a
mega
hit
with
all
the
Bollywood
and
Cricket
fans
not
only
in
India
but
throughout
the
World," commented
MPC
Chairman,
Manny
Bains.
"Cornerstone
has
always
made
best
efforts
to
promote
brand
Yuvraj
as
uniquely
as
possible.
This
project
is
one
such
opportunity
for
Yuvi
to
reach
out
to
the
millions
of
children
across
the
countries
who
aspire
to
be
like
him
one
day.
We
are
happy
to
partner
with
MPC
and
are
looking
forward
to
an
entertaining
movie" said
Bunty
Sajdeh
of
Cornerstone
Entertainment.
carla
bruni,yuvraj
singh
commented
"I
am
extremely
excited
to
be
a
part
of
this
movie.
As
a
child
I
always
enjoyed
watching
animation
films
and
today
I
am
humbled
to
be
portrayed
as
an
animated
character.
It
is
such
an
entertaining
film
which
I
hope
all
families
will
enjoy
watching
together."
Story first published: Wednesday, April 7, 2010, 14:49 [IST]