São Paulo production company Gullane , known for the upcoming Netflix series “ Senna ,” is developing a sequel to the animated feature “Noah’s Ark.”

Produced by Gullane and Walter Salles ’ Videofilmes, “Noah’s Ark” has been distributed to 45 countries by Edward Noeltner’s CMG Management. It has earned $4.25 million in territories where it has been released.

Imagem Filmes will bow “Noah’s Ark” in Brazil on more than 1,000 screens, a huge spreading a country of 3,300 screens. Rodrigo Santoro, Alice Braga and Julio Andrade feature among a Brazilian star-studded voice cast. It looks like the biggest release ever of a Brazilian movie in Brazil, Fabiano Gullane told Variety from Toronto, where the company is world premiering Fernando Coimbra’s “Carnival Is Over.”

“Noah’s Ark” draws inspiration from classic children’s songs by Bossa Nova pioneer Vinicius de Moraes. This 3D animated feature centers on two male mice, Vini and Tito, who sneak onto Noah’s ark, despite limited space for only one male and one female of each species.

The sequel will continue the adventures of Vini and Tito, along with female mouse Nina and the other ark animals, as they settle on dry land. Sergio Machado, co-director of the original film with Alois Di Leo, is currently crafting the screenplay for the sequel. Gullane is also developing a television series based on the same characters, but with “simplified elements and potentially a 2D animation style,” according to Fabiano Gullane.

France’s Le Pacte, Beta Fiction in Spain, and IDC in Spanish-speaking Latin America are among the film’s original distributors. Key territories open for distribution include the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, and Japan.

Produced by Fabiano and Caio Gullane and led by showrunner Vicente Amorim, known for his work on films like “Good” featuring Viggo Mortensen and “Yakuza Princess,” along with Jonathan Rhys Meyers, “Senna” is a collaborative effort with the Senna family. This eight-episode fictional miniseries delves into Senna's personality and personal connections, tracing his journey from his move to the U.K. to race with a Formula Ford team in 1981 to his rise as the youngest three-time Formula One champion and the tragic 1994 San Marino Grand Prix.

Netflix will launch the six-part series “Senna” globally on November 29th.

This marks the busiest month ever for Gullane, whose 66 features range from their debut fiction film, Lais Bodanzky’s 2001 “Brainstorm,” which introduced Rodrigo Santoro, to Hector Babenco’s Oscar-nominated “Carandiru,” Fernando Coimbra’s “A Wolf at the Door,” hailed as one of the most promising debuts of the decade, to 2015 Sundance winner “Second Mother” and Karim Aïnouz’s 2024 Cannes competition entry “Motel Destino.”

“Carnival is Over,” Coimbra’s second Brazilian feature film, marks Gullane’s seventh film selection at the Toronto International Film Festival. Distributed by France’s Playtime, the film cleverly reimagines the themes of ambition and destructive violence from Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” within the vibrant backdrop of Rio de Janeiro, its carnival celebrations, and the illicit jogo de bicho gambling underworld.

Leandra Leal, who received the best actress award at the Rio de Janeiro Festival for her leading role in “A Wolf at a Door,” portrays Regina, who convinces her husband Valerio (Irandhir Santos) to murder his uncle. The plan aims to provide a quick escape from mafia silence. However, it only deepens their involvement.

“Fernando is one of Brazil’s top screenwriters and directors,” said Caio Gullane. “This film is powerful, made in Fernando’s signature thriller style, but it also explores Brazilian politics and, most importantly, family dynamics.”

Produced by Gullane and Portugal’s Fado Filmes, “The Carnival is Over” is a collaborative effort with Globo Filmes, Telecine, Pavuna Pictures, TC Filmes, Playtime, and Paris Filmes. The film will be released in cinemas in Brazil on November 21, following its premiere at the Rio Festival’s centerpiece Premiere Brazil competition.