# Rob Minkoff in talks to develop family adventure Storm Dogs

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-lion-king-director-rob-minkoff-to-develop-exec-produce-family-pic-storm-dogs-from-tilly-norwood-creator-particle-6/
- Published: 2026-09-25T15:16:16+00:00
- Updated: 2026-09-25T21:45:49+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/09/the-lion-king-rob-minkoff-storm-dogs-tilly-norwood-1237113606/
- Topics: Art, Culture, Entertainment, Film

## Key points

- Rob Minkoff is joining Particle 6’s Storm Dogs as developer and executive producer.
- Five dogs try to rescue a toddler during a devastating English storm.
- The film will combine live action, animation and human-directed AI tools.

## Summary

Rob Minkoff, co-director of Disney’s The Lion King, is in advanced discussions to develop and executive produce Storm Dogs, a family adventure film from UK-based Particle 6. He will work with CEO Eline van der Velden on the story, characters and screenplay, with production planned for 2027. The project will combine conventional live-action filmmaking with photorealistic animated characters and emerging AI tools, while its creators stress that human performers and filmmakers will retain creative control.

The film follows two-year-old Poppy, who is separated from her carer during a devastating storm in an English village. Over 24 hours, five mismatched dogs must cross flooded fields, damaged bridges and hazardous countryside to return her safely, gradually forming an unlikely family and changing Poppy’s dog-fearing mother’s perspective. Particle 6 says its performance-led process will translate actors’ expressions, movements, timing and emotional choices into the animated characters; the company previously attracted attention for its AI actor Tilly Norwood, whose use prompted wider debate about AI in entertainment.

## Coverage

- [Deadline: Rob Minkoff in talks to develop family adventure Storm Dogs](https://deadline.com/2026/09/the-lion-king-rob-minkoff-storm-dogs-tilly-norwood-1237113606/)
- [Variety: ‘Lion King’ Director Rob Minkoff Joins AI-Assisted Film ‘Storm Dogs’ From Tilly Norwood Creator Particle 6](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/lion-king-rob-minkoff-ai-film-tilly-norwood-particle-6-1236875607/)

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