Shark Tale directorEric "Bibo" Bergeron has begun work on animated feature Un Monstre A Paris,in his new 3-D animation studio in Nice.

Monstre is beingdeveloped by Luc Besson's EuropaCorp. with Remi Burahin to produce. The roughly $26m (Euros 20m) comedy/horror film is set to bedelivered in late 2008 or early 2009 and will star Vanessa Paradis andcomedians Eric and Ramzy.

The new location, Bibo Studio, was unveiled Monday andboasts 1,000 square meters of workspace which will eventually employ 120 staff,according to reports.

Bergeron has been working in the USfor the past several years on such films as The Road to El Dorado, SharkTale and recently had a hand in the upcoming Jerry Seinfeld vehicle BeeMovie.

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