William Joyce to direct animated feature The Extincts Cirrina Studios, the recently-launched entertainment finance, development and production company has announced its first animated feature film, The Extincts. Based on British writer Veronica Cossanteli’s popular YA novel of the same name, and adapted by David Lipman (producer, Shrek 2), the film will be directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker and celebrated author/illustrator William Joyce (The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr.