Quest for the Lost Diamond

Maxwell, Snowball & Maple Syrup in: Quest for the Lost Diamond (Der Kuckuckskatze "Cuckoo Cat" in German) is a 2022 American traditionally animated comedy/action film, produced by Osmode Animation Studios and directed by DeSean Doomes II from a script and story by DeSean Doomes II. It will be the debut of Osmode and the first entry in the Maxwell and Friends franchise. Based on the comic strip Maxwell, Snowball & Maple Syrup, it follows two cats and a dog who must find a diamond that suddenly disappears. The film will be released alongside a few episodes of Adventures of Maxwell and Friends.

Because only four characters appeared in the comic strip in which this film was based on, the title characters and Amber, this film will establish world-building of the franchise and introduce new characters, including a stray cat.

The film will come out in November 22 2022 23:00:00.

Characters

 * Maxwell, a smart aleck, the leader of the group and the oldest. He declares himself as "smarter than the average cat".
 * Snowball, a cute kitten and the youngest.
 * Maple Syrup, a Miniature Pinscher who can speak German.
 * Amber Davis/Bernstein, the owner of the pets.
 * Yakki and Hush, two twin Siamese library cats who like to read and know a lot.

Logo Variants

 * Osmode Animation Studios: The three are walking in order from left to right: Snowball, Maple Syrup, Maxwell. Snowball then notices "Osmose" is in place of "Osmode", so she throws the S away and poses as a letter D.

Development
In mid-October 2019, DoomesPro93 announced that he had an idea for a film based on Maxwell, Snowball & Maple Syrup. Production on the film officially started in late December 2019. The film and the series Tom the Cat would be produced simultaneously. In April, a casting call was created for the film.

Productiοn
The film switched from CGI to traditional animation after Doomes Pictures was renamed Osmode, as most CGI animators cost money, and not many Cycles animators exist. As of now, the film is being animated in the open-source animation software Pencil2D, with CGI elements sometimes being used. In May 2020, it was renamed Quest for the Lost Diamond.

Trivia

 * Unlike A Wolf and a Sheep, which was an unfinished comic idea, this film was based on a finished comic.