Bellingham animator worked 14 years on upcoming hand-drawn independent film

Bellingham animator worked 14 years on upcoming hand-drawn independent film

A Bellingham animation artist who worked on a film called the “Saga of Rex” for 14 years will finally get to see the finished project in theaters next year.Michel Gagné has been working in animation since 1986. He has worked on more than 25 feature films, including “Ratatouille,” “Star Wars: Clone Wars,” and the 2011 video game “Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet,” for which he won a BAFTA in 2012.“I’ve always wanted to direct a feature … but I didn…