According to Variety, Bob and Harvey Weinstein's temporarily dubbed WeinsteinCo. has picked up North American rights to Hoodwinked! The True Story of Red Riding Hood, a feature length CGI animated comedy that the shingle will add to its growing slate.

The company also announced at a luncheon for international distribs yesterday that it will put into development a sequel to its current release Sin City. That pic, by Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller, is playing in Cannes as Dimension Films' first ever competish entry here.

Hoodwinked! is screening in the Cannes market.

The classic fable becomes a wild-and-crazy detective story in the family film, produced by newly created CGI animation house Kanbar Entertainment.

Kanbar Ent was launched three years ago by Maurice Kanbar -- the inventor behind SKYY Vodka -- and former Disney ani exec Sue Bea Montgomery.

Kanbar, Montgomery, David K. Lovegren and Preston Stutzman are producing Hoodwinked!

The pic follows a band of furry and feathered cops investigating a domestic disturbance at Granny's cottage. Characters created include a karate-kicking Red, a sarcastic Wolf, an oafish Woodsman and a thrill-seeking Granny.

Sin City was released April 1st, 2005 and stars Jessica Alba, Devon Aoki, Alexis Bledel, Powers Boothe, Cara D. Briggs, Jude Ciccolella, Jeffrey J. Dashnaw, Rosario Dawson. The film is directed by Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino.