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A lazy deliveryman becomes an alien destroyer in short animation 'JohnnyExpress'

A lazy deliveryman becomes an alien destroyer in short animation 'JohnnyExpress'

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Delivering a package sounds like a pretty straightforward task. But for an interplanetary delivery service in a universe filled with strange creatures, that simple task could quickly become a lot more complicated. Animation studio Alfred Imageworks released a short film called JohnnyExpress yesterday that explores a small moment in the life of a lazy, sleepy deliveryman in the year 2150. It's a small moment for him — but not necessarily for everyone else in the universe.