Animation, based on the characters from looney tunes and merrie melodies. With sonequa martingreen, don cheadle, martin klebba, lebron james. A former hs basketball phenom, struggling with alcoholism, is offered a. Warner bros wants to reboot the looney tunes characters as a live actioncgi hybrid film, and jenny slate has been hired to adapt the script. Back in action, which left sports behind and instead focused on more looney tuneslike situations. In 2012, several announcements were made about a new looney tunes reboot film in development. Apr 29, 2020 looney tunes cartoons will be one of the few original shows available on hbo max when the service launches on may 27. Looney tunes cartoons the cartoon network wiki fandom. The looney tunes are back in action once again, this time as an. Back in action is a 2003 american liveactionanimated comedy film directed by joe dante. After years of rumors, lebron james is officially joining bugs and the tune squad in a reboot of space jam. At the time, the idea of making a reboot of all of the looney tunes focused mainly on bugs bunny and in march 2014, it was announced that the reboot would be known as wabbit. Lebron james will star in a space jam reboot produced by. Night live performer jenny slate had been hired to script a new cgiliveaction looney tunes reboot.
Nba superstar lebron james teams up with bugs bunny and. Looney tunes being rebooted in feature film scripted by. On september 19, 2012, it was announced that a new looney tunes reboot film is in development. Loons is an upcoming 2016 american live actionanimated action comedy film directed by ben stiller, glenn ficarra and john requa, it is the third liveaction featurelength film starring the looney tunes characters and is a sequel to the 2003 film looney tunes back in action, the film is scheduled to be released on december 23, 2016 after returning from the u. Sep 19, 2012 back in action was the subtitle of a looney tunes movie that was released in 2003, but back in action is one way to describe the reboot that warner bros. Nba superstar lebron james teams up with bugs bunny and the rest of the looney tunes for this longawaited sequel. Looney tunes movie coming from xmen writers, steve. A former hs basketball phenom, struggling with alcoholism, is offered a coaching job at his alma mater. With brendan fraser, jenna elfman, steve martin, heather locklear. An update on the jenny slatepenned looney tunes cgi feature. If the runaway success of 1996s michael jordanlooney tunes collab space jam mirrored jason segels solid revitalization of the muppets in 2011, then the franchises followup. Former snl star to write looney tunes reboot film exclusive.
Included on looney tunes golden collection, volume 4 as a special feature. The plot follows daffy duck and bugs bunny both voiced by joe alaskey as they help aspiring daredevil damian d. Development on september 19, 2012, it was announced that a new looney tunes reboot film is in development. Category for all looney tunes films and films from the looney tunes universe. Wb kids is the home of all of your favorite clips featuring characters from the looney tunes, scooby.
Back in action was the subtitle of a looney tunes movie that was released in 2003, but back in action is one way to describe the reboot that. There were the assorted movies of varying quality and a number of false starts, and a recent animated series that was considerably better than it. The film was directed by david butler, produced by alex gottlieb and distributed by warner bros. The film bombed, and other projects suffered the consequences like a space jam sequel starring tony hawk. The looney tunes movie is a liveactionanimated comedy adventure film directed by tom ruegger, coproduced by spike brandt and tony cervone, and executively produced by steven spielberg. Lebron james space jam is a reboot, not a sequel screen rant. Aug 28, 2014 looney tunes was supposed to be all animated like how it always was to begin with and it wasnt meant to be like that ever, except there was live action clips from the original looney tune cartoons, take it for the robin hood episode with bugs bunny, there was a clip with a live action robin hood to appear as a special cameo and it only had. Now, the looney tunes have disappeared from saturday mornings, nickelodeon, and, finally, the cartoon network now that the notsogood the looney tunes show has left the air.
Loonatics unleashed is an american animated television series produced by warner bros. I assume a lot of you are aware of the looney tunes reboot movie coming soon not wabbit. Looney tunes is a 2016 reboot film based in the 1930 cartoons, directed by jenny slate, will be released november 23, 2016. And you can never beat the classic version, but while most of the modern day cartoons based on our favorite characters arent as superior including wabbit, the possibly closest to the original series yet is a reboot dubbed looney tunes cartoons developed by peter browngardt, creator of cartoon network s secret mountain fort awesome and. Again, we come back to the biggest question of all. Looney tunes was supposed to be all animated like how it always was to begin with and it wasnt meant to be like that ever, except there was live action clips from the original looney tune cartoons. Only looney tunes film originally distributed by united artists. The series made its worldwide debut at the annecy international animated film festival on june 10, 2019 and will premiere on hbo max on may 27, 2020. Looney tunes being rebooted in feature film scripted by jenny. The studio made a raja gosnelldirected liveaction comedy out. Sep 20, 2018 the first space jam saw nba legend michael jordan team up with the looney tunes to win a basketball game, and while james edition will likely follow a similar premise, there will likely be some notable variances. It was picked up and reimagined years later, becoming joe dantes looney tunes.
Bugs bunny, daffy duck, porky pig, and all your favorites will return to screens next year. Sep 20, 2012 if the runaway success of 1996s michael jordanlooney tunes collab space jam mirrored jason segels solid revitalization of the muppets in 2011, then the franchises followup. After splitting with the joker, harley quinn joins superheroes black canary, huntress and renee montoya to save a young girl from an evil crime lord. We say early evening because elmos bed time is around 7.
The gestation period for reboots seems to be getting short. Warner animation groups bigbudget cgi scoobydoo reboot. And you can never beat the classic version, but while most of the modern day cartoons based on our favorite characters arent as superior including wabbit, the possibly closest to the original series yet is a reboot dubbed looney tunes cartoons developed by peter browngardt, creator of cartoon network s secret mountain fort awesome and uncle grandpa. Back in action hit theaters almost a decade ago, in 2003, and there have been new, younger. The series made its worldwide debut at the annecy international animated film festival on june 10, 2019, and will premiere on hbo max on may 27, 2020. Former saturday night live cast member jenny slate was said to be on board as writer for the new movie. Animation has announced they are rebooting bugs bunny and all your favorite characters. It is the third featurelength liveactionanimated film to feature looney tunes characters, after who framed roger rabbit 1988 and space jam 1996. Looney tunes has been around in cartoon form since the 1930s, but the most successful featurelength film was the blend of liveaction and cartoon animated space jam in 1996. In 2012, several announcements were made about a looney tunes reboot film titled acme, in development.
Animation has announced they are rebooting bugs bunny and. After the looney tunes show ended production in 20, concepts for a new show featuring the looney tunes led to the decision for a reboot of the characters. Looney tunes cartoons will be one of the few original shows available on hbo max when the service launches on may 27. The only looney tunes compilation film with no new animation. The looney tunes are back in action once again, this time as an original series on the upcoming hbo max streaming service. Jun 15, 2018 if you grew up watching looney tunes and merry melodies shorts, youll be happy to know that warner bros. Roots of the revival 19791996 after 10 years of absence from the silver screen, the looney tunes returned in the compilation film the bugs bunnyroad runner movie, chuck jones, 1979, later other compilation movies followed suit, in 1987 new shorts were made continuing production intermittently through 2010 and beginning in 1990, original television series. An updated iteration of the classic looney tunes characters focusing on their satirical misadventures living in suburbia. Looney tunes is an american animated comedy series produced by warner bros. The series made its worldwide debut at the annecy international animated film festival on june 10, 2019, and will premiere on hbo max on may 27. Movies created by users, and all of them are all looney tunes. Looney tunes refers, of course, to the classic wb characters that include bugs bunny, daffy duck, elmer fudd, foghorn leghorn, pepe lepew, porky pig, road runner and wile e.
Looney tunes cartoons lc by liamcampbell on deviantart. The screenplay by jack rose and mel shavelson was based upon a story by i. The looney tunes show is a fantastic reboot double date. Hbo max is set to launch in the united states on may 27th with a massive. Its a great feeling is a 1949 american musical comedy film starring doris day, jack carson, and dennis morgan in a spoof of what goes on behind the scenes in hollywood movie making. With the first space jam film now considered a cult classic and a reboot in the making, its hard to imagine that universe without basketball as its core but it almost happened, with skateboarding and tony hawk as leads. Looney tunes reboot film looney tunes fanon wiki fandom. Animation historian and archivist tommy stathes will host a second online edition of his regular cartoons on film events cartoon carnival. So from a format perspective, the return to pure shortform cartoons that begin and end in less than six minutes, presumably without much.
Jenny slate to pen looney tunes reboot for wb collider. Just about each and every short of that golden era is filled with mind blowing inventions, both in matter of comedy visual and spoken and of animation. Lebron james space jam is a reboot, not a sequel screen. If you grew up watching looney tunes and merry melodies shorts, youll be happy to know that warner bros.
Hbo max releases first trailer for looney tunes reboot series. Animation that ran on kids wb for two seasons from 2005 to 2007 in the united states the series was basedinspired on the looney tunes cartoon characters, with the series described by warner bros. The first space jam saw nba legend michael jordan team up with the looney tunes to win a basketball game, and while james edition will likely follow a similar premise, there will likely be some notable variances. Former snl cast member jenny slate is already on board as writer for the new movie. Producer ivan reitman was reportedly in favor of a film which would again star jordan. After that, another potential looney tunes reboot had steve carell. The looney tunes show cast them as roommates, regular showstyle, and had too few visual gags to feel like looney tunes. The film follows the looney tunes on separate journeys to track down stolen money. And new looney tunes suffered from an unfocused production between seasons. A looney tunes movie about the acme corporation is coming from warner bros. Wb kids is the home of all of your favorite clips featuring characters from. Follows the adventures of bugs bunny, daffy duck, porky pig, wile e.
Why the looney tunes show is the best reboot youtube. Do we really need the new looney tunes movie reboot. Everything you need to know about looney tunes reboot movie. Speaking of novel content, we now have the first few trailers for some of the initial original shows that will launch with the platform like the looney tunes revival and an early evening talk show hosted by sesame streets elmo. Heres every character confirmed to make an appearance in hbo maxs looney tunes revival.
Jeffrey clifford, harry potter producer david heyman, and dark shadows writers. Loonatics unleashed is meant to be a mixture of the looney tunes shorts irreverent. Looney tunes cartoons is an american animated web television series developed by peter browngardt and produced by warner bros. The followup films were ultimately cancelled in favor of looney tunes. It would be a shame and a waste of the talent involved if the reboot was nothing more than a beatforbeat remake of its predecessor. It is based on the universally popular looney tunes franchise and is the first film in the warner bros.
With jeff bergman, bob bergen, fred armisen, kristen wiig. This is a list of feature films with appearances by the looney tunes characters, either centered on that series or just cameo roles only. An untitled reboot film of looney tunes is in the works, no date, principal photography and production have been announced. These are the looney tunes movies that never made it to theaters. Looney tunes films that combine liveaction with animation or make cameo appearences in liveaction films. It was known for introducing bugs bunny, daffy duck, porky pig, elmer fudd, tweety, sylvester, granny, yosemite sam, foghorn leghorn, marvin the martian, pepe le. Hbo max sets may 27 launch, drops looney tunes reboot. Back in action was the subtitle of a looney tunes movie that was released in 2003, but back in action is one way to describe the reboot that warner bros.
The looney tunes search for a mans missing father and. A space jam sequel starring tony hawk almost happened. How the new looney tunes can be great the dot and line. The looney tunes arent such great characters, the looney tunes are one of the most meaningful and original division, a ground breaking part in the history of animated films. Jeffrey clifford, harry potter producer david heyman, and dark shadows writers david katzenberg and seth grahamesmith were slated to produce the. Warner bros in the early stages of launching a new scoobydoo. Looney tunes reboot film update by jcthornton on deviantart.
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