Back in action hit theaters almost a decade ago, in 2003, and there have been new, younger. Nba superstar lebron james teams up with bugs bunny and the rest of the looney tunes for this longawaited sequel. Mar 03, 2015 what kind of looney tunes reboot doesnt feature bugs bunny. A space jam sequel starring tony hawk almost happened. This is a list of feature films with appearances by the looney tunes characters, either centered on that series or just cameo roles only. The only looney tunes compilation film with no new animation. 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 will star in a space jam reboot produced by. 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. Everything you need to know about looney tunes reboot movie.
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. Former saturday night live cast member jenny slate was said to be on board as writer for the new movie. An update on the jenny slatepenned looney tunes cgi feature. 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. 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. Night live performer jenny slate had been hired to script a new cgiliveaction looney tunes reboot. Heres every character confirmed to make an appearance in hbo maxs looney tunes revival. 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.
Nba superstar lebron james teams up with bugs bunny and. An untitled reboot film of looney tunes is in the works, no date, principal photography and production have been announced. Animation, based on the characters from looney tunes and merrie melodies. Lebron james space jam is a reboot, not a sequel screen rant. Space jam 2 will be a reboot and not a sequel of the. 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. With sonequa martingreen, don cheadle, martin klebba, lebron james. After that, another potential looney tunes reboot had steve carell.
Again, we come back to the biggest question of all. Animation has announced they are rebooting bugs bunny and all your favorite characters. It was picked up and reimagined years later, becoming joe dantes looney tunes. Looney tunes cartoons executive producer and showrunner peter browngardt uncle grandpa screened close to a dozen new episodes of wbs reboot of the classic cartoons. Music by tba edited by tba production company warner animation group. Looney tunes movie coming from xmen writers, steve.
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. The film follows the looney tunes on separate journeys to track down stolen money. Looney tunes reboot film update by jcthornton on deviantart. Loonatics unleashed is an american animated television series produced by warner bros. Development on september 19, 2012, it was announced that a new looney tunes reboot film is in development.
Looney tunes is an american animated series of comedy short films produced by warner bros. In 2012, several announcements were made about a new looney tunes reboot film in development. Looney tunes cartoons will be one of the few original shows available on hbo max when the service launches on may 27. Category for all looney tunes films and films from the looney tunes universe. Former snl cast member jenny slate is already on board as writer for the new movie. After the failure of osmosis jones, the studio needed just one hit to get themselves back on track. This led to the characters returning to their slapstick comedy roots, but with producers seeking to avoid their cliches, such as the anvil gag. A looney tunes movie about the acme corporation is coming from warner bros. Hbo max releases first trailer for looney tunes reboot series. After that, another potential looney tunes reboot had steve carell attached to star, reuniting with his crazy, stupid, love directors glenn ficarra and. Looney tunes reboot coming in 2019 bugs bunny, daffy duck, porky pig, and all your favorites will return to screens next year. Our original story published june, 2018 follows after the jump. Jeffrey clifford, harry potter producer david heyman, and dark shadows writers david katzenberg and seth grahamesmith were slated to produce the. Paramount pictures film, with animation sequences produced by leon schlesinger studio.
How the new looney tunes can be great the dot and line. 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. Loonatics unleashed is meant to be a mixture of the looney tunes shorts irreverent. I assume a lot of you are aware of the looney tunes reboot movie coming soon not wabbit. Jenny slate to pen looney tunes reboot for wb collider. These are the looney tunes movies that never made it to theaters. 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. 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.
The studio made a raja gosnelldirected liveaction comedy out. Coyote in an upcoming reboot of looney tunes where the traditionally silent wile e. 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. Jeffrey clifford, harry potter producer david heyman, and dark shadows writers. The aim of the reboot was for its cartoons to match the tone of the looney tunes shorts in their earlier days.
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. Looney tunes is an american animated comedy series produced by warner bros. The looney tunes search for a mans missing father and the mythical blue monkey diamond. 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. 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 film bombed, and other projects suffered the consequences like a space jam sequel starring tony hawk.
Looney tunes being rebooted in feature film scripted by. Back in action, which left sports behind and instead focused on more looney tuneslike situations. And new looney tunes suffered from an unfocused production between seasons. Looney tunes films that combine liveaction with animation or make cameo appearences in liveaction films. 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. Do we really need the new looney tunes movie reboot. The looney tunes show is a fantastic reboot double date.
Warner bros has tapped exsaturday night live cast member jenny slate to pen the script for an untitled picture being described as a reboot, according to thr david katzenberg and seth grahamesmith, of the upcoming beetlejuice sequel, are onboard to produce. A new animatedliveaction film based on the looney tunes stable of characters, including bugs bunny, is in the works. In 2012, several announcements were made about a looney tunes reboot film titled acme, in development. What kind of looney tunes reboot doesnt feature bugs bunny. The film was directed by david butler, produced by alex gottlieb and distributed by warner bros. The gestation period for reboots seems to be getting short. Jeffrey clifford, harry potter producer david heyman, and dark shadows writers david katzenberg and seth grahamesmith are slated to produce the film. 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. When brian, a hopelessly uncoordinated young fan magically switches talents with his hero, basketball star kevin durant, he becomes the star of his high school team, while kevin durant suddenly cant make a shot to save his life. After years of rumors, lebron james is officially joining bugs and the tune squad in a reboot of space jam. Looney tunes being rebooted in feature film scripted by jenny. It is the third featurelength liveactionanimated film to feature looney tunes characters, after who framed roger rabbit 1988 and space jam 1996. So from a format perspective, the return to pure shortform cartoons that begin and end in less than six minutes, presumably without much. The screenplay by jack rose and mel shavelson was based upon a story by i.
Dec 18, 2019 new looney tunes live action movie is a wile e coyote road runner movie. If you grew up watching looney tunes and merry melodies shorts, youll be happy to know that warner bros. 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 pew, speedy gonzales, tasmanian devil, road runner. Animation announced this week that the new looney tunes shorts will debut at annecy international animation film festival 2019. Looney tunes is a 2016 reboot film based in the 1930 cartoons, directed by jenny slate, will be released november 23, 2016. Movies created by users, and all of them are all 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. The 34yearold has just landed his most notable role as the voice of wile e. Jun 07, 2018 after that, another potential looney tunes reboot had steve carell attached to star, reuniting with his crazy, stupid, love directors glenn ficarra and john requa, who shared writing credits on. Only looney tunes film originally distributed by united artists. If i was already working at wb animation, i would make a more superior looney tunes reboot on the animation, and the sound effects. 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.
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. It was known for introducing such famous cartoon characters as bugs bunny, daffy duck, porky pig, elmer fudd, tweety bird, sylvester the cat, yosemite sam, foghorn leghorn, marvin the martian. 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. Warner bros in the early stages of launching a new scoobydoo. Sep 20, 2012 a new animatedliveaction film based on the looney tunes stable of characters, including bugs bunny, is in the works. Looney tunes cartoons is an american animated web television series developed by peter browngardt and produced by warner bros. On september 19, 2012, it was announced that a new looney tunes reboot film is in development. 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.
The film will be produced by harry potter producer david heyman, along with david katzenberg and dark shadows scribe seth. 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 is based on the universally popular looney tunes franchise and is the first film in the warner bros. Looney tunes reboot film looney tunes fanon wiki fandom. 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. The service will contain the already impressive hbo library, along with plenty of. The longawaited followup to the 1996 animatedlive action film, which starred michael jordan, bill murray and a host of the characters from the looney tunes franchise, is now in the very early. Warner bros has tapped exsaturday night live cast member jenny slate to pen the script for an untitled picture being described as a reboot, according to thr. Republic pictures film, with animation sequences produced by leon schlesinger studio. Looney tunes cartoons will premiere on may 27th, which is when hbo max is set to launch in the united states. New looney tunes live action movie is a wile e coyote road runner movie. The looney tunes show cast them as roommates, regular showstyle, and had too few visual gags to feel like looney tunes. Follows the adventures of bugs bunny, daffy duck, porky pig, wile e.
Former snl star to write looney tunes reboot film exclusive. Why the looney tunes show is the best reboot youtube. 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. 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.
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