The only looney tunes compilation film with no new animation. 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. 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. A space jam sequel starring tony hawk almost happened. Category for all looney tunes films and films from the looney tunes universe. Development on september 19, 2012, it was announced that a new looney tunes reboot film is in development. How the new looney tunes can be great the dot and line. A looney tunes movie about the acme corporation is coming from warner bros. 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.
Looney tunes cartoons will be one of the few original shows available on hbo max when the service launches on may 27. If i was already working at wb animation, i would make a more superior looney tunes reboot on the animation, and the sound effects. Looney tunes is an american animated comedy series produced by warner bros. This led to the characters returning to their slapstick comedy roots, but with producers seeking to avoid their cliches, such as the anvil gag. After the failure of osmosis jones, the studio needed just one hit to get themselves back on track. After that, another potential looney tunes reboot had steve carell. What kind of looney tunes reboot doesnt feature bugs bunny. Jenny slate to pen looney tunes reboot for wb collider.
Loonatics unleashed is meant to be a mixture of the looney tunes shorts irreverent. Looney tunes being rebooted in feature film scripted by jenny. Coyote in an upcoming reboot of looney tunes where the traditionally silent wile e. Looney tunes reboot film looney tunes fanon wiki fandom. Loonatics unleashed is an american animated television series produced by warner bros. Music by tba edited by tba production company warner animation group. The gestation period for reboots seems to be getting short. The untitled film would be the first looney tunes feature since 2003s looney tunes. 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. 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. Looney tunes being rebooted in feature film scripted by. 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. Do we really need the new looney tunes movie reboot. 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.
Looney tunes reboot film update by jcthornton on deviantart. Included on looney tunes golden collection, volume 4 as a special feature. 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. Paramount pictures film, with animation sequences produced by leon schlesinger studio. In 2012, several announcements were made about a looney tunes reboot film titled acme, in development. 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. After that, another potential looney tunes reboot had steve carell attached to star, reuniting with his crazy, stupid, love directors glenn ficarra and. Former snl cast member jenny slate is already on board as writer for the new movie. Looney tunes cartoons is an american animated web television series developed by peter browngardt and produced by warner bros. So from a format perspective, the return to pure shortform cartoons that begin and end in less than six minutes, presumably without much. Warner bros in the early stages of launching a new scoobydoo. Looney tunes films that combine liveaction with animation or make cameo appearences in liveaction films. Again, we come back to the biggest question of all. The film was directed by david butler, produced by alex gottlieb and distributed by warner bros.
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. 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 screenplay by jack rose and mel shavelson was based upon a story by i. 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. 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. Space jam 2 will be a reboot and not a sequel of the.
The looney tunes search for a mans missing father and the mythical blue monkey diamond. 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. In 2012, several announcements were made about a new looney tunes reboot film in development. Only looney tunes film originally distributed by united artists. I assume a lot of you are aware of the looney tunes reboot movie coming soon not wabbit. Why the looney tunes show is the best reboot youtube. Animation announced this week that the new looney tunes shorts will debut at annecy international animation film festival 2019. The aim of the reboot was for its cartoons to match the tone of the looney tunes shorts in their earlier days. After years of rumors, lebron james is officially joining bugs and the tune squad in a reboot of space jam. 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.
Back in action, which left sports behind and instead focused on more looney tuneslike situations. Nba superstar lebron james teams up with bugs bunny and the rest of the looney tunes for this longawaited sequel. 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. Night live performer jenny slate had been hired to script a new cgiliveaction looney tunes reboot. The 34yearold has just landed his most notable role as the voice of wile e. Lebron james will star in a space jam reboot produced by. These are the looney tunes movies that never made it to theaters. 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. Dec 18, 2019 new looney tunes live action movie is a wile e coyote road runner movie.
Looney tunes cartoons will premiere on may 27th, which is when hbo max is set to launch in the united states. Nba superstar lebron james teams up with bugs bunny 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. 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. Looney tunes is a 2016 reboot film based in the 1930 cartoons, directed by jenny slate, will be released november 23, 2016. This is the film that crushed warner bros animation. Mar 03, 2015 what kind of looney tunes reboot doesnt feature bugs bunny. Since i feel it needs to be fixed up new looney tunes uses bad designs, and uses hannabarbera sounds instead of the. Heres every character confirmed to make an appearance in hbo maxs looney tunes revival. The looney tunes are back in action once again, this time as an. Back in action hit theaters almost a decade ago, in 2003, and there have been new, younger.
Republic pictures film, with animation sequences produced by leon schlesinger studio. 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. 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. Everything you need to know about looney tunes reboot movie. Looney tunes reboot coming in 2019 bugs bunny, daffy duck, porky pig, and all your favorites will return to screens next year. Jeffrey clifford, harry potter producer david heyman, and dark shadows writers david katzenberg and seth grahamesmith were slated to produce the. Looney tunes movie coming from xmen writers, steve.
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. 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 service will contain the already impressive hbo library, along with plenty of. It was picked up and reimagined years later, becoming joe dantes looney tunes. Sep 20, 2012 a new animatedliveaction film based on the looney tunes stable of characters, including bugs bunny, is in the works. 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. 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. If you grew up watching looney tunes and merry melodies shorts, youll be happy to know that warner bros. Movies created by users, and all of them are all looney tunes.
Animation has announced they are rebooting bugs bunny and all your favorite characters. 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. With sonequa martingreen, don cheadle, martin klebba, lebron james. Lebron james space jam is a reboot, not a sequel screen rant. This is a list of feature films with appearances by the looney tunes characters, either centered on that series or just cameo roles only. 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.
Jeffrey clifford, harry potter producer david heyman, and dark shadows writers david katzenberg and seth grahamesmith are slated to produce the film. It is based on the universally popular looney tunes franchise and is the first film in the warner bros. The film bombed, and other projects suffered the consequences like a space jam sequel starring tony hawk. Animation, based on the characters from looney tunes and merrie melodies. 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. On september 19, 2012, it was announced that a new looney tunes reboot film is in development. 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. A new animatedliveaction film based on the looney tunes stable of characters, including bugs bunny, is in the works.
An untitled reboot film of looney tunes is in the works, no date, principal photography and production have been announced. Looney tunes is an american animated series of comedy short films produced by warner bros. 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. 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. New looney tunes live action movie is a wile e coyote road runner movie. Former snl star to write looney tunes reboot film exclusive. Jeffrey clifford, harry potter producer david heyman, and dark shadows writers. 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. It is the third featurelength liveactionanimated film to feature looney tunes characters, after who framed roger rabbit 1988 and space jam 1996.
The looney tunes show cast them as roommates, regular showstyle, and had too few visual gags to feel like looney tunes. 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. The film will be produced by harry potter producer david heyman, along with david katzenberg and dark shadows scribe seth. An update on the jenny slatepenned looney tunes cgi feature. According to thr, actress and comedian jenny slate has been hired to write a new looney tunes movie for warner bros. Looney tunes cartoons lc by liamcampbell on deviantart.
Former saturday night live cast member jenny slate was said to be on board as writer for the new movie. Hbo max releases first trailer for looney tunes reboot series. 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. And new looney tunes suffered from an unfocused production between seasons. Follows the adventures of bugs bunny, daffy duck, porky pig, wile e.
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