An untitled reboot film of looney tunes is in the works, no date, principal photography and production have been announced. 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. A former hs basketball phenom, struggling with alcoholism, is offered a coaching job at his alma mater. 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. Heres every character confirmed to make an appearance in hbo maxs looney tunes revival. 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.
Jun 15, 2018 if you grew up watching looney tunes and merry melodies shorts, youll be happy to know that warner bros. The plot follows daffy duck and bugs bunny both voiced by joe alaskey as they help aspiring daredevil damian d. With jeff bergman, bob bergen, fred armisen, kristen wiig. A space jam sequel starring tony hawk almost happened. 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. 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. Animation has announced they are rebooting bugs bunny and all your favorite characters. 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. The studio made a raja gosnelldirected liveaction comedy out. An update on the jenny slatepenned looney tunes cgi feature. How the new looney tunes can be great the dot and line. Mar 03, 2015 what kind of looney tunes reboot doesnt feature bugs bunny. These are the looney tunes movies that never made it to theaters. 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.
In 2012, several announcements were made about a new looney tunes reboot film in development. Looney tunes is an american animated comedy series produced by warner bros. Lebron james space jam is a reboot, not a sequel screen rant. The screenplay by jack rose and mel shavelson was based upon a story by i. Warner animation groups bigbudget cgi scoobydoo reboot. Night live performer jenny slate had been hired to script a new cgiliveaction looney tunes reboot. Only looney tunes film originally distributed by united artists. Category for all looney tunes films and films from the looney tunes universe. Loonatics unleashed is meant to be a mixture of the looney tunes shorts irreverent. An updated iteration of the classic looney tunes characters focusing on their satirical misadventures living in suburbia. 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. Hbo max sets may 27 launch, drops looney tunes reboot. And new looney tunes suffered from an unfocused production between seasons.
Everything you need to know about looney tunes reboot movie. 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. 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 show cast them as roommates, regular showstyle, and had too few visual gags to feel like looney tunes. I assume a lot of you are aware of the looney tunes reboot movie coming soon not wabbit. In 2012, several announcements were made about a looney tunes reboot film titled acme, in development. With brendan fraser, jenna elfman, steve martin, heather locklear. 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. After that, another potential looney tunes reboot had steve carell. 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. Do we really need the new looney tunes movie reboot. Looney tunes films that combine liveaction with animation or make cameo appearences in liveaction films. 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. 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 will be one of the few original shows available on hbo max when the service launches on may 27. Looney tunes being rebooted in feature film scripted by jenny. 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. So from a format perspective, the return to pure shortform cartoons that begin and end in less than six minutes, presumably without much. Looney tunes being rebooted in feature film scripted by. Back in action is a 2003 american liveactionanimated comedy film directed by joe dante. Again, we come back to the biggest question of all. We say early evening because elmos bed time is around 7. Former saturday night live cast member jenny slate was said to be on board as writer for the new movie.
Development on september 19, 2012, it was announced that a new looney tunes reboot film is in development. The looney tunes are back in action once again, this time as an original series on the upcoming hbo max streaming service. The film was directed by david butler, produced by alex gottlieb and distributed by warner bros. 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. With sonequa martingreen, don cheadle, martin klebba, lebron james. Animation historian and archivist tommy stathes will host a second online edition of his regular cartoons on film events cartoon carnival. 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. The only looney tunes compilation film with no new animation. 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. It is based on the universally popular looney tunes franchise and is the first film in the warner bros. 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.
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. 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. On september 19, 2012, it was announced that a new looney tunes reboot film is in development. Producer ivan reitman was reportedly in favor of a film which would again star jordan. 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 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. Back in action, which left sports behind and instead focused on more looney tuneslike situations.
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. The followup films were ultimately cancelled in favor of looney tunes. Former snl star to write looney tunes reboot film exclusive. After years of rumors, lebron james is officially joining bugs and the tune squad in a reboot of space jam. 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. 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 cartoons is an american animated web television series developed by peter browngardt and produced by warner bros. Hbo max is set to launch in the united states on may 27th with a massive. The looney tunes show is a fantastic reboot double date. Looney tunes is a 2016 reboot film based in the 1930 cartoons, directed by jenny slate, will be released november 23, 2016. 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. Looney tunes reboot film update by jcthornton on deviantart. 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. Looney tunes cartoons lc by liamcampbell on deviantart.
Warner bros in the early stages of launching a new scoobydoo. Wb kids is the home of all of your favorite clips featuring characters from the looney tunes, scooby. Why the looney tunes show is the best reboot youtube. Looney tunes reboot film looney tunes fanon wiki fandom. The looney tunes are back in action once again, this time as an. Lebron james space jam is a reboot, not a sequel screen.
Former snl cast member jenny slate is already on board as writer for the new movie. 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. Hbo max releases first trailer for looney tunes reboot series. 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 movie coming from xmen writers, steve.
If you grew up watching looney tunes and merry melodies shorts, youll be happy to know that warner bros. The film follows the looney tunes on separate journeys to track down stolen money. Animation has announced they are rebooting bugs bunny and. Movies created by users, and all of them are all looney tunes. Jeffrey clifford, harry potter producer david heyman, and dark shadows writers. Follows the adventures of bugs bunny, daffy duck, porky pig, wile e. Nba superstar lebron james teams up with bugs bunny and the rest of the looney tunes for this longawaited sequel.
Bugs bunny, daffy duck, porky pig, and all your favorites will return to screens next year. Looney tunes cartoons the cartoon network wiki fandom. Back in action hit theaters almost a decade ago, in 2003, and there have been new, younger. Wb kids is the home of all of your favorite clips featuring characters from. A looney tunes movie about the acme corporation is coming from warner bros. 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. A former hs basketball phenom, struggling with alcoholism, is offered a. Will wile ever catch roadrunner, or will he continue to fall prey to his own traps. The gestation period for reboots seems to be getting short. Jenny slate to pen looney tunes reboot for wb collider.
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. It is the third featurelength liveactionanimated film to feature looney tunes characters, after who framed roger rabbit 1988 and space jam 1996. 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. Jeffrey clifford, harry potter producer david heyman, and dark shadows writers david katzenberg and seth grahamesmith were slated to produce the. 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.
Nba superstar lebron james teams up with bugs bunny and. It was picked up and reimagined years later, becoming joe dantes looney tunes. Included on looney tunes golden collection, volume 4 as a special feature. Lebron james will star in a space jam reboot produced by. The looney tunes search for a mans missing father and. Animation, based on the characters from looney tunes and merrie melodies. Loonatics unleashed is an american animated television series produced by warner bros. 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. The film bombed, and other projects suffered the consequences like a space jam sequel starring tony hawk.
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