![]() One scene shows a giant Mumm-Ra sitting on a throne that’s as big as a mountain, and the same scene shows the cats to be the size of ants. Characters and objects seem to grow and shrink with no clear indication of how scale works. On top of the more simplified artwork being an odd fit for the franchise, many of the other choices in art direction are downright baffling. Many of the jokes land with a painful thud, and the divisive art shift from the previous “Thundercats” TV entries is actually the least of the problems with the show’s visuals. That said, there are clear issues with the animation and writing. (whose credits include many episodes of “Adventure Time” and “OK KO: Let’s Be Heroes,” and animations for the infamous “Movie 43”) set out to make a series that they would enjoy as much as potential audiences would so it’s somewhat disheartening to see the final product turn out this way. Series creator Victor Courtright, along with fellow writer and animator Jeremy Polgar In all fairness, the whole venture seems like it would be a better fit for a YouTube video or sketch on “Robot Chicken” than its own TV series. Seeing the destruction of the cats’ homeworld of Thundera played for laughs feels like a fundamental miscalculation about what would make a parody of the series work. Unfortunately, the series has not only turned out to be disappointing in its own right the attempts to condense the lineage of both previous TV series into a bunch of comical 11-minute vignettes has gone about as well as one would expect. Many hoped that the series would be able to overcome the backlash it faced. The series has also been subject to divisive reactions online with everything from the series’ art design to a more comedic writing style being endlessly debated and often criticized. Originally intended to air in 2019, the series was delayed for a year and has now started this February. Though not the worst animated reboot in recent memory, it’s still a messy and tonally inconsistent adaptation that pales in comparison to its namesake and has little to offer on its own merit. Perhaps one day we will get an adaptation.“Thundercats Roar” is the third animated TV series centered around the “Thundercats” franchise, which previously saw TV adaptations in 1985 and in 2011. He has done it with both Transformers and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, each with varying degrees of success.Īlas, all it is is a rumour and doesn’t appear to be anything more. After all, Bay is known for bringing 80’s franchises back to the forefront. ![]() This alone gave further reason that it was a Thundercats movie. The movie was slated to have a $150 million dollar budget. On the male front, Ed Skrein mentioned he might want to play the leader, Lion-o. Mila Jovovich of Resident Evil and Fifth Element fame expressed interest in playing the only adult female of the group. However, the movie failed to gain ground.Īs the rumors swirled, so to did the potential cast members. ![]() Ten years ago video game art director, Jerry O’Flaherty was linked to a possible CGI movie of Thundercats. The rumour was given substance after the same source that gave IGN Middle East information about Simon Pegg and Star Wars mentioned it. The debunked movie was slated to be produced by Ryan Reynolds and the aforementioned Bay. relaunch animated show of the famous cats.Īs it were, it was rumored that an upcoming Netflix project nicknamed Six Underground was, in actuality, a Thundercats movie. The rumour picked up traction shortly after the announcement of the upcoming Warner Bros. ![]() Unfortunately for all the fans of the cats with short pants, this doesn’t seem to have any truth to it…for now anyway. ![]()
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