A Gargoyles reboot is officially on the way. Months after a report suggested Kenneth Branagh could be helming a live-action reboot of the cult classic animated series, a new trade report says a live-action series is, in fact, in development at Disney+. While it doesn’t appear that Branagh is working on it, the series has a pair of monstrous names attached. Gary Dauberman has been hired to write, showrun, and executive produce the series alongside James Wan and his Atomic Monster banner.

  • MimicJar@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Conceptually it looks like the right people have been hired. I do hope we can get our original voice actors back, specifically Keith David. I’d love to see Frakes and other humans, but if this is a full reboot you’ll probably need to recast (but a cameo or different character for sure.)

    My concern would be Disney not giving this show time to grow. While a darker “kids” show, I expect the primary audience to be much older. We don’t need to be R rated, but they should lean into that darker tone. I also wouldn’t expect this show to be a big hit, this’ll be a slow roll. They’ve given shows like Andor that freedom, but as a “new” IP Disney may be more reserved.

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      1 year ago

      One thing I’ve learned is the mouse can fucking hire. They just have way too much say on the creation of their properties.

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      They can lean, but if they jump headfirst into it, it’s just going to be another shitty grimdark edgelord wankfest. Have a bit of dark, but don’t take yourself too seriously. Lean into the fantasy element, have fun with it. Don’t make another “Depression: The TV Show”