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Franchise began in 1983 and spawned several animated series
If there isn’t enough Pussy on the big screen already, Warners has snapped up the rights to the 80s cartoon fave “Thundercats”, says Variety.
Newcomer Paul Sopocy (a quick look at his IMDB Pro profile reveals that his experience is limited to a writing a couple of shorts films) has been handed the shovel to the litter box and is writing for Warner-based Paula Weinstein and her Spring Creek Prods. banner, along with Dick Robertson and Lew Korman.
Can’t say I’ve ever seen the show – or have I? hmm, I dunno – but the trade describes the show as revolving ‘around a group of humanoid cats (with feline names like Lion-O, Tygra, Panthro and Cheetara) who must flee their planet of Thundera after it’s destroyed. Once crash-landing on another planet, Third Earth, they must thwart Mumm-Ra, an evil sorcerer, bent on killing them off.’
Apparently Sopocy’s script is an origin story – cos like they’re trendy right now, ya see? – expanding on the major heroes and villains from the animated series, with the plot focusing on Lion-O coming of age as the leader of the Thundercats.
The Thundercats franchise began in 1983 and spawned several animated series along with a line of Great 80’s toys, with the most recent airing on Cartoon Network, a toy line produced by LJN and comicbooks published by Marvel and DC imprints. Warner Bros. has owned the rights to the animated series since acquiring Telepictures Corp. in 1989.
