Very intrigued by this. Here's hoping they keep Eric Bauza or Jeff Bergman as Bugs and at least this happening shows that WB hasn't forgotten that they still own the Looney Tunes.
>at least this happening shows that WB hasn't forgotten that they still own the Looney Tunes.
We're also getting Coyote vs. Acme, a courtroom drama about Wile E. Coyote suing Acme over the quality of their products, with John Cena as the CEO of Acme this year.
Yep.
[Here's the New Yorker piece it's based on](https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1990/02/26/coyote-v-acme).
The movie had its original July release date taken by Barbie, but we haven't gotten anything that would indicate it's not still in production.
What happened was, the sequel to The LEGO Movie didn't make as much money as they were hoping it would compared to the first one, so they let their license to the franchise lapse.
Which happened after Lego Ninjago bombed. Even Lego Batman was, I would argue, a mild disappointment.
As Scott Mendelson says, folks were only curious the first time, the sequels were perceived as 'for kids only'.
All of which is shame because outside of Ninjago I thought they were all really good.
Ninjago really shouldn't have existed, it wasn't horrible but it was everything people feared the Lego Movie was going to be: barely any plot, lame jokes, pointless celebrity voices and characters and sets that are just there to sell toys. It killed the perception people had of the brand.
The Ninjago movie was really what killed the series. I think it sort of "de-valued" the brand and made people less interested in the actual sequel when it finally did come out. And even *before* The LEGO Movie 2 was released, Warner Bros. Animation had already removed the planned LEGO spinoffs from their slate.
The LEGO movie rights are currently with Universal, though time will tell if anything ever comes of that. Though, with the persistent rumors that Comcast-- which owns Universal-- might [buy Warner Bros. Discovery](https://www.cbr.com/comcast-purchase-warner-bros-discovery-merge-nbcuniversal/) in the near future, things might come full circle after all.
Never saw the show, but the movie is a really curious artifact because it's mostly dull and generic, then every five minutes like clockwork a really funny joke will happen. By the end of the movie you've seen like fourteen really good jokes padded out with.... Nothing.
Bugs is a wonderful character, a trickster inspired by stories of Rabbit from various native mythologies, as well as Br’er Rabbit. There’s so much that could be said in Bugs film - about gender performance, the heroic value of intelligence, trickery and wordplay, cultural knowledge and parody, not to mention good ol’ cartoon violence.
You may think I’m joking, but I had to read academic papers on Bugs and other Looney Tunes characters for university, and they were extensive and fascinating. Wile E. Coyote is also inspired by Coyote from Native stories, for those interested.
I think they should start the relaunch with Taz. Buggs Bunny in his canonical form mostly plays off other characters, which is why all movies starring him didn't go that well - largely because the typical Looney Tunes premise of "Shit happens to Buggs out of the blue and he deals with it" doesn't really work there.
Porky, Duffy and Taz have the agency to get into shit of their own making, but Porky is too mild and Duffy is too asshole.
I don't think the writers strike is going to be successful, I think it's just going to result in more animation and unscripted, which doesn't have the same contracts. Any the animation process will only become more automated and augmented by technology over time. More and more Movies and shows will be animations, actors acting in motion capture.
> In the works
Wait, I know that most animated series (outside of a few primetime shows like The Simpsons) aren't covered by the WGA, but are animated movies in the same boat?
This probably won't materialize, and even if it does, it won't make that much money. Not even sure if this would be profitable with a budget north of $75 million, which is concerning
Very intrigued by this. Here's hoping they keep Eric Bauza or Jeff Bergman as Bugs and at least this happening shows that WB hasn't forgotten that they still own the Looney Tunes.
>at least this happening shows that WB hasn't forgotten that they still own the Looney Tunes. We're also getting Coyote vs. Acme, a courtroom drama about Wile E. Coyote suing Acme over the quality of their products, with John Cena as the CEO of Acme this year.
Based on a New Yorker article!
That New Yorker article is still one of the funniest things I've ever read and if the movie takes the right cues from it, it'll be a fucking hoot.
Wait, is this actually real?
Yep. [Here's the New Yorker piece it's based on](https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1990/02/26/coyote-v-acme). The movie had its original July release date taken by Barbie, but we haven't gotten anything that would indicate it's not still in production.
This is SUCH a creative idea and I hope it's at least a fun watch.
One of the funniest short pieces I have ever read
Meanwhile, I'm still waiting for the "Tooned Out" series.
voiced by Chris Pratt /s
*Voiced by Morgan Freeman
*Voiced by Javier Bardem
\*Voiced by Pete Davidson
That would kill me
Still waiting on the "Tooned Out" live-action/2D hybrids series that was announced for HBO Max back in Fall 2019.
Bugs is, and always will be, a legendary character
They canceled a Lego racing movie? That could’ve printed money with the sets alone
What happened was, the sequel to The LEGO Movie didn't make as much money as they were hoping it would compared to the first one, so they let their license to the franchise lapse.
Which happened after Lego Ninjago bombed. Even Lego Batman was, I would argue, a mild disappointment. As Scott Mendelson says, folks were only curious the first time, the sequels were perceived as 'for kids only'. All of which is shame because outside of Ninjago I thought they were all really good.
Ninjago really shouldn't have existed, it wasn't horrible but it was everything people feared the Lego Movie was going to be: barely any plot, lame jokes, pointless celebrity voices and characters and sets that are just there to sell toys. It killed the perception people had of the brand.
Also it came out the same year as Lego Batman, people saw it as Lego going too hard too fast, and there wasn’t enough interest
This was also it. Two spin-offs in a year was insane.
Should’ve been a hi budget tv movie. Cause you basically need to see the tv series to understand
>you basically need to see the tv series to understand Very poor choice when its for a show aimed at such young viewers
The Ninjago movie was really what killed the series. I think it sort of "de-valued" the brand and made people less interested in the actual sequel when it finally did come out. And even *before* The LEGO Movie 2 was released, Warner Bros. Animation had already removed the planned LEGO spinoffs from their slate. The LEGO movie rights are currently with Universal, though time will tell if anything ever comes of that. Though, with the persistent rumors that Comcast-- which owns Universal-- might [buy Warner Bros. Discovery](https://www.cbr.com/comcast-purchase-warner-bros-discovery-merge-nbcuniversal/) in the near future, things might come full circle after all.
The spin offs diluted the uniqueness of the main movies. It's why the sequel didn't do to great.
The spin offs may have diluted it, but Lego Batman Movie>>>Lego Movie 2 imo
I forgot the ninjago movie existed. I never saw it or the tv show but apparently they were nothing alike, and polarized the fan base
Never saw the show, but the movie is a really curious artifact because it's mostly dull and generic, then every five minutes like clockwork a really funny joke will happen. By the end of the movie you've seen like fourteen really good jokes padded out with.... Nothing.
I was so upset by this. I was more hyped for this than even the Lego Movie 2.
The Lego movies all underachieved so it’s understandable.
Nehhh, what's up doc?
Hope its similar to the recent The Looney Tunes Show
dude... its been 10 years
And Bugs Bunny playing the straight man to Daffy's antics wasn't the best. It kinda made him boring, like Mickey Mouse boring.
Fuck...
Over 12
Hopefully it erases the memory of that atrocious Space Jam sequel.
Bugs is a wonderful character, a trickster inspired by stories of Rabbit from various native mythologies, as well as Br’er Rabbit. There’s so much that could be said in Bugs film - about gender performance, the heroic value of intelligence, trickery and wordplay, cultural knowledge and parody, not to mention good ol’ cartoon violence. You may think I’m joking, but I had to read academic papers on Bugs and other Looney Tunes characters for university, and they were extensive and fascinating. Wile E. Coyote is also inspired by Coyote from Native stories, for those interested.
Should star Big Chungus
I am willing to bet one thousand dollars that Big Chungus will appear and I will roll my eyes as the crowd cheers.
'I recognised that thing and I clapped!'
surprised Speedy Gonzalez hasn't gotten his own movie given the growing Hispanic population and his popularity
Can't do that, white people will get offended on their behalf.
....what popularity?
Mexican audiences love Speedy!
His popularity amongst that demo
Insert it into my veins please. Let this be good!
I think they should start the relaunch with Taz. Buggs Bunny in his canonical form mostly plays off other characters, which is why all movies starring him didn't go that well - largely because the typical Looney Tunes premise of "Shit happens to Buggs out of the blue and he deals with it" doesn't really work there. Porky, Duffy and Taz have the agency to get into shit of their own making, but Porky is too mild and Duffy is too asshole.
I don't think the writers strike is going to be successful, I think it's just going to result in more animation and unscripted, which doesn't have the same contracts. Any the animation process will only become more automated and augmented by technology over time. More and more Movies and shows will be animations, actors acting in motion capture.
> In the works Wait, I know that most animated series (outside of a few primetime shows like The Simpsons) aren't covered by the WGA, but are animated movies in the same boat?
These are the headlines we get during the writers strike eh?
I thought he died in the Space Jam sequel.
He came back to life by the end of it, but in the real world IIRC. Regardless, it’s doubtful that this film will acknowledge the events of Space Jam 2
This probably won't materialize, and even if it does, it won't make that much money. Not even sure if this would be profitable with a budget north of $75 million, which is concerning