Captain Planet and the Planeteers Film Being Optioned by Sony

30
Jun
2013

Sony Pictures is looking at optioning the rights to the 1990?s animated series Captain Planet and the Planeteers.

I?ve said it before, but now I am truly convinced that Hollywood is completely out of ideas. While I am an unabashed fan of cartoons and watch them to this day, Captain Planet never caught my interest. I gave it a try, and while I?ve lived through cartoons such as Scooby-Doo Meets the Harlem Globetrotters, this series was just too far down the ladder for even me to watch.

That being said, for some?unknown?reason this 1900-1992 series is in play again for making a comeback. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sony Pictures is in negotiations to acquire the rights, and making it even more mind boggling, it may be live-action.

Even if this option goes through, there is no guarantee it will see the light of day. There has already been an attempt at a film, but it never got past the script stage. And there has also been an attempt at a live-action TV series that never came?together.

If you are unfamiliar with the series ? and you should be grateful if you are ? five teenagers from around the world (North America, Africa, Eastern Europe, Asia and South America) are granted powers by Gaia, the Earth mother to protect the planet?s ecological system. When they come up against something they can?t overcome, they could combine their powers and summon Captain Planet.

While the heroes did take on villains such as?Looten Plunder, the series was just all about hitting you over the head with the ecological message. It was just? bad.

With this and Trolls in the work, you have to wonder if Hollywood has just given up.

[ Source The Hollywood Reporter ]

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