THUNDERCATS Director Adam Wingard On Whether His Film Is More Like The Classic Cartoon Or 2011 Reboot

THUNDERCATS Director Adam Wingard On Whether His Film Is More Like The Classic Cartoon Or 2011 Reboot

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire director Adam Wingard could helm a live-action ThunderCats movie as his next project but will it be closer to the '80s cartoon or modern 2011 reboot?

By MarkJulian - Mar 30, 2024 12:03 PM EST
Filed Under: Cartoons
Source: ScreenRant

ThunderCats, a successful animated series, debuted in 1985 and aired 130 episodes over four seasons. A 2011 relaunch of the show aired on Cartoon Network for 26 episodes before being canceled due to low product sales.

ThunderCats Roar, a 2020 remake inspired by Teen Titans Go!, likewise failed to gain traction with audiences.

It should also be noted that there's no guarantee that the ThunderCats movie will be the next film that Wingard directs. He's also signed on to helm a remake of the 1997 John Travolta and Nicolas Cage sci-fi action-thriller, Face/Off.

Regardless of whether it's his next project, in an new interview with ScreenRant, Wingard touched on whether his upcoming live-action ThunderCats movie will be closer to the original cartoon or the 2011 reboot.

Replying to the question, Wingard stated:

"My version is going to be 100% the ’80’s version. I’ve seen the rebooted anime one, but if I’m honest, the 80’s one that’s what Thundercats is to me, and that’s what I’d be creating."

"When I was in high school, I was so into Thundercats that I wrote this 270-something-page screenplay, like hand-written screenplay on it. It was my biggest dream growing up, to make a Thundercat’s movie, and so, here I am with the ability to actually do that. I’m still kind of fulfilling that dream."

"When that dream started, it was well before the anime version, so that’s why. That’s what I know, and that’s the vibe. I’m trying to do it, and if Thundercats ends up happening, which I hope it does, my version, I’d want to bring to life the exact designs from the ’80s version."

"I want the looks of them; I don’t want it to be like, okay, it’s the movie, so you got to make them look more realistic somehow. It’s like No, no, no, no. I want to bring the cartoon and toys to life. I want to see the exact costumes and everything."

Recently at the premiere for The New Empire, Wingard shared, "It's been full steam ahead recently with ThunderCats and Face/Off recently, in terms of the script."

"We won't know [if that's my next project] until they get to the next phase, but they're [moving] along really well and the scripts are really amazing. I'm so excited about what they could possibly be."

"And there's [also the question] of what's going to happen with this series and where things go from here. So, I'm kind of open and keeping my options open...we'll see."

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