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Thundercats Headed for the Big Screen

June 6, 2007

Warner Bros. has optioned a Thundercats script by new screenwriter Paul Sopocy to turn the popular 1980s animated series and toy line into a CGI-animated feature.

Variety says Warner-based Paula Weinstein will produce through her Spring Creek Productions, along with Dick Robertson and Lew Korman.

Thundercats revolves 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.

Sopocy has written the script as an origin story 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.

Warner Bros. recently teamed with Joel Silver to produce a live-action He-Man movie, based on the toy and cartoon franchise, as well as a feature based on the DC comic book Teen Titans.

COMMENTS (20)

Posted by:

lionel gilmore

February 11, 2008

i was a fan of thundercats when i was in dipers.i have all the action figures and watch the cartoon show but the toys are the past.
the movie will be a blast and i have three words for this move,cgi.

Posted by:

novembercherry4

March 13, 2008

THUNDER! THUNDER! THUNDERCATS!!! HOOOO!!!!
I love that. Ya know there are a few people out there that look like thunder cats. Just pay close attention. Can't wait to see this film. Awsome.

Posted by:

Michael R. Allones

March 15, 2008

I hope this movie project will go on because I'am a big fan of The Thundercats since I was a child two of my most favorite characters is Lion-O and Mumm-Ra. Will there also be a toy line in this up-coming Thundercats movie and will Mattel made and produce these toys?

Posted by:

juan

March 20, 2008

this movie rocks and i cant until it comes out.

Posted by:

Hisham Reda

March 21, 2008

Thundercats was from my best cartoons when i was a kid til now ! , i still remember all there names and hv there toys! ,cant wait to see this movie really cooooooooooooool

Posted by:

Rob McCann

April 13, 2008

I watched thundercats when I was a little kid. CGI go ahead and make the movie. There is still Thundercatmania in this world. You a thumbs up from me.

Posted by:

playboy01

May 12, 2008

YEA!!!! thats what im talking about. cant wait to see this. I have always been a huge fan of Thundercats!!!!!!! cant wait to see this!!!!!!

Posted by:

Ryan Pugh

June 4, 2008

BOO!!!!!!!!!1
i was and still am a huge fan of thudercats and have been hoping for a long time that there would be a thundercats movie but this is not it! take a page from transformers and make this thing live action, now that would be badass!!!!
this is just a lame atempt to bring back the cartoon and its pathetic!
if your going to make the thing make it worth watching and this one aint!!!

Posted by:

Gerry_008

June 6, 2008

NO,NO,NO NOT ANOTHER CGI! GO FOR LIVE ACTION!!!!!

Posted by:

anna

July 5, 2008

I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!!!