Thursday, May 20, 2010

First Look: Looney Tunes Characters Returning to Theaters Via 3D Shorts


From slashfilm, Last time Warner Bros. tried to reinvent the classic Looney Tunes stable of characters, the result was a disaster. The Loonatics Unleashed featured absurd ‘extreme’ versions of the characters that were booed off television within two years.

Now WB is trying again with a new cartoon series and a set of 3D shorts that will play in theaters. Why would you even think about having confidence in this new approach? Because the studio is going back to the basics, and the New York Times says that art from The Loonatics Unleashed is “framed and hanging in Warner’s animation offices as a reminder of what not to do.”

1 comment:

Octopunk said...

Wellll...

I've never seen Loonatics Unleashed, but from the images I just looked up I can see why people hated it.

Do they mean CG when they say 3D? That image would certainly suggest it. I don't think I'm going to like seeing that.

In theory I want to encourage more Looney Tunes but, really, how can they improve or even come close to the classics?

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