Oct 9, 2007 by B. Alan Orange

Jerry O'Flaherty to Direct Thundercats

Art director for such videogames as Gears of War and Unreal Tournament 3, Jerry O'Flaherty has been hired to direct the Warner Brother's film Thundercats. According to Variety, the film will mark O'Flaherty's directorial debut.

This newly updated version of the best selling 80s toy line and cartoon series will be filmed entirely in CG-animation. O'Flaherty stated, "It feels like a natural thing for me to step into. Games have come so far now. The last four years of my life have been about bringing the energy of filmmaking into the videogame experience."

O'Flaherty and Paul Sopocy are currently working on a final draft of the script.
It will be an origin story that expands on the major heroes and villains from the animated series. The plot will focus on Lion-O's coming of age as the leader of the Thundercats.

The film will be released sometime in 2009.

Thundercats comes to theaters in 2012.


Sources: Variety

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Comments (8)

  1. Kungfusalsa

    i loved the cartoon as a kid but i always fear re-dos. sometimes they get the vision entirely wrong and destroy what was cool about it in the first place.

    similar to how i fear dragonball might flop.

    oh well.. we'll see.

    3 years agoby @dimmaknycFlag

  2. rpmelee

    looks dumb... but ya def better it being cg than actors

    4 years agoby @rpmeleeFlag

  3. RingWraither

    if they put effort into it i think it could work

    4 years agoby @ringwraitherFlag

  4. SaintCharles

    at least it's Cgi and not real people that would seriously be gay

    4 years agoby @saintcharlesFlag

  5. SpaceCowboy

    sounds bad. i never really watched the show, but i dont have to to know how this film is going to end up.

    4 years agoby @SpaceCowboyFlag

  6. btrobinson

    this is never gonna end. soon there will be a my little pony movie. i like the cartoon as a kid, but not the idea of it as a movie. the reason its prolly gonna be a CG film is cause no actor would play the parts in a movie that is sure to be sh*t

    4 years agoby @btrobinsonFlag

  7. incmob

    well, x the smurfs is on the table, alvin and the chipmunks is being released, and volton is planned, i wouldnt be suprised to see gobots, the snorkels and giligans planet as major motion pictures as well. seems hollywood has run out of sequels, remakes, and tv shows, now they are going to saturday morning cartoons. pathetic.

    although back to the subject, thundercats although i was a fan, just seems like a big movie production of broadways "cats" with swords and tanks. Not sure if i am a buyer on this one but with the success of transformers, and michael bays ego getting even larger, prepare for a bum rush.

    4 years agoby @incmobFlag

  8. XJWS79

    A Thundercats movie sounds rather interesting I was a fan of cartoon. However what should we expect to see next from the 80's cartoon vault.

    4 years agoby @xjws79Flag

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