Sony is reportedly in final negotiations for CAPTAIN PLANET AND THE PLANETEERS, a live-action feature based on the 1990s environmentally-oriented cartoon series. The adaptation was initially reported almost two years ago, but the involvement of a major studio is a big win for Cap fans. The series centered on five teens from around the world who were chosen to be the bearers of powerful elemental rings which would help them battle looters and polluters. When the threat was too great for them to handle on their own, they combined their powers to summon the mighty Don Cheadle Captain Planet, who then took pollution down to zero (see the “Captain Planet” skits on FunnyOrDie.com, you won’t regret it).
Heat Vision reports that CAPTAIN PLANET is all but locked up for Sony. It’s far too early to report on screenwriters and possible story angles, let alone directors and cast members, but at the same time, this is a great moment in time for this particular tale. Not only are there plenty of real world events for screenwriters to draw from (ie franchisability), an almost guaranteed international box office success to bank on (with leads taken from all of the world’s major markets), and a rare opportunity to educate a new generation of environmentalists, there’s a chance here to darken the tone of the story and make it resonate with more real-world implications.
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