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News Credits: 2 · by **Bombus distinguendus** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 5:10 pm

woot its offical thundercats are comeing to the big screen finnaly. im so excited. of course being an 80's kid i grew up with this great show and is one of my favs. there were rumors a few yrs ago about a live action movie but nothing came through until now.

From: http://www.superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=5810
Thundercats Headed for the Big Screen
Source: Variety
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 live action 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.

by **Homer** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 5:36 pm

My nips just hardened. This makes me very happy.

As long as Michael Bay is not involved.

News Credits: 1 · by **Venomous Prime** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 6:21 pm

This a great thing to hear.

News Credits: 49 · by **Senor Hugo** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 7:04 pm

Awesome as hell.

Now lets hope they get a director who cares about keeping the movie close to the source material.

by **Carnosaur** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 7:34 pm

now that cool

by **ScorpoMax** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 8:07 pm

Who to cast? Lets see here, for starters lets have:

The Rock as Lion-O
Vin Diesel as Panthro
Hugh Jackman as Tigra
Jessica Alba as Cheetara

Who else? :-?

News Credits: 1 · by **Venomous Prime** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 8:27 pm

ScorpoMax wrote:The Rock as Lion-O

Lion-O is supposed to be young

by **ScorpoMax** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 8:36 pm

Venomous Prime wrote:
ScorpoMax wrote:The Rock as Lion-O

Lion-O is supposed to be young

I'm sure you could make The Rock seem younger than Jackman or Diesel

News Credits: 1 · by **Venomous Prime** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 8:39 pm

ScorpoMax wrote:
Venomous Prime wrote:
ScorpoMax wrote:The Rock as Lion-O

Lion-O is supposed to be young

I'm sure you could make The Rock seem younger than Jackman or Diesel

He's not that much younger then Diesel.

It's only a 5 year difference between the Rock and Diesel and 4 between Jackman and the Rock.

It's a coming of age story so I really don't see the Rock being a reasonable choice

by **ScorpoMax** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 8:54 pm

Age difference between actors really doesn't matter.

With proper costuming and acting, you could make the Rock seem over a decade younger than Jackman or Diesel.

News Credits: 1 · by **Brakethrough** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 9:34 pm

They don't have to do this. Just give the cast of CATS! a bunch of swords.

News Credits: 4 · by **GrimSqueaker** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 3:15 am

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, Live action Cheetara

by **Jar Axel** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 3:44 am

Diesel's to young for panthro; Jackson would be much better.
Hopefully we'll get Carry or Depp for Snarll
Wonder who the'll get to play the kits :???:

News Credits: 49 · by **Senor Hugo** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 4:02 am

Hmmm, lets see. Who could pull off the Thundercats....lets hope they make em cgi, lest it end up like the Dolph Lundgren He-man.

Lion-O - -shrug-
Panthro - if Ving Rhames or Michael Clarke Duncan learned ninja moves, they would be awesome as Panthro.
Tygra - Ewan McGregor
Cheetara - Angelina Jolie(she makes a good blonde, can act, and has big jugs, perfect for Cheetara)
Wily-Kit - some kid
Wily-Kat - some kid
Jaga - Sean Connery
Snarf - Frank Oz

Mum-Ra - Ron Perlman

Edit: Almost forgot. This movie will need Ro-bears Berbils.

Voices won't be a problem, they can just gather up a bunch of furbies in a recording studio, turn them on, and leave the tapes running for a week.