3 years after Mark Russell & Stephen Byrne's acclaimed maxiseries hit stores, the Wonder Twins are getting a movie of their own. No joke, this time.
Fresh off recent appearances in Justice League under the direction of writer Brian Michael Bendis, Zan & Jayna will star in their own TV-movie for HBO Max, from Adam Sztykiel, the same writer who is responsible for the forthcoming "Black Adam" feature film with Dwayne Johnson, coming in July. The Twins made their live-action debut on Smallville in 2009, with David Gallagher (ex-7th Heaven) and Alison Scagliotti (Warehouse 13) as the Twins. Casting has not begun, but it's clear that this is a legitimate project, unlike the prank that was released a few years ago with Mila Kunis (Family Guy, ex-That 70's Show) and Ashton Kutcher attached.
What's likely to happen, in this writer's opinion, is an adaptation of the 2019-20 series, so they'll be looking for some age appropriate actors for the roles.
My own belief is that any film project involving the Twins should be animated, be it CGI or traditional line animation or a combination of both. I honestly, as a long time Twins fan, can't see the feasibility of a live-action movie. After years of abuse from certain so-called critics, the Twins finally got some respect 3 years ago. The script rightfully should adapt the book. Anything less would be, as Jayna herself used to say, back in the day, spacey.
Stay tooned.
2 comments:
It's about time the Wonder Twins received some legitimate cred. I always thought that they had the potential to be really cool, even back in the day. I especially get tired of all the abuse that Zan receives from the internet and stand-up comedians; there's nothing lame about Zan's power. He could potentially assume any form of water, from ice to clouds, it's just that 70's Hanna-Barbera writers never thought of any impressive or formidable ways to utilize his ability. He had the potential to be Sub-Zero and Iceman combined with Tempest with some traces of Storm.
Preach, playa!! I want to see my girl Jayna done right. I want to read your take on this, Silverstar, over at Twinsanity Comedy. Feel free to borrow from me.
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