Dynamite had planned on releasing a comic book based on the 1990-5 Captain Planet series, but the company's ongoing issues with former parent Diamond forced a delay in releasing the first issue to stores.
Now comes word that the Captain will return to television, or, at least, streaming, in a live-action series.
SAY WHAT?
Netflix, which already has a live-action Scooby-Doo revival in the pipeline, is asking for the same for Captain Planet, a project that reportedly has been in the works for nearly a decade.
Here's a little sampler from 1990:
WB is once again joining with producer Greg Berlanti, and this time, they're joined by actor-producer Leonardo DiCaprio, whose production company had initially optioned Captain Planet for a movie nearly a decade ago. Going live action means the special effects budget will blow up substantially.
David Pepose, the writer of the current comic book, changed one villain's name from Looten Plunder to Lucien Plunder, making Looten, seemingly, a nickname. I think that carries over into this series if it does hit the air.
Stay tooned.
Stay tooned.
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