Gargoyles creator Greg Weisman doesn’t purchase reviews that Sir Kenneth Branagh is connected to direct a movie adaptation of the cult-favorite animated sequence.
The Belfast Telegraph, Branagh’s hometown newspaper, just lately reported that the Thor director would helm a characteristic movie based mostly on Disney‘s Gargoyles. The story has since been picked up by different retailers. On Twitter, a fan requested Weisman what he thought in regards to the information. The creator replied, “I’m considering … that it’s flat-out not true.” Weisman additionally retweeted a post dismissing the information as “not actual.”
Disney’s Gargoyles initially aired for 3 seasons from 1994 to 1997. The primary two seasons aired on first-run syndication. The third and closing season aired on ABC beginning in 1996 following Disney’s acquisition of the community. The animated sequence was a average success throughout its preliminary run, although has gone on to amass a devoted cult following within the years since. The Gargoyles franchise has additionally expanded into different mediums, reminiscent of comedian books and video video games.
Earlier speak of a Gargoyles film
Notably, there have been murmurs of a possible big-screen adaptation of Gargoyles for a few years now. In mid 2011, Disney tapped G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra screenwriters David Elliot and Paul Lovett to pen the script for a Gargoyles characteristic movie. Acclaimed filmmaker Jordan Peele later pitched his personal movie remedy to the studio in 2018. Nonetheless, neither model finally got here to fruition.
Weisman mentioned Peele’s unproduced Gargoyles film pitch throughout an interview with ComingSoon in 2022. “The truth that he gave a rattling about Gargoyles, knew what it was, knew who I’m, was tremendously gratifying,” the creator stated. “Nothing actually got here of it, sadly, however I can’t say I wasn’t thrilled by it. It was neat.”
All three seasons of Gargoyles are at the moment streaming on Disney+.
