Disney is developing a new live-action adaptation of the 1980’s animated series Inspector Gadget.
THR reports that Saturday Night Live writers Mikey Day and Streeter Seidell have been hired to write the script for this new Inspector Gadget movie with Disney’s live-action Aladdin producers Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich attached to produce the new film under their Rideback banner. Rideback’s Ryan Halprin will oversee this Inspector Gadget movie.
The original Inspector Gadget animated series premiered in 1983 and ended in 1986 after 83 episodes. The Inspector Gadget series spawned a franchise that includes multiple new shows including a recent reboot that’s available exclusively to stream in the United States on Netflix.
Disney previously released a live-action Inspector Gadget movie in 1999 directed by David Kellogg and starring Matthew Broderick as the titular character and Rupert Everett as his nemesis Dr. Claw. Inspector Gadget (1999) grossed $134.4 million worldwide on a $90 million budget. A direct-to-video sequel, Inspector Gadget 2 starring French Stewart was released in 2003.
Mikey Day and Streeter Seidell, the writers for this new Inspector Gadget have also been tapped to develop the planned Home Alone reboot for Disney+. It remains unknown whether or not this film would be for theatrical distribution or an exclusive for Disney+.
Disney is set to launch its own streaming service called “Disney+” in the United States and Canada on November 12, 2019. Television projects being developed for Disney include Marvel Studios’ The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Loki, WandaVision, Hawkeye, What If?, and Lucasfilms’ Star Wars series’ The Mandalorian, a show centered on Diego Luna’s Cassian Andor, and an Obi-Wan Kenobi series starring Ewan McGregor. Features films include remakes of Lady and the Tramp, Home Alone, and Night at the Museum.
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Source: THR
New ‘Titans’ Photos Show Off Aqualad And The Original Team
DC Universe has released eight brand new images from the upcoming fourth episode of the second season of Titans entitled, "Aqualad".
"Aqualad" will explore the dynamic among Dick Grayson/Robin (Brenton Thwaites), Donna Troy/Wonder Girl (Conor Leslie), Hank Hall/Hawk (Alan Ritchson), Dawn Granger/Dove (Minka Kelly) and Garth/Aqualad (Drew Van Acker) and how four years prior, their tight-knit family dynamic developed only to have their personal feelings bleed more into their work only to be exacerbated by the arrival of a new villain.
These new images give fans a new look at Drew Van Acker as Aqualad as well as a couple of new looks at the original team united together for action. In particular, we get our best look at how the Aqualad suit translates onscreen in live-action form.
You can check out the rest of the gallery for "Aqualad" by clicking "Next".
Here is the official synopsis for season two:
In Season 2, following the aftermath of their encounter with Trigon, Dick reforms the Titans. Under his supervision in their new home at Titans Tower, Rachel, Gar and Jason Todd train together to hone their hero abilities and work together as a team. They are joined by Hank Hall and Dawn Granger aka Hawk and Dove and Donna Troy aka Wonder Girl. Although these original Titans attempt to transition into a regular life, when old enemies resurface everyone must come together to take care of unfinished business. And as this family of old and new Titans – including Conner Kent and Rose Wilson – learn to co-exist, the arrival of Deathstroke brings to light the sins of the old Titans which threaten to tear this new Titans family apart once more.
The series stars Brenton Thwaites as Robin/Nightwing, Anna Diop as Starfire, Teagan Croft as Raven, and Ryan Potter as Beast Boy. Newcomers for its sophomore outing include Joshua Orpin and Esai Morales playing Superboy and Deathstroke, respectively, while Chella Man and Chelsea Zhang have also joined the cast as Deathstroke’s children Jericho and Ravager. Natalie Gumede has signed on to play Mercy Graves and Game of Thrones star Iain Glen is on board as Bruce Wayne.
Titans season two is now airing on DC Universe.
Source: DC Universe
