Movieline Presents the Never-Before-Seen Concept Art For Warner Bros.' Thundercats
Everyone has their own '80s cartoon franchise that meant something to them, and mine was ThunderCats: The Rankin/Bass series followed of a race of humanoid felines from the planet Thundera, forced to evacuate after their home comes under siege by the fearsome Mutants of Plun-Darr (who looked a bit like reptilian Ernest Borgnines.) Yes, I still hold a fond place in my heart for Lion-O, Cheetara, Panthro, Tygra, Snarf and the rest, and so Warner Bros.' announcement a while back of a Thundercats movie filled me with the warm, fuzzy feelings one typically associates with watching Saturday morning TV while eating peanut-butter-and-grape-jelly sandwiches. The script, written by Paul Sopocy, was to follow Lion-O's origin myth from young cub to his anointment as Lord of the ThunderCats, and was to be directed by veteran art director Jerry O'Flaherty.
In conjunction with our coverage of Comic-Con 2009, Movieline has obtained O'Flaherty's never-before-seen Thundercats concept art, demonstrating just how gorgeous and ambitious his vision for this production is. After the jump, you'll see Thundercats renderings of Lion-O, The Pyramid, Third Earth, and Mutant Attack.
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Lion-O looks gay. But that's okay, I'm gay also.
Jesus toe tapping Christ what the hell did they do to Lion-O? My favourite character soiled forever!!
A THUNDERCATS film would be AWESOME if thy follow the heart of it. Can u imagine Michael Clarke Duncan as Panthro or Kate Beckinsale as Cheetarah? Or may Andy Serkis as Snarf, maybe Morgan Freeman as Mumm-Ra??? Dude!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hello, I am a total fan of the Thundercats and I really would love to see the Thundercats nonanimated movie cause I had seemed the tv series like I said I am a fan and would love to see the movie.
I seemed them ever since I was a little girl and I still following them here on my cable channel called on the demand and has this nostalgia show about them it is so cool to see them after so many years.
a post war costumes a little punk, some even improvised.
I think all that did not agree with that position female
and a nice face too,
I think we need something a little more aggressive facial masculine more post war.
Hey , check it out the tattoo in the right arm !
😀
(thundercats logo)
It would be awesome to see this series revisited as a movie but please keep in mind the Hollywood rape factor. Look what they did to Transformers and G.I. Joe.
This is fantastic! I will be needing to watch this!
É isso aí pessoal: Thundercats é o máximo!
Nunca vai morrer e vai dar o que falar!
Parabéns pela escolha: o Brasil espera pelos Thundercats!!!!
Abraços!
´vai plantar coquinho seu babaca duma figa!
oh my god...quanta babaquice!
mijar-se pelo Lion?hummmm...isso é bichice ham?
hehehehhe
Lion no estilo Mad Max. Legal, ficou bacana!
His mouth looks too human.
some of the art looks interesting, though I can't stand the Lion-o. His face is just devoid of all character, so boring to look at.
Much closer to the vision for live action Thundercats.
http://gregsemkowart.com/liono.html
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The Legend Lives On
can you name any others?
Simplismente demais, quando estrear aqui no Brasil serei um dos primeiro a ir ao cinema!
Lion-O looks kinda gay? He looks more manly here then in the powder blue tight-t and short-shorts in the cartoon. Don't get me wrong, I loved the series, but Lion-O did not have the best uniform.
This concept art looks incredible. But the whole Lion-O/Jagga=Luke/Obi-wan relationship will need to be redone. Too similiar.
cenas do mum rá que vazaram http://xpock.tv/play.php?vid=2252
ok everything is fine but why the hell does lion-o look like bruno and why does he have a tatto im not happy about that please fix it
This looks great. Is it set as live action or animation?
Also, please leave Snarf out . . . unless of course its going to be some vicious blood-thirsty pet, and not some whiny mom figure.
This looks very interesting. A live action film has got to come together sooner or later. Let's all hope when that day comes, it's raw and serious and not a comedy filled joke.
Also if anyone here loved the theme song.... You'll love this link and you just might get a bit emotional:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdzwCEMSPHM&feature=related
Also you can download the MP3: http://www.televisiontunes.com/ThunderCats_-_Orchestral.html
I knew I had good taste as a kid and my strange cartoon crushs weren't misplaced. ROWR Lion-O...lookin TASTY
It's about time.
This is the only 80's treasure I ever really WANTED to see developed into a movie, and for some bizarre reason it's been completely ignored--it has such amazing potential, and that art is BEAUTIFUL
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE MAKE IT HAPPEN
this is great i cant' wait to see more! all my friends loved thundercats too.
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