Binkley Report: I called it! I've been saying it for years.......

[Funkee1]

....and someone finally listened! Jonny Quest is coming to the big Screen!!!

 

Once Warner Bros. announced plans for a Speed Racer movie, animation fans knew it was only a matter of time before the studio started raiding the vaults for more adaptations of classic cartoons. Well, that time is now: Variety reports that Warners will be bringing Hanna-Barbera's mid-'60s icon Jonny Quest to the big screen.

 

For those unfamiliar with the show, which aired as part of ABC's prime time schedule in 1964, the setup is as follows: The Quest family (Jonny, his scientist dad Benton, Jonny's adopted brother Hadji, and a dog named Bandit) rocket around the globe with Jonny's tutor and bodyguard, Race Bannon, foiling the nefarious plots of the dastardly Doctor Zin. Despite lasting only a single season, Jonny Quest has resurfaced on several occasions, both via the occasional revival and repeats of the original episodes.

 

Helping bring Jonny to theaters will be producers Adrian Askarieh and Daniel Alter, who recently worked together on this fall's Hitman, and screenwriter Dan Mazeau. And if it seems strange that the guys behind Hitman would want to work on a Jonny Quest movie -- heck, if the very idea of a Jonny Quest movie seems strange -- consider the following excerpt from the article:

 

Askarieh, a longtime fan of the series, is hoping to turn the property into a family-friendly adventure franchise -- something the studio is clearly looking for now that "Harry Potter" is winding down.

 

In other words, folks, get ready for a lot of movies like this one. This is the part where the studio execs start throwing stuff at the walls to see what sticks.

 

 

 

Now while i agree with some of this article, I am entused about this. If they do it right, this could be like an American Harry Potter! There's a whole lot of room for Fail though too, so.......

[Goofball Jones]

Once Warner Bros. announced plans for a Speed Racer movie

 

Yeah, because Speed Racer was such a huge hit with fans and critics.

 

 

Seriously, did they even release that movie? If they did, it must have came and went in about 2 seconds.

[DevilRaysFan]

 

In other words, folks, get ready for a lot of movies like this one. This is the part where the studio execs start throwing stuff at the walls to see what sticks.

 

 

......Unfortunately, its the same stuff that floats in the toilet

[Funkee1]

......Unfortunately, its the same stuff that floats in the toilet

There is great potential for a really good, family oriented action film here. One that is good for the whole family.

 

Sadly, I think what we'll get will be something like "Thunderbirds".

[Hamer-Bass-Head]

There is great potential for a really good, family oriented action film here. One that is good for the whole family. Sadly, I think what we'll get will be something like "Thunderbirds".

 

 

 

good for the whole family? I guess they'll leave out the part with Race Bannon repeatedly sodomizing Jonny and Hadji.....

[Funkee1]

good for the whole family? I guess they'll leave out the part with Race Bannon repeatedly sodomizing Jonny and Hadji.....

I don't think that episode aired when they re-ran the series on Cartoon Network. I must've missed it.

 

I'll at least see the movie when it hits video, or free TV as long as this guy is in it!

[Thumper]

I have the original first year series on DVD, and love it.

 

They should stick to the original series, and not try to 'improve' it.

[bassman1956]

"entused"?

 

1574 pages of Webster's, and no "entused".

 

:poke:

 

I think it would be a winner in the original animated mode. But if done in real-live-human mode, I have a feeling it will lose a lot.