Thundercats the Movie: Hoax or Reality?

October 15, 2007 · Filed Under Videos, Movies

There’s been a lot of buzz and speculation about a so-called Thundercats movie. Rumors have been circulating the web that the movie is being produced by Warner and is slated for an early 2008 release.

Well, I loved the cartoon series as a kid and I can’t wait to see my heroes, Lion-O, Panthro and the rest on the big screen. So I did a little research and I thought you guys would be interested to know more about it.

According to this unofficial site, the movie will star Mathew McConnaughey as Liono, Ed Harris as Mumm-Ra, Tea Leoni as Cheetara, Wesley Snipes as Panthro, and David Carradine as Tigra.

More coming up after a click below…

Great casting. But read on.

But when I visited the IMDB entry for the movie, it said that the movie will be released in 2010 and that info is only available for imdb pro users, meaning I’d have to pay to view it. No thanks. There are more ways to find info on the web.

A quick google search revealed that Esquire has an apparent behind-the-scenes article but the actors in that feature were Hugh Jackman and Jessica Simpson. The only juicy thing I got from that coverage was the part about Jessica; “For the role of Cheetara, co-star Jessica Simpson was covered in head-to-toe cheetah spots that, at times, didn’t provide much camouflage.” The photo (below) stinks of Photoshop and cries “hoax” though. They claim that the Iron Man director is the same one doing Thundercats.

Meanwhile, IGN has posted an article dated October 10, 2007 saying that videogame veteran Jerry O’Flaherty is tasked to direct the coming movie. O’Flaherty worked as art director on Gears of War, Unreal Tournament 3, and Command and Conquer. He had reportedly been looking to jump into the film biz and mulled several projects before settling on Thundercats. “It feels like a natural thing for me to step into,” he told Variety. “Games have come so far now. The last four years of my life have been about bringing the energy of filmmaking into the videogame experience.”

Lastly, to add to the confusion, here’s a youtube video of a “trailer”. It’s fan made, of course.

So, you be the judge. Will we ever see a Thundercats movie soon?

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Comments

4 Responses to “Thundercats the Movie: Hoax or Reality?”

Clare on October 15th, 2007 10:50 pm

Being the big Thundercats geek that I am, I can tell you which of these stories/sites are hoaxes and which are the real deal. I was quite confused myself to start off with but now I know the truth…..

Okay, here goes…

1. www.brutesquad.com/Movies/Thundercats - this site states that Mathew McConnaughey and Tea Leoni will star in the movie - this site was created many years ago and is a HOAX.

2. www.esquire.com/the-side/thundercats0707 - this article on the Esquire site stating that Jessica Simpson will star in the movie is a HOAX - but the difference with this article and the previous site is that this article states that it’s a hoax itself. If you look very closely at the bottom of the article it says in tiny letters “This story is a hoax. And sadly, its believability is due more to Hollywood’s utter lack of imagination than any cleverness on our part. Just let it go already.”

3. www.ign.com - the article on IGN is TRUE - Jerry O’Flaherty will be directing Thundercats.

So, to conclude, Thundercats will be a CGI-animated movie and will therefore only have voice actors starring in it. It will be released in 2010 as per the IMDB site and will be diercted by Jerry O’Flaherty.

For all the latest Thundercats The Movie news visit - www.thundercats-the-movie.net

Thundercats, hooooooooooooooo!!!
GM T on October 16th, 2007 12:37 pm

Ey Thanks, Clare. Glad you clarified this. Much appreciated. Thanks for dropping by and for the comment.
Clare on October 16th, 2007 4:54 pm

Pleasure!
Alwell on October 17th, 2007 9:05 am

I’m a thundercats kid. Now I believe 80s cartoons are invading the big screen. I’m expecting more of it in the future.