Hong Kong Phooey: Quicker than the Live-Action Remake

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Is this the next Scooby-Doo? Much beloved and still funny kid's cartoon Hong Kong Phooey is about to go into production, based on a script by David Goodman (TV's Family Guy.)

The cartoon sees a dog, the mild-mannered janitor of a police department, gifted with the powers of kung-fu, which he then keeps a secret to do battle with crime on the streets. Unfortunately, he isn't very lucky and frequently gets himself into all sorts of comedy hijinks.

The film is expected to be largely live-action, so expect a horrifyingly scary version of Hong Kong Phooey himself to stare out at you with dead eyes. Hong Kong Phooey is to be directed by Alex Zamm (Inspector Gadget 2) and is produced by, among others, Brett Ratner of Rush Hour and X-Men 3 fame.



Sources: http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118005890.html?categoryid=13&cs=1

[dnwilliams]

damn. i guess i can expect a sharky and george movie in 2012.

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I remember that...

Why can't just do something right and finish stories that never got a chance, like Re:boot or Samurai Jack?

[dnwilliams]

never seen samurai jack, but i remember thinking rebot was awesome as a kid. i always wanted a 'glitch' 

don't know if it's still relevant now though, they'd have to reall update it.

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I just want one more hour inside Mainframe to end the story. Last episode ever made, Megatron finally took over and the heroes were made outlaws, about to hunted down and killed.

Samurai Jack is utterly phenomenal and I urge you to go for it as soon as you can. Fifty two episodes of non-stop amazing. I used to get out of bed early just to watch it. (This is shocking because I don't get out of bed for anything. Even work, or earthquakes.)