Phoenix
21.06.2007, 20:25
Another Marvel hero is returning to the animated frontier. The Kids WB announced it has struck a deal with producer Culver Entertainment to bring everyones favorite webslinger back to Saturday mornings.
The series is tentatively titled The Amazing Spider-Man. Greg Weisman (Gargoyles, The Batman) is supervising producer, Victor Cook (Hellboy: Blood and Iron, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command) is producer/supervising director.
The addition of Spider-Man bolsters a lineup that has proved to be the Saturday morning destination for kids seeking action and adventure in the most amped-up ways, Betsy McGowen, Kids WB SVP and General Manager said. Were ecstatic to welcome Spider-Man to our popular cavalcade of super heroes.
"Spider-Man is such an important brand for Sony Pictures and we're thrilled to keep the momentum going by taking it back to television with an animated series on Kids WB!," Zack Van Amburg, Sony Picture Television Co-President added. "It's also an excellent way to launch Culver Entertainment, our newest television company."
The new animated series picks up the original web-slingers mythology at the beginning of his heros journey…as a not-so-typical 16-year-old entering his junior year of high school. Having spent the summer engaging common criminals with his new-found powers, Peter Parker must conceal his secret identity while engaging a new level of terror the multi-leveled pressures of teenage life at home and school while combating bigger, badder super-villains in the real world.
Our goal is to reinterpret these great characters and concepts for our millennium, Weisman said. Well have plenty of resonant material for the Spider-Man fan, while engaging the Spider-Man novice with the same thrills we experienced when we were first exposed to the character. Our stories will appeal on multiple levels with plenty of eye-candy, action, humor and colorful characters for the youngest demographic balanced with extensive character development for tweens, teens and adults.
No announcement has been made regarding voice cast or what type of animation will be employed. Expect more on this story as it breaks.
http://www.superherohype.com/nextraimages/kidswbspidey.jpg
'nuff said.
The series is tentatively titled The Amazing Spider-Man. Greg Weisman (Gargoyles, The Batman) is supervising producer, Victor Cook (Hellboy: Blood and Iron, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command) is producer/supervising director.
The addition of Spider-Man bolsters a lineup that has proved to be the Saturday morning destination for kids seeking action and adventure in the most amped-up ways, Betsy McGowen, Kids WB SVP and General Manager said. Were ecstatic to welcome Spider-Man to our popular cavalcade of super heroes.
"Spider-Man is such an important brand for Sony Pictures and we're thrilled to keep the momentum going by taking it back to television with an animated series on Kids WB!," Zack Van Amburg, Sony Picture Television Co-President added. "It's also an excellent way to launch Culver Entertainment, our newest television company."
The new animated series picks up the original web-slingers mythology at the beginning of his heros journey…as a not-so-typical 16-year-old entering his junior year of high school. Having spent the summer engaging common criminals with his new-found powers, Peter Parker must conceal his secret identity while engaging a new level of terror the multi-leveled pressures of teenage life at home and school while combating bigger, badder super-villains in the real world.
Our goal is to reinterpret these great characters and concepts for our millennium, Weisman said. Well have plenty of resonant material for the Spider-Man fan, while engaging the Spider-Man novice with the same thrills we experienced when we were first exposed to the character. Our stories will appeal on multiple levels with plenty of eye-candy, action, humor and colorful characters for the youngest demographic balanced with extensive character development for tweens, teens and adults.
No announcement has been made regarding voice cast or what type of animation will be employed. Expect more on this story as it breaks.
http://www.superherohype.com/nextraimages/kidswbspidey.jpg
'nuff said.