He then went on to note the interest in the project, and the popularity of the original animated Cartoon Network series that the show will be a live-action sequel to, stating that it needs to do justice to the trio of superheroes at its heart. And while he didn t share any specifics about what needed to be reworked. We see there [are] enough elements in there, so we wanted to give it another shot, Pedowitz said. Tonally, it might have felt a little too campy, and didn’t feel as rooted in reality as it might have felt.
He continued, You learn things and you test things out. In this case, we felt let’s take a step back and go back to the drawing board because this is a powerful property, it has engaged a lot of interest and we want to get it right before we put it out.
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The upcoming live-action Powerpuff Girls series has hit a roadblock – the finished pilot episode is set to be rewritten and re-shot after the CW decided not to take it to series.
The Powerpuff pilot was written and executive produced by
Juno director Diablo Cody and Veronica Mars screenwriter Heather Regnier, and the duo are still on board, as are cast members Dove Cameron, Chloe Bennett, Yana Perrault, and Donald Faison, but it s gone back to the drawing board.
The series, based on the popular Cartoon Network animated series, will follow the superpowered trio (Cameron, Bennett, and Perrault) as disillusioned twenty-somethings – they resent having lost their childhood to crime-fighting, and their father Professor Utonium (Faison) is attempting to repair his broken relationship with them. The original cartoon ran from 1998 to 2005, with an animated reboot airing in 2016.
Powerpuff Girls live action pilot set to be redeveloped and reshot’ after netizens raise concerns
The Powerpuff Girls live action series was set to release in a few months time but it will now not be a part of CW s 2021 fall lineup. Written By Powerpuff Girls live action pilot set to be redeveloped and reshot’ after netizens raise concerns
In April 2021, several photos from the sets of CW s Powerpuff Girls live action went viral on social media. The photos featured lead actors Chloe Bennet, Dove Cameron and Yana Perrault as the superhero girls Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup. However, fans raised concerns over the overly stylised outfits and over the top hair and makeup looks of the actresses. Now, a latest report in TV Line reveals that the show will not be making its debut on its planned schedule. Instead, the live action s pilot episode will be redeveloped and re-shot.
According to Collider, the pilot episode for the upcoming live-action
Powerpuff Girls series, which is being developed by The CW, is set to be rewritten and reshot with all of the lead cast, writers and producers remaining on the project.
Heather Regnier and Diablo Cody, who serve as writers and executive producers, will also be handling the rewrite for the series set to star Chloe Bennet, Dove Cameron, Yana Perrault, and Donald Faison as Blossom, Bubbles, Buttercup, and Professor Utonium respectively. The long-time producer of CW show’s Greg Berlanti will team with Sarah Schechter and David Madden to executive produce via Berlanti Productions. Warner Bros. Television will also produce.
News broke this week that
Powerpuff, the live action
Now, a CW executive is explaining exactly where the show went wrong.
Click inside to see where the original pilot went wrong…
“Sometimes things miss, and this was just a miss,” CW Chairman & CEO
Mark Pedowitz said (via TV Line). “We believe in the cast completely, we believe in
Heather [Regnier], the writers, and we believe in the auspices of [executive producer]
Greg Berlanti and Warner [Bros.] Studios. In this case, the pilot didn’t work. But because we see enough elements in there, we’re going to give it another shot. We didn’t want to go forward with what we had.”