Leonardo DiCaprio, Glen Powell Teaming For 'Captain Planet' Movie
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The 'Scream Queens' star and writing partner Jono Matt are in talks to pen the screenplay for Paramount.
Paramount and Leonardo DiCaprio's Appian Way Productions are teaming to recruit Captain Planet to take pollution down to zero.
The studio is in talks for the rights to the 1990s cartoon series, and is eyeing Jono Matt and Scream Queens star Glen Powell to write the script.
DiCaprio's Appian Way, which signed a first-look deal with Paramount in March, will produce the project along with Powell, if the deal is made.
There's no word yet as to whether Powell, who is known for his acting work in such projects as FX series Scream Queens and Richard Linklater's most recent film Everybody Wants Some, will also star in the project.
Captain Planet and the Planeteers was a TV show that aired from September 1990 to December 1992. It centered on five young people from around the world who were given magical rings that had the power to control natural elements. United, they can summon Captain Planet, a superhero who helps them fight against environmental evils.
The project was previously in development at Sony but the rights lapsed. One thing intriguing to Paramount and Appian Way was the subversive take by Matt and Powell on the material: Sources say the story takes place years after the adventures of the show, with the Captain now a washed-up has-been who needs the kids more than they need him.
The project and its environmental themes are a natural fit for DiCaprio, an well-known environmentalist who often speaks out on issues such as global warming.
Powell starred on Ryan Murphy'? series Scream Queens opposite Emma Roberts. He also was most recently seen on the big screen in Richard Linklater's Everybody Wants Some. His upcoming projects as an actor include war drama Sand Castle and Fox's Hidden Figures with Taraji P. Henson and Octavia Spencer. Powell is repped by CAA, Untitled Entertainment and Bloom Hergott.
Matt wrote the action-adventure reboot of Doctor Dolittle, and penned the script for indie Above the Line. He is repped by CAA, Bridge Media Partners and Bloom Hergott.
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Member the planeteers?
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Hope we get a Denver the last dinosaur movie and Captain caveman too
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its....JOHN B wrote: »Hope we get a Denver the last dinosaur movie and Captain caveman too
This post reeks of sarcasm, but Captain Caveman was the ? . ? , they already made a Jem and the Holograms movie, I say keep the ball rolling. I say now's a good a time as any for a Mighty Max movie.
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The late Robin Williams should've played Captain Caveman. He was the only actor hairy enough to do the role justice.
Oh and real spit I remember Denver The Last Dinosaur's theme being straight piff. Gonna youtube that ? right now.
EDIT: that saturday morning 80s audio ?
https://youtu.be/sLlibrF5DRM
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I watched the hell out of some captain planet in my younger days. Funny that Leo is the one to produce this. Just because of how involved he is in trying to get the word out about global warming and similar ? .
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gtfowtbs
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Don Cheadle as Cap or FOH!
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If power ranger takes off which I'm sure it will then this should take advantage
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The probability of an over the top nauseating tree hugging undertone is too strong and am worried that message will overshadow the action scenes. If I see Al gore linked to this movie at all..am done
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I watched captain planet when I was kid, but I just see this movie being wack as ?
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We watched Captain Planet when we were kids; we forget how ? the show actually was.
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how yall talking bout captin cave man should be white he was bl.......oh my bad im thinking of hong kong fooey. my bad. carry on
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Bet 1 of them planeteers is ? and there's a female agenda in there.
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But I can't get my Thundercats movie...
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trilladelic wrote: »But I can't get my Thundercats movie...
Ok..
cause thundercats pretty much fought the same dude. cant make a trilogy off that -
BangEm_Bart wrote: »Bet 1 of them planeteers is ? and there's a female agenda in there.
I'm gonna take a wild shot in the dark and say the kid with the heart ring is ? ... -
BangEm_Bart wrote: »Bet 1 of them planeteers is ? and there's a female agenda in there.
They're gonna make the black guy a closet ? even thought the heart guy would be the obvious choice
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Lmao wtf
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its....JOHN B wrote: »Hope we get a Denver the last dinosaur movie and Captain caveman too
This post reeks of sarcasm, but Captain Caveman was the ? . ? , they already made a Jem and the Holograms movie, I say keep the ball rolling. I say now's a good a time as any for a Mighty Max movie.
https://youtu.be/1-Q7a6SxIBk[/quote
Man I remember I wanted that hat so bad