Captain Planet to get a live action feature film!

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Captain Planet is getting his own live-action movie debut — which means we're getting a blue, mostly-shirtless superhero who sports a bright red caplet, hot pants, boots and a green mullet. SOLD.

According to Kidscreen, Cartoon Network has inked a deal with Transformers producer Don Murphy to make a Captain Planet movie.

Murphy, who worked on ALL of the Transformers films, now has the exclusive rights to the property, and can develop and package Captain Planet and the Planeteers as they see fit. Which could really go a variety of directions, can't it? And they don't just want one Captain Planet film — hopes are for this to become a series.

Sucks for whoever has to play Ma-Ti — because the power of heart? Not unless you get to ride a sleigh of lions wearing a meat dress, pal. Also we demand that Gaia have streaks. But seriously, this is fantastic news all around. We've included the theme song at the bottom, in case you weren't already singing it with joy.

their ruining our childhood memories! :cry:

Power of the GREEN MULLET!!!

Oh god no, one of the most overrated shows ever gets a movie that will likely suck.

Damn you Hollywood.

A) This is awesome

B) I promise you I was still writing my Planet thread by the time this was posted

Ugh, I'll pass. I get enough liberal propaganda.

The question is why? Captain Planet is without a doubt the lamest idea for a superhero. Ever. If he can grow weak from garbage and a few mudballs of sludge, do I really want him to protect us?

If you're going to ruin my childhood, at least pick a better superhero. Captain Planet gets a speck of oil on his cheek and he's down for the count. mrmusicman247

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I gotta say, it's getting pretty damn sad. just how much of a dearth of imagination is left in Hollywood, that they are running for whatever IP franchise that hasn't gotten it's own movie yet.

I mean todays new cartoons are not even all that good, they seem to lack a sort of creative spark that they old shows had. I'd like to be proven wrong. but still....

This film is going to DESTROY The Dark Knight as the best superhero film ever.

[spoiler] Joke. [/spoiler]

Hated it as a kid, still hate it now. I'm just not 'awed' by a superhero who comes alive when five people put their rings together. I mean what if one of the rings breaks? then your out of luck

Not seeing this because it will be horrible... I'm not seeing this because I don't want to see THIS..

... at the theatre.

Ugh, I'll pass. I get enough liberal propaganda.

airshocker

you know there was a time that being good to the earth wasn't considered a liberal agenda

anyways this reminds me of this onion video

http://www.theonion.com/video/green-lantern-to-fulfill-americas-wish-to-see-lant,20741/

I think all of these revivals of old things just shows how little of an imagination Hollywood has.

you know there was a time that being good to the earth wasn't considered a liberal agenda

anyways this reminds me of this onion video

http://www.theonion.com/video/green-lantern-to-fulfill-americas-wish-to-see-lant,20741/

Serraph105

Sorry, I don't believe we're being bad to the earth.

And I won't see this movie because when I went back and watched the TV show a few years back, it was nothing but demonizing business and spreading propaganda. That's all this movie will be.

[QUOTE="Serraph105"]

you know there was a time that being good to the earth wasn't considered a liberal agenda

anyways this reminds me of this onion video

http://www.theonion.com/video/green-lantern-to-fulfill-americas-wish-to-see-lant,20741/

airshocker

Sorry, I don't believe we're being bad to the earth.

And I won't see this movie because when I went back and watched the TV show a few years back, it was nothing but demonizing business and spreading propaganda. That's all this movie will be.

Earth doesn't run on magic.

I think it's completely non-sensical to believe we don't affect the planet in any manner. And if you do, if not bad then in what way are we?

[QUOTE="Serraph105"]

you know there was a time that being good to the earth wasn't considered a liberal agenda

anyways this reminds me of this onion video

http://www.theonion.com/video/green-lantern-to-fulfill-americas-wish-to-see-lant,20741/

airshocker

Sorry, I don't believe we're being bad to the earth.

And I won't see this movie because when I went back and watched the TV show a few years back, it was nothing but demonizing business and spreading propaganda. That's all this movie will be.

Kinda like Avatar eh?

...HEART! Isn't heart just the most out of place power out of all of them?

Only acceptable if they do it this way.

http://www.milkandcookies.com/link/47528/detail/

a new screenshot has been released.

i am not surprised after all every single cartoon, series or anything done before is being made into movies, hollywood imagination is literaly 0 now, its a matter of time before they start ruining animes too

First the comic books then the 80's and 90's cartoons. Still waiting for Pizza Cat the live motion picture.

If Captain Planet existed, I would polute more than usual just to piss him off.

**** Cap'N Planet! I'm not watching this pulke.

Captain Planet? Really? Is Hollywood that desperate that they have to make a movie of the worst superhero ever? Come on, all you have to do is shoot one of the kids with the rings (the one with the "power" of heart would be the easiest to go after) and you win, no more Captain Planet.

....aaand another one of my favourite childhood shows is ruined for the rest of my life :(. I really liked that one, damn.

i grew up with captain planet. i cant wait for this!

i dont know what is worse, live action mullet or the original animated one....

so lame....

was my childhood a lie!?

While this is definitely a stupid idea, I have to say that the whole "ruining my childhood" thing is sort of getting out of hand.

I mean, we're talking about Captain Planet here. Captain Planet was ALWAYS lame as hell. Especially for dumb little kids who just want to see superheroes kick ass. I mean, you can watch the Transformers kick ass throughout the entire episode, while Captain Planet's plotlines always involved PREVENTING Captain Planet from kicking ass by coming up with some way to keep those dumbass kidfrom putting their rings together.

What was his slogan again? Earth, wind, something or other?

Oh no.....Kenny789

I don't see why everyone is against the idea. Captain Planet will inspire both children and adultsto take care of our planet. It will win oscars I tell ya.

[spoiler] :P [/spoiler]

i have a question, after all these years wtf was the power of the heart suppose to be? i mean water, fire, earth and all those were bad ass powers but wtf was power of the heart suppose to be? that dude was useless and didn't he have a monkey with him too? that monkey was useless too and didn't captain planet always get weak when he had trash or pollution thrown at him? if thats the case with air pollution so bad he's also useless, man i'm pissed right now

The power is yours!

Well if they're really going for it, they might as well get that guy from Channel Awesome to play Maa-Ti.

hollywood wants to ruin alot of peoples childhood