Produced by Walt Disney Television Animation, Gargoyles only ran from 1994 to 1997 but became a cult classic and remains beloved to this day.
The Spectacular Spider-Man showrunner Greg Weisman is widely credited as the show's creator and it's drawn favourable comparisons to other classic animated franchises from the 90s such as Batman: The Animated Series and X-Men: The Animated Series.
It may have wrapped up decades ago, but Gargoyles has remained at the front of people's minds. It finally received a continuation in 2006 for a three-year comic book run from Dynamite, though fans remain eager for a proper revival whether it's another animated series or perhaps even a live-action spin on the property.
This past week, it's been widely reported that a Gargoyles movie is in the works from Thor and Death on the Nile director Sir Kenneth Branagh.
Needless to say, the prospect of the filmmaker helming a live-action take on the iconic series was cause for celebration among fans, but Weisman has since taken to Twitter to claim there's absolutely no truth to the news. "I'm thinking," he stated in response to a fan who shared the rumour, "that it's flat-out not true."
While this seemingly puts the story to bed once and for all, it's worth pointing out that Weisman may well be out of the loop when it comes to Disney's plan for the property.
Earlier this year, he was quoted as saying, "I don't own [Gargoyles]. I don't get a dime off of it being on Disney Plus...I've always wanted to do more. I've got a timeline for the show that's 315 pages long. I've got notebooks and comp books full of ideas for it. Spinoff notions and all sorts of things."
Disney likely doesn't have to involve Weisman in whatever they do next (another reason for that WGA strike), but doing so would win over a lot of fans. For now, we're obviously going to just have to wait and see what happens.
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