PINK PANTHER Live-Action/CG Movie In The Works From SONIC THE HEDGEHOG Director

PINK PANTHER Live-Action/CG Movie In The Works From SONIC THE HEDGEHOG Director

Jeff Fowler delivered a surprise hit with this year's Sonic the Hedgehog adaptation, and the director has now been tasked with bringing another CG critter to life in a new Pink Panther movie for MGM...

By MarkCassidy - Nov 20, 2020 06:11 AM EST
Filed Under: Sonic the Hedgehog
Source: Deadline

Sonic the Hedgehog director Jeff Fowler has signed on to helm a new live-action/CG hybrid Pink Panther movie for MGM.

This won't be another take on the Inspector Clouseau character previously played by Peter Sellers and Steve Martin, but a big-screen outing for the silent, rose-colored cat first introduced during the film series' opening credits. The laid-back feline would go on to feature in an Oscar-winning animated short, before getting his own TV series in 1964.

Bad Boys For Life co-writer Chris Bremner is penning the script for this new movie, which is being described as "a modern re-imagining of the Panther story with live-action humans and a CG Panther."

Lawrence Mirisch, Julie Andrews Edwards of Geoffrey Productions, Rideback’s Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich are producing, with Walter Mirisch and Rideback’s Ryan Halprin on board as executive producers.

“Popular the world over, the legacy of the iconic Pink Panther has endured for more than 50 years and continues to be discovered by new generations,” said Michael De Luca, MGM Film Group chairman, and Pamela Abdy, MGM Film Group president. “We are so happy to come together with Jeff, Chris, Larry, Julie, Dan, Jonathan, Walter and Ryan to bring one of MGM’s most well-loved franchise back to the big screen and in a way audience have never seen before.”

Fowler delivered a massive hit for Paramount with Sonic, so there's nothing to say he can't repeat that success with the Pink Panther.

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4thMaster
4thMaster - 11/20/2020, 6:48 AM
Seems like a terrible idea.
I' happily go for a 'Shaglepuss: exit stage left' adaptation instead.
KWilly
KWilly - 11/20/2020, 6:55 AM
I read up the synopsis for this movie actually will include Inspector Clouseau, but he'll have an imaginary friend who's the Pink Panther. And they basically will solve a mystery together.

Sounds interesting, and Sonic wasn't too bad. But come on Hollywood, where's my live action Ben 10 movie? You're digging up everything else except that.

bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 11/20/2020, 7:01 AM
I thought Bad Boys for Life and Sonic were fine (right now they're among my favorites movies of this year), so I guess this might be too
Blergh
Blergh - 11/20/2020, 7:27 AM
If it looks like the new "Tom & Jerry" film from WB I'll gladly pass on this.
Corona might be the reaason for the animation being so subpar but I highly doubt that being the case. Looks more of a case of "we saw the rought-cut, didn't like it and invested 10% of the original CG budget to push it out on time".

MosquitoFarmer
MosquitoFarmer - 11/20/2020, 7:34 AM
You're never gonna top Inspector Clouseau and Kato sparring in those movies.

MrDandy
MrDandy - 11/20/2020, 1:52 PM
They do know the pink panther is a diamond and not an actual panther, right?
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