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Ryan Coogler is Producing an Animorphs Reboot for Disney+

Ryan Coogler is Producing an Animorphs Reboot for Disney+

Published by José Betancourt

Ryan Coogler to Produce an Animorphs TV Series Reboot Just a few weeks ago, it was announced that Academy Award winner Ryan Coogler is rebooting The X-Files. Now, the news has also been shared that he will be producing a reboot of another sci-fi classic franchise: Animorphs. Swords and Spaceships Sign up to Swords and Spaceships to receive news and recommendations from the world of science fiction and fantasy. Subscribe to Selected No Thanks The middle grade series was created by Katherine Applegate and Michael Grant. It’s about a group of teenagers who have an encounter with an alien and later discover they have the ability to change into different animals. They have to use their powers to fight an alien invasion. Animorphs was first adapted into a show that ran on Nickelodeon for two seasons, from 1998 to 2000. Coogler’s reboot is in early development at Disney+. According to Entertainment Weekly, “The Testaments and The Summer I Turned Pretty scribe Bayan Wolcott has been attached to write and executive produce the series for 20th Television. Proximity Media’s Simone …

An ‘Animorphs’ series is on its way to Disney+ thanks to Ryan Coogler

An ‘Animorphs’ series is on its way to Disney+ thanks to Ryan Coogler

Published by skeptic

Animorphs, the sci-fi YA series with the greatest, most cursed book covers ever, is headed to Disney+. As reported by Variety, the streamer is developing an Animorphs TV show. Bayan Wolcott (The Testaments, The Summer I Turned Pretty) is set to write and executive produce the series, and Oscar winner Ryan Coogler, Sev Ohanian, and Zinzi Coogler are executive producing through Proximity Media. SEE ALSO: ‘The Testaments’ review: ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ sequel finds new power in its YA perspective Based on the series co-written by Katherine Applegate and her husband Michael Grant, Animorphs follows a group of teenagers who stumble across a powerful alien technology. It allows them to morph into different animals, but it also thrusts them into a galactic war between the Andalites and the parasitic Yeerks. As the Yeerks begin a stealthy invasion of Earth, it’s up to Animorphs Jake, Rachel, Tobias, Cassie, and Marco — along with Andalite ally Ax — to rebel and save the world. Mashable Top Stories There are 54 books in the primary Animorphs series, along with …

Sinners director Ryan Coogler developing new adaptation of best-selling book series that previously inspired cult TV show

Sinners director Ryan Coogler developing new adaptation of best-selling book series that previously inspired cult TV show

Published by Daniella Wilson

Ryan Coogler is lining up his next major TV project, with a new adaptation of the hugely popular Animorphs novels in early development at Disney+. The acclaimed filmmaker – fresh from Oscar success for Sinners – will executive produce the series, with writer Bayan Wolcott attached to pen the project, Variety reports. Based on the best-selling book series by Katherine Applegate and Michael Grant, Animorphs follows a group of teenagers who discover a secret alien invasion and gain the ability to morph into animals in order to fight back. The series blends sci-fi action with coming-of-age drama, as the characters balance high school life with a covert war for Earth’s survival. First published in 1996, the franchise became a global phenomenon, spanning 54 main books and selling more than 35 million copies worldwide. This won’t be the first time the series has been adapted for the screen. A live-action Animorphs show aired on Nickelodeon between 1998 and 2000, running for two seasons and later gaining a cult following among fans of the books. Want to …

Ryan Coogler reveals original Black Panther 2 script details, including T’Challa and his son

Ryan Coogler reveals original Black Panther 2 script details, including T’Challa and his son

Published by Daniella Wilson

With Black Panther 3 having been officially confirmed last year, fans of the Marvel film are on tenterhooks to see just what Ryan Coogler has up his sleeve this time around. The second film, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, saw T’Challa’s sister Shuri (Letitia Wright) take the lead as the titular character after the sad passing of Chadwick Boseman in 2020 from colon cancer. The 2018 original film was a major global hit, with writer and director Coogler having had plans for Boseman’s leading role in the second instalment. Coogler was firmly in the development stage of the second film when Boseman died in 2020, leading to Coogler to completely change the direction of the film. Speaking on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Coogler revealed his original plans for Black Panther’s sequel which would’ve revolved around T’Challa and his 8-year-old son. Chadwick Boseman, Lupita Nyong’o and Danai Gurira in Black Panther. Marvel Studios “The big thing with the script was a thing called the Ritual of 8 where a prince is 8 years old, he must spend …