Spending all the time talking with Greg Weisman, creator of the 1990s animated series Gargoylesand certain things are sure to ascend: no, he strives to continue Gargoyles, which was cut off in the middle of history, and which continues to this day preserves the cult. And yes, it’s open to a live version. But Walt Disney Studios, which owns the rights to the show, has toyed with that idea for decades, and almost every time it gets off the ground, something changes and deviates.
Now, secondly Hollywood actor, a live action TV series actually written and produced for Disney Plus. But take this with a grain of salt — there are many challenges in any new version Gargoylesand it is still very early in the potential development of the series.
According to a THR report, I know Gargoyles is developed and produced by writer-producer Gary Dauberman, known for his work on conspiracy-driven horror films. Annabelle, Annabelle: Creation (which he wrote), and Annabelle Comes Home (which he wrote and directed from the story he developed when Conspiracy the director James Wan). Dauberman is signed on as a writer, showrunner, and executive producer on the new series. Convicted James Wan wanted to executive produce the Atomic Monster show.
The idea of putting the kid as a friend was strong Gargoyles in the hands of someone best known for bloody, graphic horror movies feels a bit odd: Dauberman also wrote the Conjuring spin-offs The Nun and Moni IIand adaptations of Stephen King Goes and It: Chapter Twoby Andy Muschietti But while Gargoyles Gothic horror has a subtlety, not horror. His story, about a species of creature that sleeps in stone form during the day and lives alive at night, is more of a modern urban fantasy. In the pilot episode, the gargoyle Goliath and a few of his tribe of warriors are placed under a spell that keeps them in stone form for a century. They sleep in medieval Scotland and wake up a thousand years later in Manhattan in 1994, now in the hands of a Machiavellian man, it’s a trope all about the enigmatic machines named after him.
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The original animated series ran for three seasons from 1994 to 1997; Gargoyles took his characters around the world and introduced a variety of settings and characters, so there was plenty of fodder for a series that wasn’t just a straight action reboot. But Variety also reported on the series in progress, with a summary of the new show showing that ‘like a short of the old show, Dauberman suggests that the animated series will soon be revived. Except that the summary suggests that all the gargoyle characters except Goliath be removed from the novel;
The current logline for the show reads: “Based on the cult classic Disney animated series, Goliath is the last of a heroic race of gargoyle warriors who once lived among humans. Freed from a centuries-long curse that turned him to stone, Goliath struggles to solve the mystery of his past as he watches over the present-day New York according to police detective Elisa Maza.
The series’ reliance on inhuman creatures as main characters would make live adaptation expensive, which could explain the decision to cut all the supporting characters and leave Goliath as the only gargoyle.
Polygon Weisman spoke in 2020 when it appeared Gargoyles on the new Disney Plus and the potential to spark a new generation of streaming fandom, he said. Gargoyles reboot or spinoff were brought up when Disney bought Lucasfilm and Marvel: “Why take a chance on what seemed like an obscure 1990s show with a cult following when you could just do a Spider-Man cartoon or a Star Wars cartoon?” asks for time “Why risk the huge budgeted” Gargoyles A live-action feature that could bomb when you could make another amazing movie?”
Disney’s Marvel projects have been making less money than expected for several years, leading the company to scale back its plans for the future of the MCU franchise. That leaves more room for new projects like power Gargoyles reboot It remains to be seen exactly what Dauberman has in mind for the franchise in terms of scope and sound, and whether the new series will overcome the odds adaptations in development and actually make it to the screen. No word yet on whether Weisman will be involved.
Polygon has reached out to Disney and Weisman for comment, and will update this story when we hear back.