Warner Bros Eyes Animated Powerpuff Girls Movie
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- Warner Bros Pictures Animation is in talks to acquire rights for a new animated Powerpuff Girls movie based on the hit Cartoon Network series.
- The project was first teased at CinemaCon's animation segment and then again at Annecy in the Warner Bros reel.
- Craig McCracken created The Powerpuff Girls, which premiered in 1998, ran for six seasons until 2005, and won two Emmys.
- The 2002 animated Powerpuff Girls feature tanked at the box office with $11.4M domestic and just over $16M global per Box Office Mojo.
- A prior live-action series was in development, written by Diablo Cody and Heather Regnier with Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, and David Madden EPing — but McCracken was not involved and the pilot never moved forward.
- The series follows genetically engineered super-powered girls Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup in Townsville, where they live with their creator Professor Utonium and fight crime at the mayor's request.
Why it matters: Warner Bros is re-attempting a Powerpuff Girls feature after two prior failures: the 2002 animated film that earned just $11.4M domestic, and the live-action pilot written without creator Craig McCracken that never moved forward. This time, the project is reportedly back in animation and McCracken's involvement — or lack thereof — will be a key signal of whether the studio has learned from the previous attempts.
