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TurtleTitan97 11-13-2020 02:14 PM

Darkwing Duck Reboot on Disney+
 
https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/dar...us-1234830283/

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A “Darkwing Duck” reboot is in early development at Disney Plus, Variety has learned from sources.

No writer is currently attached to the project, but sources say it will be executive produced by Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver, and Alex McAtee of Point Grey Pictures. McAtee will oversee the project for the company.

Reps for Point Grey did not immediately respond to Variety‘s request for comment. Disney declined to comment.

The original “Darkwing Duck” was created by Tad Stones and ran from 1991-1992 for three seasons and 91 episodes. It originally aired on The Disney Channel and ABC while also airing in syndication. The series followed the titular duck superhero, who lived an ordinary suburban life under the secret identity of Drake Mallard. He is assisted in his crime fighting by his sidekick and pilot Launchpad McQuack. He is also sometimes assisted by his adopted daughter, Gosalyn. The show featured the voices of Jim Cummings as Darkwing Duck, Christine Cavanaugh as Gosalyn, and Terry McGovern as Launchpad.

The show had connections to fellow Disney animated series “DuckTales,” with Launchpad appearing in both the original “DuckTales” and the recent reboot. Most recently, Darkwing and Gosalyn appeared in the rebooted show as well. In that version, Darkwing is a fictional character from an old superhero TV series. In Season 2, Mallard, the president of the Darkwing Duck fan club, gets the chance to become Darkwing in real life and begins fighting crime. Gosalyn was introduced in Season 3.

Should the project go to series, it would be the latest Disney Plus take on a well-known property. The streamer currently airs the series “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series,” based on the “High School Musical” film franchise. They are also prepping a female-led reboot of “Doogie Howser M.D.” and a sequel series to the film “Willow” among several others.

In addition to their film work, Point Grey currently has multiple shows on the air on both premium cable and streaming. The company produces the Showtime comedy “Black Monday,” which was recently renewed for a third season. At Amazon, Point Grey produces the hit comic book adaptation “The Boys.” The show has proven so popular that Amazon not only greenlit a third season and an after-show, but also announced development on a spinoff.

Point Grey is repped by UTA and Felker Toczek.

Autbot_Benz 11-13-2020 02:21 PM

Why does it have to be on Disney + why can't they air it on Disney XD along with Ducktales

CyberCubed 11-13-2020 02:29 PM

At this point you have to wonder what old cartoon hasn't been revived yet.

Teen Titans 2003 is still crying in a corner.

ZariusTwo 11-13-2020 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed (Post 1868573)
At this point you have to wonder what old cartoon hasn't been revived yet.

Teen Titans 2003 is still crying in a corner.

The 2003 Titans made a comeback in a crossover with Teen Titans Go

sdp 11-13-2020 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed (Post 1868573)
At this point you have to wonder what old cartoon hasn't been revived yet.

Teen Titans 2003 is still crying in a corner.

Gargoyles, Exosquad, Mighty Max, freakazoid, Rugrats, Skeleton Warriors. Tons of stuff to dig subpar remakes of great 90s products.

Sumac 11-13-2020 03:02 PM

Especially since ExoSquad was left unfinished.

CyberCubed 11-13-2020 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by sdp (Post 1868576)
Gargoyles, Exosquad, Mighty Max, freakazoid, Rugrats, Skeleton Warriors. Tons of stuff to dig subpar remakes of great 90s products.

Greg Weisman blew rebooting Gargoyles like two times already. :lol:

Vicky82 11-13-2020 03:23 PM

Awesome news. Seth Rogen is becoming very busy as he's doing the TMNT movie too.

I guess this also means that there won't be a season 4 of Ducktales.

drgon78 11-13-2020 06:51 PM

Shouldn't this be called a spinoff as well or is not related to the new Ducktales cartoon?

TurtleTitan97 11-13-2020 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by drgon78 (Post 1868617)
Shouldn't this be called a spinoff as well or is not related to the new Ducktales cartoon?

It sounds like it might be unrelated to Ducktales.

Autbot_Benz 11-13-2020 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by TurtleTitan97 (Post 1868620)
It sounds like it might be unrelated to Ducktales.

if that's the case maybe do a ducktales darkwing spinoff on cable and have this one be disney plus

Jester 11-13-2020 07:32 PM

Which is ridiculous. I mean this season had essentially a back-door pilot.

NinjaPug 11-14-2020 09:21 AM

The rumor is that Disney passed on the Darkwing reboot series from the DuckTales crew that they set up with the Let’s Get Dangerous! episode this season and are now focused on developing this new version.

Complete BS move by Disney imo.

Autbot_Benz 11-14-2020 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by NinjaPug (Post 1868716)
The rumor is that Disney passed on the Darkwing reboot series from the DuckTales crew that they set up with the Let’s Get Dangerous! episode this season and are now focused on developing this new version.

Complete BS move by Disney imo.

what a load of ********

ranger_scout 11-15-2020 02:20 PM

Jim Cummings is of course very excited about the project. If it does tie into Ducktales, then he will just be voicing Negaduck and Chris Diamantopoulos will continue to voice the Nathan Drake Darkwing.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1327380454484320256

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Originally Posted by NinjaPug (Post 1868716)
The rumor is that Disney passed on the Darkwing reboot series from the DuckTales crew that they set up with the Let’s Get Dangerous! episode this season and are now focused on developing this new version.

Complete BS move by Disney imo.

Where did you read that?

Autbot_Benz 03-27-2022 01:10 PM

https://i.imgur.com/DK28Gco.png

Sumac 03-27-2022 01:57 PM

I dunno. "Creative consultant" means very little and presence of Seth Rogen means quite a lot (of ****).

Leofan26 03-28-2022 11:11 PM

I was wondering if this was still a thing, nice to see some what of an update on it. Wasn’t sure if got canceled quietly.

NinjaPug 03-29-2022 06:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Autbot_Benz (Post 1925295)

Man I hate that Twitter account. He does crap like this all the time. Stones said he was asked to consult on the project but then said he hasn't seen anything they've done and has no clue what they're doing.

Vicky82 09-22-2026 01:36 PM

It's Happening.

https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/dar...en-1236872302/

Mark Hamill is voicing Darkwing Duck, Seth Rogen is voicing Launchpad McQuack, Lizzy Caplan is voicing Gosalyn

Autbot_Benz 09-22-2026 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Vicky82 (Post 2032961)
It's Happening.

https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/dar...en-1236872302/

Mark Hamill is voicing Darkwing Duck, Seth Rogen is voicing Launchpad McQuack, Lizzy Caplan is voicing Gosalyn

I can’t see Hamill as DW should have been Jim Cummings.

Rogen ruined ninja turtles can’t wait to see how he ruins Darkwing too

ZariusTwo 09-23-2026 01:28 AM

That animation already looks ass enough. Hard pass.

Wildcat 09-23-2026 04:36 PM

That promo pic is cool. I hope it gets a better toy line than the Ducktales reboot.

Seth Rogan voicing Launchpad is ok I guess. Wonder if he’ll “do a voice” or it’ll just be him talking.

Mark Hamill posted on Instagram he loved doing the voice work but it’s not scheduled to release until 2028. I know there’s editing but that’s long. I thought it’s been in production since 2022 or 23.


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