Gary Dauberman, James Wan’s Tackling Live-Action ‘Gargoyles’ For Disney +

[Vicky82]

Not getting my hopes up at the moment.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv...ot-1235342849/

Two major names in the creature feature business, Gary Dauberman and James Wan’s Atomic Monster banner, known for their collaborations on the hit Annabelle horror movies, have teamed up to remake the 1990s cartoon as a live-action series for Disney+.

Dauberman will write, executive produce and show run the series with Atomic Monster, the company run by Wan and Michael Clear, joining the executive producing ranks.

Gargoyles was made by Walt Disney Television Animation and aired three seasons, from 1994 to 1997. The premise involved gargoyle statues moved from a castle in Scotland to modern day New York. Once in the Big Apple, the statues awaken from a thousand-year-old spell and take on the mantle of protecting the city, becoming, as the show’s narration gravely said, “stone by day, warriors by night.”

The series came during a time of innovation in series animation, with Gargoyles riding a wave of shows with more complex storylines and darker tones that also included Batman: The Animated Series and X-Men. As with those shows, Gargoyles burrowed into the consciousness of a generation of TV watchers who have given it cult status.

While Disney hasn’t overtly tried to adapt the series into other formats, it did try to develop a gargoyles-in-modern-times feature in 2010 around the same time it made The Sorcerer’s Apprentice. The latter disappointed at the box office and the project stalled out not too long afterwards.

Dauberman wrote Annabelle, Annabelle: Creation and Annabelle Comes Homes, which were produced by Atomic Monster and are an integral part of Wan’s The Conjuring Universe, the highest-grossing horror franchise of all time. He also penned Conjuring spinoff The Nun.

The partnership has been fruitful not only because of the box office success, but also professionally, as Dauberman moved from behind the typewriter to behind the camera, making his directorial debut Annabelle Comes Home.

And the two also worked together on Swamp Thing, the short-lived series based on the DC character that streamed on the now-defunct DC Universe platform.

Dauberman, repped by CAA, Industry Entertainment, and Felker Toczek, has continued to be one of the top horror talents in town, penning the two-part adaptation of Stephen King’ It. The first part became the highest-grossing horror movie of all time. He also has King adaptation Salem’s Lot, which he wrote and directed for Warner Bros., in the can.

[KROW]

While Disney hasn’t overtly tried to adapt the series into other formats, it did try to develop a gargoyles-in-modern-times feature in 2010 around the same time it made The Sorcerer’s Apprentice. The latter disappointed at the box office and the project stalled out not too long afterwards.

Yes, because a live action film based on a minutes-long clip from a musical starring Mickey-freaking-Mouse was the obvious choice, instead of the acclaimed franchise that shot to superstardom and lasted for three years. Come on, Disney -- your formula is to release the banger then the stinker, not the other way around. Bass ackwards dolts.

[Stu_Padasso]

I attended the Gathering of the Gargoyles in Houston in 1999 and got to meet Greg Weisman. He said that at the time Dean Devilin of Independence Day fame was working on a Gargoyles film. It might have been cool to see. But these days I don’t want to see a Gargoyles film under Disney management. I’ve seen what happened to Star Wars, Indiana Jones and Marvel under their ownership.

Personally I’d like to see Disney go under and have a fire sale and allow Greg to buy the IP and take it to a different studio. Too much to hope for, I know.

[ZariusTwo]

Forgot this thread existed and made the mistake of creating a new one. Mods, please close my thread [Done! - Barkworm]

An update

https://bleedingcool.com/tv/gargoyle...imated-series/

[LeotheLateBloomer]

Gargoyles: Greg Weisman on "Disney" Not Being in Show's Title

Back in June, Greg Weisman (Young Justice, Gargoyles, The Spectacular Spider-Man) was asked why Gargoyles was named "Gargoyles" instead of "Disney's Gargoyles" or "Disney Gargoyles." Well, it turns out The Mouse "was afraid to put its name on the series back then" – most likely afraid that having the Disney name attached to anything that didn't fit the framework of what The Mouse wanted from family-friendly fare would tarnish the brand overall. That means, as Weisman puts it, "technically we were 'Buena Vista's Gargoyles'":

Maybe with the new one, they could call it "Disney's Gargoyles" to differentiate it lol.

In all seriousness, I hope they do the show justice. It'll be interesting to see how the gargoyles look in CG, though I'm not expecting them to look good.