Leslie Jones voices Plastic Woman

*Autbot_Benz* · 05-23-2022, 08:42 PM

Leslie Jones is set to lead the voice cast of an adult animated comedy series currently in early development at Warner Bros. Animation, Variety has learned exclusively.

Jones will executive produce the untitled series in addition to voicing the lead character of Plastic. According to an individual with knowledge of the project, the show is not connected to the female-led take on the DC character Plastic Man that was reportedly in the works as a feature back in 2020.

Plot details for the show are being kept under wraps. No writer is currently attached to the series, nor does it have a network home yet.

Jones is an accomplished actress and standup comedian. She broke out during her time on “Saturday Night Live,” on which she was a writer and actress for multiple seasons before leaving the show in 2019. She earned three Emmy nominations during her time with the show, including two for best supporting actress in a comedy series. Her other TV roles include “Our Flag Means Death,” and “Workaholics,” while she currently hosts the ABC reboot of “Supermarket Sweep.” She has also starred in films such as “Coming 2 America” and 2016’s “Ghostbusters.” She received widespread praise for live-tweeting of multiple Olympic games beginning in 2016.

Jones is repped by CAA and Hansen Jacobson.

Warner Bros. Animation has multiple adult animated comedies at present, all of which are set up at HBO Max. There is the critically-acclaimed DC series “Harley Quinn,” which is due back for a third season some time this year. Variety exclusively reported that a spinoff of the show called “Noonan’s,” which sees Kite Man purchase a bar frequented by villains and goons, has been ordered to series. Meanwhile, Mindy Kaling recently debuted a first-look at the upcoming adult animated series “Velma,” which will tell the origin story of the titular “Scooby Doo” character.

Note: An earlier version of this story stated the name of the main character is Plastic Woman. It should instead be Plastic. The error has been corrected.

https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/les...es-1235275256/

Why Leslie Jones is insufferable I hate her so much

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superstaff · 05-23-2022, 09:30 PM

DC... Adult Animated..."Like Harley Quinn"...Plastic WOMAN...Leslie Jones...

After seeing the screencap of their Velma adult animation, BLECH. I'm guessing it'll have lots of gore, snark, sex jokes, more gore, straight white male bashing... I'm also predicting it'll bash Plastic Man, and the other male DC heroes.

Meh. Gonna go back to read more JLI...

~~Leo656~~ · 05-23-2022, 09:37 PM

Leslie Jones absolutely has pictures of some high-ranking executive engaged in intimate congress with a farm animal. It's the ONLY explanation for how someone as offensive to all five major human senses continues to get work in movies and TV.

Also yeah, the Harley Quinn show was awful so this will probably be more of the same, just worse.

superstaff · 05-23-2022, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Leo656

Also yeah, the Harley Quinn show was awful so this will probably be more of the same, just worse.

Super glad to see someone else agree. I thought it was annoying, the humor super juvenile ("lol omg King Shark farted after eating someone!!1"

), and I hated the way it portrayed the Batfamily. Yes, I am aware it's all a joke...yet the show treated Harley, Ivy, and the villains with more 'tact' than Batman's ilk.

~~Leo656~~ · 05-23-2022, 10:09 PM

It was like Robot Chicken sketches stretched out into a full series.

And oddly enough, I generally like the Robot Chicken DC stuff. But that's just it; for one thing, it's been done already, and much better. And secondly, it just felt like DC trying to beat everyone to the punch, and whenever you make fun of yourself to "take the power away" from others it always, always comes of as desperate.

I'unno, I know some people liked it but I couldn't stand it. I watched two episodes, never laughed, and figured that was enough.

Like, it's annoying we can't get any "real" animated DC shows of quality but they've got infinite resources for this kinda crap. Drives me nuts.

superstaff · 05-24-2022, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Leo656

Like, it's annoying we can't get any "real" animated DC shows of quality but they've got infinite resources for this kinda crap. Drives me nuts.

Yep, my spouse and I just discussed this over the phone during his lunch break. We'll get garbage like this that we're supposed to laugh at, and 'lol not take serious, bro'; but they won't lift a finger to finance something like an adaptation of a major story arc or a mature animated superhero series ala Invincible. Nope. Gotta do fricking Plastic Woman starring Leslie Jones. Sadly, the dudebros who love this stuff will just mock us, and call us 'humorless losers' for complaining about their precious lowbrow trash.

05-23-2022, 08:42 PM	#1
Autbot_Benz Hellblazer Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Ventura California Posts: 9,192	Leslie Jones voices Plastic Woman Leslie Jones is set to lead the voice cast of an adult animated comedy series currently in early development at Warner Bros. Animation, Variety has learned exclusively. Jones will executive produce the untitled series in addition to voicing the lead character of Plastic. According to an individual with knowledge of the project, the show is not connected to the female-led take on the DC character Plastic Man that was reportedly in the works as a feature back in 2020. Plot details for the show are being kept under wraps. No writer is currently attached to the series, nor does it have a network home yet. Jones is an accomplished actress and standup comedian. She broke out during her time on “Saturday Night Live,” on which she was a writer and actress for multiple seasons before leaving the show in 2019. She earned three Emmy nominations during her time with the show, including two for best supporting actress in a comedy series. Her other TV roles include “Our Flag Means Death,” and “Workaholics,” while she currently hosts the ABC reboot of “Supermarket Sweep.” She has also starred in films such as “Coming 2 America” and 2016’s “Ghostbusters.” She received widespread praise for live-tweeting of multiple Olympic games beginning in 2016. Jones is repped by CAA and Hansen Jacobson. Warner Bros. Animation has multiple adult animated comedies at present, all of which are set up at HBO Max. There is the critically-acclaimed DC series “Harley Quinn,” which is due back for a third season some time this year. Variety exclusively reported that a spinoff of the show called “Noonan’s,” which sees Kite Man purchase a bar frequented by villains and goons, has been ordered to series. Meanwhile, Mindy Kaling recently debuted a first-look at the upcoming adult animated series “Velma,” which will tell the origin story of the titular “Scooby Doo” character. Note: An earlier version of this story stated the name of the main character is Plastic Woman. It should instead be Plastic. The error has been corrected. https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/les...es-1235275256/ Why Leslie Jones is insufferable I hate her so much https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/les...es-1235275256/ __________________ I respect what FW cartoon did for the turtles franchise but it is the most overrated and hard to watch of the 3 turtles cartoons.

05-23-2022, 09:30 PM	#2
superstaff Mad Scientist Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: NJ Posts: 1,091	DC... Adult Animated..."Like Harley Quinn"...Plastic WOMAN...Leslie Jones... After seeing the screencap of their Velma adult animation, BLECH. I'm guessing it'll have lots of gore, snark, sex jokes, more gore, straight white male bashing... I'm also predicting it'll bash Plastic Man, and the other male DC heroes. Meh. Gonna go back to read more JLI...

05-23-2022, 09:37 PM	#3
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	Leslie Jones absolutely has pictures of some high-ranking executive engaged in intimate congress with a farm animal. It's the ONLY explanation for how someone as offensive to all five major human senses continues to get work in movies and TV. Also yeah, the Harley Quinn show was awful so this will probably be more of the same, just worse.

05-23-2022, 10:09 PM	#5
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	It was like Robot Chicken sketches stretched out into a full series. And oddly enough, I generally like the Robot Chicken DC stuff. But that's just it; for one thing, it's been done already, and much better. And secondly, it just felt like DC trying to beat everyone to the punch, and whenever you make fun of yourself to "take the power away" from others it always, always comes of as desperate. I'unno, I know some people liked it but I couldn't stand it. I watched two episodes, never laughed, and figured that was enough. Like, it's annoying we can't get any "real" animated DC shows of quality but they've got infinite resources for this kinda crap. Drives me nuts.