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Why was the 2016 Popeye movie Cancelled?

Why was the 2016 Popeye movie Cancelled?

However in 2015, Genndy announced that he was moving off the project due to creative differences, stating that, “I think the studio is going through changes and I don’t know if they want to make the Popeye that I want to make.”

Is Popeye movie coming?

Popeye is an upcoming 2019 American Computer animated family action comedy live action film produced by Warner Bros. The film is loosely based on the comic strip Popeye by E.C. Segar, is scheduled to be released on July, 2019.

Is Popeye Cancelled 2016?

Current Status. Popeye is a cancelled computer-animated feature film starring Popeye the Sailor, the film would have been based on the American series of comics of the same name and produced and animated by Sony Pictures Animation.

Is there a live action Popeye?

Popeye is a 1980 live-action film directed by Robert Altman and adapted from the E. C. Segar Thimble Theatre aka Popeye comic strip. It is a co-production between Paramount Pictures and Walt Disney Productions.

What ever happened to the Popeye movie?

IGN has confirmed that Sony Pictures Animation is no longer developing a Popeye animated movie. According to Animation Magazine, Tartakovsky has teamed with King Features to bring the animated movie to life.

When was Popeye Cancelled?

Thimble Theatre and Popeye comic strips

Thimble Theatre/Popeye
Current status/schedule New strips on Sundays, reprints Monday through Saturday
Launch date December 19, 1919
End date July 30, 1994 (last first-run daily strip, Sunday strips continue)
Syndicate(s) King Features Syndicate

How did Popeye lose his eye?

As the twelve-year old Popeye set off on his first voyage, he would end up losing the vision of his right eye in “the mos’ arful battle” of his life. One fateful night, Popeye had just finished shooting craps with his five mates, who laid beaten on the deck of the Josie Lee with all their money on Popeye’s side.

Does Popeye have two eyes?

During his Famous Studios run, Popeye’s eyes were also slightly enlarged to look a bit more realistic rather than looking like black dots, and he was also portrayed as having two eyes in both Famous Studios and the 60s television series, which would occasionally be seen in several shorts.

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