UPDATE: A number of readers have pointed out that the above model is 1) FAKE, 2) LAME, 3) “Probably left over from Small Soldiers” and 4) Not worth talking about
Like a good number of 20somethings, a ThunderCats movie makes me want to run far far away and hide from the Langolier that is booming ’80s nostalgia. Furthering my phobia, Snarfs were probably a distant ancestor of LOLCats. Above is an alleged head model rendering of one the film’s combative furballs (probably Panthro) from Warner Bros‘ 2010 all-CG adaptation of the cult cartoon series/ironic mall T-shirts. No lie: it looks like a surfing steakhead vampire from Lost Boys: The Tribe.
The film will mark the directorial debut of Jerry O’Flaherty, a video game art director on Gears of War (he also got a shout out on Daikatana, nice) from a script by Paul Sopocy (Bijou Phillips’s upcoming It’s Alive). Some sites are linking to an old Vanity Fair piece that lists Hugh Jackman and Jessica Simpson in the cast, but that article’s a total hoax.
Discuss: Does George Lucas look like a grumpy, retired ThunderCat?
May 13th, 2008 at 12:52 pm
Those renders are straight out of Zbrush. Any 3D artist could have posted them.
May 13th, 2008 at 1:33 pm
Agree with Ian. I’d almost guarantee those aren’t official.
May 13th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
First off this comment goes to hunter. I gotta be honest and say that I do not like your writing style. I don’t want to beat up on you cause I’m sure you’re a cool dude but I really just have to voice my opinion. Your hunter-isms have got to go! Just leave your quotes, obscure references, boring back stories and story openings at the door. Its all arbitrary and quite useless. I would just simply not read them but beneath all the mind numbing fluff and moments of “what the hell is he talking about†is the piece of news that must be read.
Now as far as the “thundercats movie model goes†even it’s a bogus pic I’d be content with this look. Honestly what else would you like cat people to look like?
May 13th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
A Thundercats movie is going to be a furries wet dream.
May 13th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
Uh, this is a fucking ZBrush model from some forum. Jesus Christ guys, get your shit together.
May 13th, 2008 at 2:33 pm
The tgisfw.com blog just have 32 users’feed. This is not serious. Are you trying to help it with visits?
May 13th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
Oh god, I didn’t even notice the link to the fucking blog.
Seriously Hunter? This is the shit you bring up?
No wonder Peter runs this site with an Iron Fist.
May 13th, 2008 at 2:45 pm
LOL. Peter suggested this. Calm down, jesus (not Jezzus). The headline has a question mark. And it’s all over the web not just at TGISFW, so we just pointed it out. The end.
May 13th, 2008 at 3:14 pm
Thank god, because a Thundercats movie would be stupid.
May 13th, 2008 at 3:15 pm
my opinion when it comes to “style”: hunter’s posts > peter’s posts.
i like a little humor in my blogging. half of this site’s traffic have cleft buttholes or something, you all need to lighten up.
the head model reminds me of something out of TMNT
May 13th, 2008 at 3:39 pm
@ Captain Awesome
The TC movie is still happening at Warner Bros. dude, whether the lame taxidermy above is real or not. Hahah.
May 13th, 2008 at 4:21 pm
haha,
Damn WB for bringing this crap to the big screen. And people think Star Wars fans are obnoxious goons. Wait until the shut-in’s in your favorite sports mascot costume come out in droves.
May 13th, 2008 at 4:46 pm
Looks kinda like something left over from Small Soldiers.
May 13th, 2008 at 5:06 pm
looks like this, looks like that… you people don’t even know if that’s the final model, or if it is real for that matter. I would like to see how they pull this one off their asses, but the idea of a “Thundercat” movie is already stupid enough for all of you also stating the obvious comparisons.
May 14th, 2008 at 8:56 am
Just figured I would post that this is NOT a model from the Thundercats film.