J.J. Abrams, and Bad Robot are co-producing the popular Cartoon Network cartoon “Samurai Jack”
Samurai Jack was a four-time Emmy award winning animated series that ran on Cartoon Network from 2001 to 2004 and followed the adventures of the lone warrior Jack in his quest to find a way to go back in time. In his journey, he faced all manner of robotic and alien enemies, which he adeptly dispatched while pursuing his mission.
According to Fred Siebert, head of Frederator Films, the deals took a long time to close, but resulted in the involvement of both J.J. Abrams, a huge Samurai Jack fan, and Samurai Jack creator Genndy Tartakovsky in this upcoming film.
Samurai Jack will be a 2D/stereoscopic 3D production, in order to maintain the look of the original show. Is being distributed through Paramount Pictures for a big screen release, with a $20 million budget.
What do you think about “Samurai Jack” coming to the Big Screen?
Samurai Jack Intro:
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Jack will make a great movie, there’s a lot more to that cartoon than most people think. I hope this shows some people that there is more to animation than Spongebob Squarepants.
so does anyone know when its coming out?
so excited! I love samurai jack and cannot wait for the movie!
it will be tough to replace the voice of aku but i still want to see it made, i miss this show and when it was canceled it brought cartoon network down a notch in my book
I can’t wait for the release of the movie I hope it’s just as great as the show…I wish they would bring that back on the air I have to say greatest show ever
Thank goodness for Boom-a-rang! Although some of the episodes are not in order, the Rang has done well trying to keep the samurai alive. I realy hope this movie doesn’t get scratched. Anyone who watches the Samurai and reads the dark tower series will agree that Jack does with a sword what Roland does with his six shooters.
Damn it! I love him soooooo much!
I demand to know what this movie is about and when will it come out,
I LOVE SAMURAI JACK SHOWS. IT IS DROP DEAD AWESOME>
best news of the week!! samurai jack is an absolutely amazing and beautiful cartoon that i enjoyed when i was 12 and still enjoy now. not many cartoons have achieved that! they will have a really hard task at hand though, matching the genius of the original series!
i can’t wait, i’m so psyched!
i cant wait for the samurai jack the movie come out its great in all but it should been already out it been bout6 year but it still cant wait to the time is right
Love this show……I just got the season 2,3,4 DVDs. Can’t stop watching.
Let’s get this movie started. I think Frank Welker should do the voice of Aku. His range is beyond anybody else out there.