This raises a lot of questions about the film, especially considering the recent flux in ThunderCats media. The original ThunderCats was about as perfect an example of ‘80s action adventure cartoon series can be and the early 2010s reboot series took a mostly serious approach to the franchise with a more deeply layered story. Then in 2020 ThunderCats Roar was a huge departure, featuring a much more comedic tone and style than the previous series. The versatility of Thundercats makes us wonder what tonal approach the new film will take, and whether it will be geared more towards adults or kids. When we spoke with Wingard about Godzilla vs. Kong he clarified that, “I don’t want [ThunderCats] to be only accessible to kids,” stressing that kids will love it but he wants to make a movie for everybody, especially those who grew up with the original series.“I do want this to feel like when you watch it, you’re watching the actual ‘80s cartoon series brought to life,” Wingard tells Den of Geek, teasing that “it’s going to be an adventure movie.” That’s pretty broad but ThunderCats is perfectly suited for an epic adventure. When we’re going to see the film is a whole other question. Right now Wingard is working on a Face/Off sequel and it sounds like that needs to be completed before he can get to work on Lion-O and friends. Still, ThunderCats means a lot to him. In fact, it’s been brewing inside him his whole life.“This has been a lifelong ambition to do this thing,” he says. “It’s such an insane opportunity for me. And it’s like as soon as that’s ready to go, I’m definitely going to take it.” Wingard is clearly passionate about the material and we can’t wait to see what he does with it. From the sound of it this film may be a return to form for ThunderCats after the bold experimentation of ThunderCats Roar. We’ll have more from Adam Wingard about Godzilla vs. Kong soon! Don Kaye also contributed to this report.
