Grab your motorbikes and head to space with your favorite rodents as the cult classic series Biker Mice from Mars is coming back.
Deadline reports Ryan Reynolds and his company, Maximum Effort, have joined Nacelle’s upcoming Biker Mice from Mars reboot. Nacelle will co-produce with Maximum Effort and Fubo.
“Some people know that I am a motorcycle enthusiast, so it was only natural for us to jump on board Biker Mice from Mars,” said Reynolds. “Maximum Effort and Fubo look forward to putting a new spin on this cult classic with our friends at Nacelle.”
The story goes as follows: on the planet Mars, there existed a race of anthropomorphic mice who enjoyed motorsports and had a very similar culture and society to that of human beings. Eventually, they were all but wiped out by the Plutarkians, an alien race of obese, foul-smelling, worm-eating, fish-like humanoids who plunder other planets for their natural resources. Three survivors: Throttle, Modo, and Vinnie, manage to find a spaceship and escape the Plutarkian takeover. They soon find themselves crash-landing on Earth in Chicago. Along with a charming female mechanic named Charlene “Charley” Davidson, the Biker Mice must defend Earth and defeat the villainous Plutarkians in an attempt to finally return to their homeland of Mars.
Rick Ungar created the original series, which ran for three seasons over three years in the mid-90s. Marvel’s Stan Lee served as an executive producer.
Per Deadline, “The pilot will be directed by Brian Volk-Weiss, who serves as EP alongside Cisco Henson, Matt Kravitsky, and Michael Goodman for Nacelle Company. Maximum Effort’s George Dewey, Kevin Hill, Patrick Gooing, and Ryan Reynolds will serve as EPs alongside Fubo’s David Gandler and Pamela Duckworth.”
Biker Mice From Mars will be the first animated series on the Maximum Effort Channel. There’s no word yet as to when we might expect a premiere.
