Leonardo DiCaprio has spent the best part of a decade looking to get a movie version of the 90s Saturday morning cartoon series Captain Planet and the Planeteers off the ground, and now it seems he’s changing tact as he teams with prolific television producer Greg Berlanti to bring the environmentalist superhero back to the […]
Remember when Captain Planet did an episode on AIDS?
Following the announcement of a new live-action film produced by Leonardo DiCaprio and their discussion on the Flickering Myth Podcast, Luke Owen looks back at the Captain Planet and the Planeteers episode “Formula for Hate”… In the late 1980s and early 1990s, no subject was perhaps more taboo than HIV and AIDS. Though many had died previously, […]
Captain Planet returns this April with new comic series from Dynamite Entertainment
The cult 90s environmental hero Captain Planet and his Planeteers are set to make their return in comic book form this April as Dynamite Entertainment launches an all-new Captain Planet series. Written by David Pepose (Space Ghost) with art from Eman Casallos (Vampirella), the series is described as an “energized yet faithful modernization of the […]
Captain Planet collectible statue unveiled by Iron Studios
Sideshow and Iron Studios have unveiled the 1:10 scale statue Captain Planet statue from the 1990s environmental superhero cartoon Captain Planet and the Planeteers. The collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $185; check it out here… Sideshow and Iron Studios are proud to announce the latest from the Art Scale line – the […]
Glen Powell gives an update on his Leonardo DiCaprio-produced Captain Planet movie
Fresh from taking to the skies in both billion dollar blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick and biographical drama Devotion, Glen Powell has been speaking about how he’d love to be among the clouds once again, especially the smog-filled kind, for his long gestating Captain Planet movie. During an interview with Entertainment Tonight, in which Powell talks […]
Leonardo DiCaprio producing a Captain Planet movie
Paramount Pictures is teaming up with Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way to produce a big screen reboot of the early 90s environmental cartoon Captain Planet, with Glen Powell (Scream Queens) and writing partner Jono Matt set to pen the script. According to THR, the movie will take place years after the conclusion of the Captain Planet […]
