Sony Pictures Animation and Genndy Tartakovsky (Samurai Jack, Hotel Transylvania) have released a li’l ‘taste test’ reel for their upcoming animated feature, Popeye. According to Tartakovsky, this video is “not a clip, not a trailer. It’s nothing from the actual movie. The voices are all temp. It’s just that represents what we all want to do. I couldn’t be more excited by the way it turned out, and I hope you enjoy it.”
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And…that’s it. For now. The above image is a concept painting by Richard Daskas. Tartakovsky’s CG take on E.C. Segar’s classic character is slated for release sometime in the vaguely worded future. In addition to pre-production on Popeye, Tartakovsky is currently directing Hotel Transylvania 2 and developing a brand new passion project, Genndy Tartakovsky’s Can You Imagine?
Kinda makes you feel lazy, don’t it?
Sony Pictures Animation has announced THREE new Genndy Tartakovsky cartoons — Hotel Transylvania 2 (co-written by TV Funhouse‘s Robert Smigel), a CG Popeye (insert exaggerated groan here), and Genndy Tartakovsky’s Can You Imagine? (pictured above, and described as “a fantastic journey through one boy’s imagination”).
Me, personally? I think Tartakovsky is amazing. His early animated take on The Clone Wars (vol. 1 & 2) remains my third favorite Star Wars release (after the first two films). His Samurai Jack is another bit of brilliance, pairing great writing with even better visuals.
That said, I wasn’t wild about Hotel Transylvania. I liked it, but I didn’t love it. And is it just me, or does the description of Can You Imagine? sound a lot like Pixar’s upcoming Inside Out? Here’s hoping the input of Smigel and the deep pockets of Sony will provide Tartakovsky with everything he needs to make a string of stellar flicks.
