It looks as though that Wonder Twins movie has been canned. According to Variety, HBO Max has put the brakes on the upcoming superhero comedy.
“The planned Wonder Twins live-action movie at HBO Max is no longer going forward,” they confirmed.
Obviously, this is a huge disappointment for Wonder Twins fans… especially as the film was confirmed to star KJ Apa and Isabel May just a month ago.
Apa and May were set to star as Zan and Jayna – the classic Wonder Twins who hail from the planet Exxor. Much like their Hannah-Barbera counterparts, Zan was a shapeshifter while Jayna was able to take the form of various animals.
Their powers are famously activated by the pair touching hands while declaring: “Wonder Twin powers, activate!” They also have a pet monkey, Gleek, who aids them in their crime-fighting.
The super-powered siblings debuted on The All-New Super Friends Hour back in 1977 before making their comic book debut the same year, in Super Friends #7.
Originally named Dick and Jane (with a sidekick called Mighty Monkey) they eventually became Zan and Jayna… while Mighty Monkey was named Gleek.
“Originally Zan (Dick) had Plastic Man powers and Jayna (Jane) could transform into anything, not just animals,” said animator Darrell McNeill in a 2011 interview. “But they were scaled back to their present powers as it made the other Super Friends (even Superman) seem almost superfluous.”
The comic books fleshed out the Wonder Twins considerably, giving them much more background and explaining how they came to join the Super Friends.
Their distinctive style was also based on popular pop culture at the time – the pair’s pointed ears based on the iconic Star Trek character, Spock, while their personalities were based on Donnie and Marie Osmond.
The Wonder Twins movie was first revealed back in February, with Black Adam and Rampage writer Adam Sztykiel on board to both write and direct the project. Production was expected to begin this summer in Atlanta.
Ryan Leston is an entertainment journalist and film critic for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.
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“The planned Wonder Twins live-action movie at HBO Max is no longer going forward,” they confirmed.
Obviously, this is a huge disappointment for Wonder Twins fans… especially as the film was confirmed to star KJ Apa and Isabel May just a month ago.
Apa and May were set to star as Zan and Jayna – the classic Wonder Twins who hail from the planet Exxor. Much like their Hannah-Barbera counterparts, Zan was a shapeshifter while Jayna was able to take the form of various animals.
Their powers are famously activated by the pair touching hands while declaring: “Wonder Twin powers, activate!” They also have a pet monkey, Gleek, who aids them in their crime-fighting.
The super-powered siblings debuted on The All-New Super Friends Hour back in 1977 before making their comic book debut the same year, in Super Friends #7.
Originally named Dick and Jane (with a sidekick called Mighty Monkey) they eventually became Zan and Jayna… while Mighty Monkey was named Gleek.
“Originally Zan (Dick) had Plastic Man powers and Jayna (Jane) could transform into anything, not just animals,” said animator Darrell McNeill in a 2011 interview. “But they were scaled back to their present powers as it made the other Super Friends (even Superman) seem almost superfluous.”
The comic books fleshed out the Wonder Twins considerably, giving them much more background and explaining how they came to join the Super Friends.
Their distinctive style was also based on popular pop culture at the time – the pair’s pointed ears based on the iconic Star Trek character, Spock, while their personalities were based on Donnie and Marie Osmond.
The Wonder Twins movie was first revealed back in February, with Black Adam and Rampage writer Adam Sztykiel on board to both write and direct the project. Production was expected to begin this summer in Atlanta.
Ryan Leston is an entertainment journalist and film critic for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.
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