A new hybrid live-action/animation Bugs Bunny movie is in the works at Warner Brothers two years after Space Jam: A New Legacy was a disappointment.
A new Bugs Bunny movie is seemingly in the works at Warner Brothers. Debuted in 1938, the iconic cartoon character gained popularity in a series of animated Looney Tunes shorts, becoming a cultural icon and the studio's official mascot. He made the jump to live-action/animation in 1996's Space Jam alongside Michael Jordan. After Space Jam's box office success, Bugs would return to the hybrid genre in Looney Tunes: Back in Action alongside Brendan Fraser.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Now, two years after Space Jam: Legacy was a box office failure, it appears Bugs Bunny is returning via a live-action/animation hybrid once again. On his website, Robert Rugan announced he has "been hired to write a new hybrid live-action/animation Bugs Bunny movie for Warner Brothers." He appears to have deleted the post shortly after, and the project has yet to be officially announced by the studio.
How A New Bugs Bunny Movie Could Reinvent The Iconic Character Bugs Bunny's history with live-action/animation hybrids has been checkered, to say the least. Space Jam was a box office success that is now regarded as a nostalgic classic, though it was never a critical favorite, Conversely, Looney Tunes: Back in Action was a box-office bomb, though it did receive slightly more positive reviews from critics.
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