Two years ago, it was revealed that Disney is developing a brand new live-action series of its classic 90s animated series, “Gargoyles”, for Disney+.  

The series will be produced by Atomic Monster, which is run by James Wan and Michael Clear, who will be executive producers of the series.  It will be created by Gary Dauberman, who will be writing, executive producing and showrunning the project.  Gary has previously written several horror films, including “Annabelle”, “Salem’s Lot”, “The Nun”, and the DC series, “Swamp Thing”.

The animated series tells the stories of Goliath and his clan of gargoyles, who, in Scotland, 994 A.D., are sworn to defend a medieval castle. Goliath has been tricked by humans and discovers that his entire clan has been destroyed. He and the remaining gargoyles are cursed to sleep for 1,000 years. Billionaire David Xanatos buys the castle and moves it to New York City, making it his headquarters. When the castle is attacked, the gargoyles are awakened and discovered by detectives Elisa Maza and David Xanatos. The gargoyles try to go unnoticed while battling both old and new enemies.

During a recent interview with Gary Dauberman to promote the new horror film, “Until Dawn”, he was asked for an update on the “Gargoyles” live-action series adaptation for Disney+, to which he replied:

Oh, yes, another beloved piece of IP. This new iteration of Gargoyles…The show was already pretty dark in that it was serialized, it was a mature thing, it’s operatic and the story was so epic. I’m hoping it’s very similar to the vibe that you got when you were watching it back in the late ’90s. I just loved that half hour of television, falling into their world. I’m hoping we achieve that. It’s a lot of fun, though — it’s a thrill.

This won’t be the first time Disney has tried to adapt “Gargoyles” into live-action, as they had tried making a live-action film, but following the failure of “Sorcerer’s Apprentice”, plans were halted.

The original “Gargoyles” series ran for three seasons and aired from 1994 until 1997. All three seasons are available to stream now on Disney+.

Roger’s Take: It’s great to hear the adaptation is still in development, though it seems like it might still be a while off, but Disney does desperately need some big epic live-action fantasy shows like “Percy Jackson”.  The biggest problem I could see is how they manage to get the tone right, mixing the Disney style with horror isn’t going to be easy.

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Roger Palmer

Roger has been a Disney fan since he was a kid and this interest has grown over the years. He has visited Disney Parks around the globe and has a vast collection of Disney movies and collectibles. He is the owner of What's On Disney Plus & DisKingdom. Email: Roger@WhatsOnDisneyPlus.com Twitter: Twitter.com/RogPalmerUK Facebook: Facebook.com/rogpalmeruk

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