TheAdventure Timeuniverse is set to get a major expansion, according toVariety. Just beforeWarner Bros. Discoveryholds their panel at this year’s edition of the Annecy Animation Festival, the studio has revealed that a movie and two additional television spin-offs related to the property are in development. Details regarding the premise of the upcoming film weren’t given at this time, but it’s been confirmed thatRebecca Sugar,Patrick McHaleandAdam Mutoare already attached to the project. Sugar is known for creatingSteven Universe, another one of Cartoon Network’s most popular titles from the past decade.
The first one of the newAdventure Timetelevision spinoffs will be titledAdventure Time: Side Quests, and it will follow Finn when he was still a young boy. By spending his days dreaming of having big adventures with his best friend,Jake the Dog, the young Finn will remind audiences why his original counterpart will become the selfless hero presented in the original series. And even ifAdventure Timehas been known toestablish larger narrativesacross its television projects,Side Questswill move away from a complex structure, opting for presenting younger versions of the main characters having fun instead.
The second television spinoff that was announced today will be titledAdventure Time: Heyo BMO, and it will follow the lovely and sentient video game console in a program aimed at young kids. Adam Muto, who will also be working on the upcomingAdventure Timemovie, is currently attached to the project, alongsideAshley Anstee. Even if the final episode ofAdventure Timeaired more than five years ago, there are plenty of stories left to be told in this unpredictable, imaginative world. The new projects also fall in line withDavid Zaslav’s strategy for Warner Bros., which consists in giving priority to stories connected to the studio’s established franchises.
What is ‘Adventure Time’ About?
The originalAdventure Timeseries followed Finn the Human (Jeremy Shada) and Jake the Dog (John DiMaggio), a friendly duo who constantly found themselves involved in unpredictable adventures set in the mysterious land of Ooo. Even when the Ice King (Tom Kenny) occasionally wanted to ruin his day, Finn still found ways to defeat the villain while trying to fall in love with a wide variety of girls.Adventure Timeran for over the course of ten seasons, spawning several shorts, television specials and the recent streaming spinoff,Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake.
A release date hasn’t been set for theAdventure Timemovie. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
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