Netflix Animation has had some tough weeks as initiatives in improvement had been culled. We’ve visible over 1/2 of a dozen animation initiatives canned and any other we are able to now upload to the listing is Kung-Fu Space Punch which comes from Maya and the Three creator, Jorge R. Gutierrez.
First introduced all of the manner returned at Annecy Festival in 2017, Kung Fu Space Punch become at the start expected as an lively film that become defined as a “colourful lively sci-fi extravaganza”. Annecy, for folks that don’t understand, is an animation competition that takes region in France. According to Variety, competition-goers were given to peer a work-in-development presentation of the venture.
The plot, on the time, revolved round Johnny Holliday who is “an American Kung Fu cowboy man in area who falls in love with Ramona Sanchez, a hot-headed early life rival grew to become hardcore Mexican cop, at the same time as preventing the mythical villain Kathulo for the destiny of the galaxy.”
Since that presentation, matters had long past darkish at the venture with Jorge signing an universal address Netflix in 2020 and specializing in different initiatives along with Netflix’s restrained collection, Maya and the Three in which he served as writer, voice actor, and director.
Now we understand that the venture become in early improvement at Netflix and designed to be a Maya and the Three sequel that become set withinside the future.
Gutierrez defined the venture as follows:
” This model of Space Punch could had been much like Maya And The Three, an unique epic 270min (in nine chapters) restrained collection with a healthful budget. With the manner streaming is presently going it makes experience to me why that is this type of risk. I’m simply grateful it had any other shot. This Netflix model become an motion packed love tale with the reincarnations of Maya and Zatz as an outlaw and area sheriff. For each person who noticed the Annecy presentation this become that instances 100!”
Now we understand, but that the venture isn’t transferring ahead at Netflix. The assertion got here out on Twitter on May twenty seventh along preliminary plans for the venture.
In a follow-up Tweet, Gutierrez said that the venture should finally pass somewhere else saying:
“It’s now no longer useless DEAD. Just now no longer transferring ahead at Netflix Animation. This manner I must set it up a one of a kind studio to make it which of route is my plan. I adore this concept and it’ll get made. The Book of Life took 14 years to happen. I’m a affected person hombre :)”
Other canceled Netflix Original animation initiatives (that we understand about) include:
Anti Racit Baby
Bone
Boons and Curses
Dino Daycare
Pearl
The Twits
Toil and Trouble
Wings of Fire
Despite the information of Kung Fu Space Punch being canceled, the creator’s lively Netflix function film, I, Chihuahua, remains believed to be transferring ahead with Gabriel Iglesias attached. That venture become first introduced simply multiple months in the past in March 2022.