"Darkwing Duck" (Disney+ Reboot) News & Discussion Thread

[RoyalRubble]

Variety reports a Darkwing Duck reboot for Disney+ is in early development. Not too many details about it yet, other than Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver, and Alex McAtee are Executive Producers.

 

[ShadowBlinky]

Let's get dangerous.

 

[Light Lucario]

That's pretty cool. I had a feeling that the recent DuckTales episode was both a way to celebrate Darkwing Duck and a potential backdoor pilot for its own series. It will be interesting to learn more about the series.

 

[SweetShop209]

I had a feeling Francisco Angones might've been involved given what happened on DuckTales. Still, this is interesting.

 

[Mostezli]

Are we sure this is a series? Is Disney+ calling them in to tone down what these guys are used to making to fit that Duck universe?

 

[Neo Ultra Mike]

Honestly I would still hope even if this is on Disney+ to still have some small bits of connection or crossover elements with Ducktales 2017. Like a nod every so often or a crossover special but honestly so long as the same cast is used as "Let's Get Dangerous" and it builds off of that episode I'm all for this show. Since yeah it was obvious the team wanted that episode to be groundwork for a NEW Darkwing Duck show and honestly I'm fine with it being on Disney+. That will likely allow it to be a bit more risque or at very least not have to go through the amount of moralizing and fillers you'd expect on regular Disney itself, especially with the talent they got for it. If we're also talking about what we'd want to see in this new show again as set up in "Let's get Dangerous" Darkwing, Launchpad and Goslayn as a team of crime fighters and honestly since we already got most of DW's classic villains in that episode I think the focus should be on new ones. In fact that'd be a good first episode: Darkwing and Launchpad are stumped when new villains come to town with different MOs and devices/powers then the ones from the old show so they don't know how to fight them and thus have to learn how to fight new kinds of crime the original DW didn't go through. Also the overarching first arc should have something to do with Jim Starling/Negaduck of this world trying to wipe out the new Darkwing Duck and going further and further insane. But yeah still glad it's happening hope we find out more news sooner then later.

 

[Dudley]

Oh joy. Another reboot.


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[harry580]

Oh joy. Another reboot.


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but this time by the people with one member is seth rogen

 

[Frontier]

I'm fine with a Darkwing reboot, although I'm not quite sure whether this is or isn't connected to the backdoor pilot from the current Ducktales .

 

[reflection01]

C’mon. It has to be. This was the plan all along.


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[Light Lucario]

I would assume that it is. The timing between that special episode and this announcement seems too short for it to be just a different universe. It's still early in development, so we might not get any solid answers regardless anytime soon, but it would be really weird for it to be not using the setup from that episode for its own series.

 

[Mostezli]

But then you would get DuckTales alumn if not other tv animation vets, not the most distinguished makers of Hollywood's R-rated comedies and TV-MA dramedies.

 

[Frontier]

But then you would get DuckTales alumn if not other tv animation vets, not the most distinguished makers of Hollywood's R-rated comedies and TV-MA dramedies.

They could still be involved as showrunners, if not producers...

 

[colomb]

By the time this premieres Ducktales could be 5 years old. Perhaps they thought a fresh start rather than a spinoff of a Disney XD show was in their best interest.

On the other hand the folks at Ducktalks confess that they have known a Darkwing reboot has been in the works over a year, and they presumed it would be a spinoff.

About That Rumored Darkwing Duck Reboot!

I’ve spent all evening reading and re-reading those Variety and Deadline articles regarding a Darkwing Duck spin-off reportedly in development by Point Grey Pictures. I know I should be excit…

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[SpaceCowboy]

I find it ironic Seth Rogen's involved with this, given his only other animation credit was an R-rated parody of a Pixar film.

 

[TsWade2]

Oh goodie! Hooray!

 

[superkeegan9100]

Why do I have the feeling this is just gonna be Sausage Party but with Darkwing Duck...?

 

[Frontier]

Why do I have the feeling this is just gonna be Sausage Party but with Darkwing Duck...?

I don't think Disney would allow a Sausage Party approach to one of their cartoon properties.

 

[superkeegan9100]

I don't think Disney would allow a Sausage Party approach to one of their cartoon properties.

Okay, that’s a relief.

 

[Ryusuke]

Looking forward to seeing what they do with it.