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Last Thursday night on the Bigfanboy Livecast, BLACK DYNAMITE director/co-writer Scott Sanders joined us as a special guest, and talked in depth about making what was easily one of the coolest movies of 2009. Incidentally, it’s out on DVD and Blu-ray this week, and you simply must own this film. See links below to buy it online. During the podcast conversation/interview, Scott touched a bit on the BLACK DYNAMITE animated series, which is apparently moving forward. Sanders mentioned that Carl Jones (THE BOONDOCKS) is executive producing the show for Cartoon Network. Here’s what he had to say…
Mark Walters: “Is it going to follow very closely to the movie, or is it going to kind of be its own entity? Can you tell us a little bit more about that?”
Scott Sanders: “Um, yeah, it’s kind of going to be its own entity. I think it’s sort of our ‘wilder’ Black Dynamite ideas that probably didn’t work in the live action realm, which is kind of hard to believe given the end of the film. (laughs) But yeah, we have some pretty crazy ideas that we wanted to do, that will be really fun to explore in the cartoon world.”
Mark Walters: “Will it be done in the style of the animation that you used in the movie?”
Scott Sanders: “Um… somewhat. Yeah somewhat, we’re actually using the same team, Six Point Harness, which did a great job. We’re gonna be working with them, but I think it’s going to have a slightly different look.”
So there you have it, BLACK DYNAMITE gets animated, and on Cartoon Network no less! I think this could be really great, especially if they follow the sensibilities of the 1970’s, and maybe even translate that into 1970’s style animation, making fun of shows like FAT ALBERT or SCOOBY-DOO. Think about it, all the Hanna-Barbera stuff from the old days, it has it’s own look and feel, and it’s ripe for spoofing, especially with this type of character. We’ll keep you updated as we learn more. To listen to the entire interview, click here, or right-click and save the MP3 – Scott is brought on about 15 minutes into the show.
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Pick up BLACK DYNAMITE on Blu-ray this February 16, 2010
Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
CAN’T WAIT!!! AWESOME!!!!!!