The CW's Powerpuff series has officially started filming.
Series director Maggie Kiley shared the show's filming start date via her Instagram page with the caption, "day 1! ❤️🌸🛁💚🎥 #powerpuffgirls #powerpuff." Her post also included a director's folding chair, which shows off The CW show's official, neon-colored logo.
In August 2020, The CW's live-action take on the cartoon classic was announced. Its lead casting for the now-grown superhero women came in early March 2021 -- revealing also how differing the sisters' lives will be. Blossom is seeking to become a hero again, after battling her own childhood trauma. Bubbles is more interested in fame than being a hero. And, last, but certainly not least, Buttercup wants to just live life anonymously.
Recently, the upcoming reboot announced Scrubs star Donald Faison in the show's leading role of Professor Utonium. Faison's take on Utonium will explore a "quirky, debonair, and a pinch narcissistic" scientist who has decided -- amidst a mid-life crisis -- to repair his relationships with his daughters.
However, after spending their childhood fighting crime, Blossom (Chloe Bennet), Bubbles (Dove Cameron) and Buttercup (Yana Perrault) have become disillusioned and have varying takes on how they identify with their superhero past and what role -- if any -- they want their father to have in their lives going forward.
Created by Craig McCracken, The Powerpuff Girls debuted on Cartoon Network in 1998 and was produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions for the first four seasons and Cartoon Network Studios for the remaining two. The series centers on three superpowered, kindergarten-aged girls -- Bubbles, Blossom and Buttercup -- who live in the fictional suburb of Townsville, USA with their father, Professor Utonium, who creates them by accidentally adding "Chemical X" to a mixture intended to spawn the perfect little girls. The three pint-sized heroes use their impressive array of abilities to battle such recurring foes as Mojo Jojo and Him.
The upcoming reboot will see Sleepy Hollow's Heather Regnier serving as co-writer and co-executive producer alongside Jennifer's Body writer Diablo Cody. Berlanti Productions' Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter and David Madden will also produce, alongside Warner Bros. Television.
Powerpuff stars Chloe Bennet, Dove Cameron, Yana Perrault and Donald Faison. The pilot has yet to receive a release date.
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