‘Jonny Quest’ Movie Recruits ‘LEGO Batman Movie’ Director Chris McKay
By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 8, 2018 11:00 am EST
A potential live-action Jonny Quest movie has been knocking around Hollywood since the 1990s. At one point, Superman director Richard Donnor was attached to helm an adaptation written by Monster Squad director Fred Dekker. The film never got off the ground. In 2009, word of a Jonny Quest movie started up again, with Zac Efron set to play Jonny and Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson as Race Bannon. Johnson confirmed this casting himself, but the movie never materialized after this initial announcement.
Eventually, Rodriguez left the project. Now, McKay is in charge. It’s not clear if McKay will be working with this previous script, or a draft by Dan Mazeau, or something completely new. I suppose the question here is: can Jonny Quest work in a post-Venture Brothers world? As long as the film has fun with its material, I think so. Please, don’t attempt to make a dark and gritty Jonny Quest movie, Warner Bros. – I beg you.
