Burbank, CA and Annecy, France (PRWEB) June 08, 2011
Thufferin thuccotash! Sylvester the Cat, Tweety Bird, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner will all return to theaters in three original Looney Tunes 3D theatrical cartoon shorts produced by Warner Bros. Animation and directed by Matthew OCallaghan (Coyote Falls). Two of the new shorts Daffys Rhapsody and I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat will feature the voice of the late, great Mel Blanc. The legendary actor/comedian known as The Man of a Thousand Voices brought to life some of the most revered characters in animation history during a celebrated career spanning six decades. Blanc will appear in the shorts which are created using state-of-the-art CG animation and rendered in stereoscopic 3D via original songs he recorded in character in the 1950s.
The announcement was made today by Peter Roth, President, Warner Bros. Television, who oversees television animation for the Studio, and Sam Register, Executive Vice President, Creative Affairs, Warner Bros. Animation (WBA). Register unveiled news of the three original shorts which also include an as-yet-untitled adventure featuring the Coyote and Road Runner during a presentation at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival.
Everyone at Warner Bros. Animation grew up loving the Looney Tunes characters, and it has been both a great honor and an enormous challenge to continue the legacy of these animation icons and introduce them to a new generation of fans, said Register. And to have the incomparable Mel Blanc voicing these characters once more is nothing short of a dream come true for all of us.
Register added, This will probably be the last time that Looney Tunes fans will have an opportunity to see an original Mel Blanc short featuring these characters. We are honored to bring Mr. Blanc and his legacy to Looney Tunes fans once again.