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After many rumors, we finally have the details about the new “Megamind” film. But not only that, also an animated series.
Ah, that blessed nostalgia for how the entertainment industry likes to hit us hard on this side. And it’s more than clear that the big studios like to hit us where it hurts the most and bring back stories and characters we grew up with. This is the case DreamWorks you will return to Megamind not just for another film but also for a series…just like you read it.
It was in 2010 when the animation studio was responsible for it Shrek, How to train your dragon made easy, Madagascar and other successful projects presented to us in this film directed by Tom McGrath with a great cast – in English – under the direction of Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill and David Cross. Here they told us the story of a supervillain who has tried to conquer Metro City for years, but was always stopped by the city’s hero: Metro Man.
After many attempts, Megamind manages to take down his nemesis (or something like that). But after achieving his goal, it seems that his life no longer has any meaning.. What can a supervillain do without a superhero? This gives rise to Titan, a new hero who believes it is better to destroy the world than save it. Therefore In the absence of a hero figure, the villain decides to take this place to save the planet.
Although too Megamind The film didn’t do too badly at the box office and it didn’t have the success that DreamWorks might have expected. Therefore Instead of moving on, they focused on their other films to make it a franchise.. But over time This film gained many fans around the world who appreciate it as a true cult film, whose scenes became Internet memes..
Megamind will be returning with another film very soon
Of course, the animation studio realized it was a mistake. For this reason, rumors have been circulating for some time that this great character could return to our lives. But things changed in 2022 when this was confirmed They were already working on an animated series that would serve as a sequel to the 2010 film Megamind’s Guide to Defending Your City.
In this story The original film’s writers, Alan Schoolcraft and Brent Simons, would return, now as executive producers alongside the creator of Celebrity DeathmatchEric Fogel. And on this occasion Would you show us Megamind’s journey to becoming a real-life superhero and… social media influencer? Well, that’s exactly what happened back then, even though there was no official conspiracy.
We haven’t heard anything from the series since then. Megamind. However, it will take until 2024 DreamWorks finally showed us the first preview of this project. And not only that, they also revealed that In addition to working on the animated series, they developed another film based on this great character… no joke, he’ll be back, and in a big way.
Turns out they released the first look at it on February 1st Megamind vs. The Doom Syndicatethe sequel film in which we see Megamind is exactly trying to be the hero of Metro City. But in the middle of his journey he gets involved an old group of powerful villains that our protagonist was a part of (and who still think he’s evil). So they begin to wreak havoc on the city they swore to protect.
Together with Roxanne, Servil and a little admirer of Megamindour new hero will try to stop them. However, it won’t be easy because things will get intense with the villains. That’s more or less what the movie is about, and that’s what we know so farwill be released in the Peacock catalog on March 1, 2024 (but it is likely that it will be available in our country on the Universal+ platform). Below we leave you the trailer for you to take a look.
And yes, they will also start the animated series of this great character
As we mentioned before, DreamWorks’ original plan was for Megamind to return with an animated series. However, for reasons we don’t know, they decided to have him officially return with another film. Although yes, you should know that the idea of the series has not been scrapped. In fact, it is still standing and will arrive sooner than we imagined.
With the further development of Megamind vs. The Doom Syndicatealso announced that after the premiere of this film will start immediately Megamind Rules! the cartoon They did not provide any further details. That means, Both the film and the series will be available on March 1stso they’ll have this popular character on the Internet of Things for a while.
Even though we are very happy about all of this, There is something that has us upset because Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Brad Pitt and the cast who lent their voices to the original film will not be returning for either project. However, fans of this Dreamworks story can look forward to Well, after years of asking, they’re now seeing Megamind again… twice over.