Sony snares a new screenwriter for its animated Popeye movie
The animation arm of Sony Pictures has been developing a Popeye movie for almost six years now but has made little headway. In 2011, the studio tapped Jay Scherick and David Ronn (The Smurfs, Norbit) to write the 3D film and brought on Genndy Tartakovsky in 2012 to direct. Despite his strong test footage, Tartakovsky’s vision was reportedly not modern enough for Sony and the two parted ways last March, when it seemed the project would be shelved. But Sony appears to be trying once again to unmoor the film, as Deadline reports that T.J. Fixman (the upcoming Ratchet & Clank) is attached to write the new movie.