The CW’s Scrapped Live-Action Powerpuff Girls Reboot Trailer Surfaces Online 4 Years After Pilot Was Canned

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The trailer for The CW’s Powerpuff Girls reboot is now online. The original animated show, which followed a trio of little girl superheroes who defend the town of Townsville, was created by Craig McCracken and ran for six seasons between 1998 and 2005. The live-action Powerpuff Girls, which was being developed at The CW in 2020 with executive producer Greg Berlanti and writer Diablo Cody, was set to star Chloe Bennet, Yana Perrault, and Dove Cameron as twentysomething versions of Blossom, Buttercup, and Bubbles. However, it never made it past the pilot stage.

Lost Media Busters has now unearthed the full-length trailer for the live-action reboot, which was retitled Powerpuff ahead of production on the pilot, which itself was later retooled before the series was officially cancelled in 2023. The trailer introduces the premise that the original animated series was an adaptation of the exploits of three real heroes created by Professor Utonium (Donald Faison), who have grown into disaffected adults after the public turned on them.

The clip then showcases the characters using their powers and accidentally killing Mojo, angering his son, the future mayor Jojo (Nicholas Podany). The girls all deal with the incident differently, with Blossom abandoning her sisters and the town, Buttercup becoming a firefighter, and Bubbles selling merch on Hollywood Boulevard. After the Professor encourages them to reunite, they reluctantly do so when Jojo unleashes a hypnotic power that turns the town into aggressive, violent rioters. The trailer also teases a mechanical monster and a love-hate relationship between Jojo and Blossom. Watch the video below:

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Source: Lost Media Busters

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Your Rating close 10 stars 9 stars 8 stars 7 stars 6 stars 5 stars 4 stars 3 stars 2 stars 1 star Rate Now 0/10 Leave a Review Powerpuff Girls TV-Y7 Action Animation Comedy Superhero 9/10 Release Date November 18, 1998 Network Cartoon Network Showrunner Craig McCracken Directors Craig McCracken, Brian Larsen, John McIntyre, Randy Myers, Genndy Tartakovsky, Robert Alvarez, Chris Savino Writers Craig McCracken, Amy Keating Rogers Cast See All Cathy Cavadini Tara Strong

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