Warner Bros. Has finally announced a Thundercats movie.
Do you know if they plan on using the “original voices” from the cartoon like they did for the Transformers movie?
And do you know any information on the movie - for instance, is it live action or animated? And are you involved?
My agent has been in contact with Warner Brothers concerning the THUNDERCATS movie ... they say they
haven't yet discussed casting the voices, but we're keeping our fingers crossed. It will definitely be animated, not
live-action. For more details, check out this article in Variety:
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117966320.htmlcategoryid=13&cs=1There’s also a rumor of a new cartoon, do you know anything about this
project?
As for a new THUNDERCATS TV series, I've heard rumors, too, but
nothing concrete. My guess is that if the movie does well, WB might consider a new series.
What
are you up to these days?
I'm still doing radio and TV commercials ... Cocoa
Puffs, Count Chocula, Goodyear Tires, Skittles candy and gum, and others. And I'm the announcer on VH1's "Best
Week ver" and on "The Dennis Miller Show," syndicated by estwood One Radio.
Do
you ever make any appearances - like comic conventions, etc.? What’s that experience like for you?
I did one convention in New Jersey a few years ago and really enjoyed it. Meeting fans, signing autographs,
etc. ... lots of fun. Now that the IMUS show is over and I'm free to travel, I may attend more of them.
Do you have a favorite episode of Thundercats?
I don't really have one
favorite episode of T-CATS ... love 'em all!
As the years went by - were you
ever given the option to voice your opinion or have any say in any episodes?
We always felt free to offer suggestions about script changes, ideas for scenes or episodes, etc. But since the scripts
were written by some of the best writers in the business, there was rarely need to change anything. I remember only a few
times during the three-year recording process when I suggested minor revisions ... usually a substitution of one word for
another I felt the character would be more likely to use.
What type of television,
movies, and music are you into? Do you have a favorite movie of 2007 yet?
I tend
to watch sitcoms, documentaries, and dramas like NYPD BLUE, LAW AND ORDER, etc. on TV. I like most types of movies, with the
exception of Horror films. As for music, I'm a Country fan ... Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard,
George Jones, Randy
Travis, etc.
Best movie this year? That's easy ... RENO 911: MIAMI. Probably because
my daughter Kerri is one of the stars and co-producer with Danny DeVito.
What do your
kids think of your career now that they’re grown up?
My children ...
Kerri (37), Ashley (23), and Tanner (19) consider their Dad the handsomest, most talented man in the world. At least I think
they do ... I haven't asked them.
