If the financial success of movies like 2017's "Beauty and the Beast," and 2019's "Aladdin" are any indication, studios are going to continue churning out live-action adaptations of earlier animated properties. Sure, there are some cartoons that probably wouldn't translate nearly as well to a more realistic format, but it's hard to argue against the trend when most of the box office numbers are so favorable.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, it looks like we will even start to see TV cartoons come to life in the near future, starting with the 90's fan-favorite Cartoon Network hit, "The Powerpuff Girls." Shortening the name to simply "Powerpuff," The CW reportedly started shooting in April of 2021, and although we don't have a planned release date as of yet, we do know the lucky ladies who will be portraying the iconic cartoon heroines: Dove Cameron will be Bubbles, Yana Perrault will portray Buttercup, and Chloe Bennet will play Blossom.
Sporting a fetching new hair color, Bennet took to Instagram to declare her excitement for the role, proudly boasting that she's "a female, Asian, red headed, superhero (again)." It seems as though The CW really nailed their casting choices for the Utonium girls.
