To turn animated characters into a live, breathing act of your action is all the rage. Artists fans are dedicated to building models are light of all cartoon characters. Scooby-Doo, George of the Jungle, Paddington, Avatar: The Last Airbender, and Popeye, courtesy of respected director Robert Altman, all jumped. At Disney, conversion is a business model.
So it's not easy to ask yourself Steven Universe, the long-running Cartoon Network series that closed its run Friday night with the conclusion of Steven Universe The Future, can also occur in an accident sometime down the road. Can creator Rebecca Sugar entertain the idea?
"I'm always interested in learning new things, so I'd like to learn what that means when it comes to doing something real," Sugar told Polygon in an email, "but I love the exciting history of animation, and the visual language I find. to work together. ”
Sugar told Polygon he had no plans to continue the story Steven Universe, next to next The End of the Era a book of art. But on the assumption that it might be live-action Steven Universe The story, the animator and the storyteller touched on a piece of the often overlooked series. The series is about managing great emotional and behavioral concepts, too Steven Universe The Future the ending was different. But right from the start, Sugar has set itself to do a show with paradigms and styles that have made cartooning medium and unique.
"A lot of the Steven Universe stuff is meta-commentary on the types of cartoons they're based on," Sugar said. “Spinel (from Steven Universe: The Movie) the most obvious: a cartoon that was caught on time and not allowed to appear. But the evolution between Crystal Gems and Diamonds is related to modern Cartoon Network cartoons that interact with the old & # 39; s cartoon generation. "For Sugar, those range from the work of Winsor McCay and Nell Brinkley's portrayal to the Golden Disney movies and 1970s anime.
Steven UniverseThe online fanbase has enjoyed a test of live action performances since its first showcase in 2013. a powerful fan wiki page imagines a movie directed by Robert Stromberg of Falfito, starring Stranger Things & # 39; Gaten Matarazzo as Steven, Chris Evans as Greg, Amy Adams as Rose, Reel Wilson as Amethyst, Bella Thorne as Pearl, and Estelle as Garnet (because who else, really? ). As for sugar, any automatic treatment for Steven Universe it will involve more than connecting popular faces to passages.
“If I were to approach these characters in real life, everything would be discussed separately. I need to find ways to show & # 39; culture & # 39; s ways that can be overwhelming and unconventional, in line with what feels & # 39; it is modern, liberating, and reliable. "
