It’s been over a quarter of a century since Captain Planet and the Planeteers ended its initial run, and more than a decade since Don Cheadle played the role in the hilarious Funny or Die sketches, but there are still plans to bring the environmentally-conscious animated favorite to the big screen as a blockbuster event picture.
Having lingered in development hell for the longest time – enduring multiple false starts along the way – Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way production company scooped up the rights and announced that Captain Planet was in the works back in October of 2016, with Glen Powell co-writing the script.