The live-action Powerpuff Girls trailer has leaked online.
The CW announced a Powerpuff Girls live-action series in 2020. By early 2021, the network cast Chloe Bennett as Blossom, Dove Cameron as Bubbles, and Yana Perrault as Buttercup. The adult-oriented show titled Powerpuff shot a pilot later that spring. The pilot never aired, but the trailer is now available to watch below.
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(This cancelled live-action adaptation of The Powerpuff Girls was meant to air on The CW) pic.twitter.com/bcI7kWvkLo
What happens in the Powerpuff Girls live-action trailer?
The footage begins with Professor Utonium (Donald Faison) creating his superhero family, the Powerpuff Girls. The girls served as the protectors of Townsville. However, the girls dealt with teenage problems as they aged, including anxiety, stress, and alcoholism. As teens, the girls accidentally kill Mojo, who is a human instead of a monkey.
After the accident, Blossom ran away, Buttercup became a firefighter, and Bubbles pursued fame on the streets of Hollywood. Seven years later, the girls are “disillusioned twentysomethings” with no interest in crime fighting. With Mojo’s son, Jojo, as mayor, the girls reluctantly reunite to face a new evil. The trailer even pokes fun at the cartoon, with Buttercup saying it “whitewashed” the group.
Production on the pilot began in April 2021. By May 2021, the CW scrapped the pilot but announced plans to retool the series. In August 2021, Bennett exited the series. Powerpuff stayed in development for the next two years before officially being canceled in May 2023.
The Powerpuff Girls is based on Craig McCracken’s animated series for Cartoon Network. The live-action series stemmed from writers and executive producers Heather Regnier and Diablo Cody. Maggie Kiley directed the pilot, and Warner Bros. Television produced the failed series.
