Wacky Races (Waaber reboot)
Wacky Races was a planned clay stop-motion animated television series based on the original Wacky Races traditional 2-D animated TV series by Hanna-Barbera between 1968 and 1969. It was being developed by Waaber.
Production
Development
On June 15, 2022, it was announced at the Annecy Film Festival that a stop motion series based on Wacky Races was in the works by Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe.[1] The project was developed by Waaber, who made claymation forms of the main characters.[2][3][4] Waaber also animated Zilly from Dastardly & Muttley in Their Flying Machines.[5] In 2023, it had been quietly canceled, with one of the directors Rich Webber referring to working on the show in the past tense. On social media sites, he also posted a finished short starring Dick Dastardly and Muttley.[2][6][7]
References
- ^ Hopewell, John (June 15, 2022). "‘Unicorn,’ ‘Fionna and Cake,’ ‘Gumball’ Reboots, ‘Bye Bye Bunny’ Fascinate at Annecy". Variety. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
- ^ a b Webber, Rich [@RichWebber1] (October 22, 2023). "Past dev piece for WB animation for Sam Register, Sarah Fell" (Tweet). Twitter. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
- ^ Webber, Rich [@RichWebber1] (October 25, 2023). "Past development for Sam Register at Warner brothers animation." (Tweet). Twitter. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
- ^ Webber, Rich [@Waaber] (October 24, 2023). "Past development project for @samregister a Waaber production for Warner Brothers Animation. Instagram. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
- ^ Webber, Rich [@RichWebber1] (October 24, 2023). "Past development project for Sam Register Warner Brothers Animation" (Tweet). Twitter. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
- ^ Webber, Rich [@Waaber] (October 22, 2023). "A Wacky Races past development piece we made for @samregister a Waaber production for Warner Brothers Animation directed by me and @thehoodeddraw produced by @gershw1n voiced by @tmynott lit by @sammorris_dop animated by Darren Thomson with mouth replacements by Jo Fenton set design by @aurelien_predal unreal backgrounds, car build and animation by @furrytaildragon comped by @andrew_khosravani car development @stefan.marjoram stop motion set build by @haphazard5 and Josh Ashman puppet build by @albanstudios sound mix by @willnorie exec producers Sarah Fell". Instagram. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
- ^ Webber, Rich (October 22, 2023). A Wacky Races past development piece that we made for Sam Register A Waaber production for Warner Brothers Animation. Directed by me and Andy Janes produced by Gareth Owen voiced by Terry Mynott DOP Sam Morris Animated by Darren Thomson mouth replacements by Jo Fenton Set design by Aurelien Predal Unreal Backgrounds by Andy Antoniou Comped by Andrew Khosravani Car Dev by Stefan Marjoram Stop motion set Build by Helen Javes and Joshua Ashman puppet build by Andy Spradbery sound mix by Will Norie AMPS Exec Producers Sarah Fell and Sam Register. LinkedIn. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
