Popeye is Genndy Tartakovsky’s Paddington, and if Sony doesn’t see that, then another studio should be trying to make this happen on their own dime.
In a world obsessed with re-launching franchises with previous brand recognition, this is an opportunity too good to pass up.
It’s an established, time worn brand that has unlimited potential when it comes to being introduced to a new generation.
No one thought Paddington was going to be the hit that it was, until writer/director Paul King came along and injected what could have been a soulless cash grab with equal amounts of fandom and heart, turning it into an earnest success.