Chris McKay to direct Jonny Quest for Warner Bros. The Lego Batman Movie director Chris McKay will be reteaming with Warner Bros. on a long-awaited live-action adaptation of the classic Hanna Barbera animated adventure series Jonny Quest, according to The Wrap.
McKay is also still attached to the in-development Nightwing film adaptation for the DC Extended Universe at Warner Bros. and is set to direct a live-action adaptation of the table top game Dungeons & Dragons for Paramount Pictures, which is set to hit theaters on July 23, 2021.
The original Jonny Quest ran from 1964 to 1965 and followed Quest, his father Dr. Quest, bodyguard/government agent Race Bannon and Dr. Quest’s adopted son Hadji as they globetrotted on various adventures.
The Goonies director Richard Donner even attempted bringing the cartoon series to the big screen as a live-action film in the mid-90s.