<p><amp-youtube layout="responsive" width="500" height="281" data-videoid="M1lzJuwJD9k" title="Genndy Tartakovsky&#039;s POPEYE Animation Test"><a placeholder href="https://youtu.be/M1lzJuwJD9k"><img src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/M1lzJuwJD9k/hqdefault.jpg" layout="fill" object-fit="cover" alt="Genndy Tartakovsky&#039;s POPEYE Animation Test"></a></amp-youtube></p>
<p>After the success of Hotel Transylvania, animation director <strong>Genndy Tartakovsky</strong> (<strong><em>Dexter&#8217;s Laboratory</em></strong>, <em><strong>Samurai Jack</strong></em>) is moving to adapting one of the golden age cartoon characters of the early 20th century. While <em><strong>Popeye</strong> </em>hasn&#8217;t officially been greenlit, this test footage will hopefully be enough convince Sony to move ahead with the film. The footage features a group of muscle-bound baddies descending on Popeye&#8217;s ship. While <em><strong>Popeye</strong> </em>does his best to ward off the villains, Olive Oil runs around the ship wailing and trying to escape the grasp of the invaders. The style appears very loose and frenetic as the original cartoons from the 1930&#8217;s and 40&#8217;s, which is a miraculous achievement for computer animation. The footage also features an introduction by Genndy and how important the character is to him. With someone as accomplished at cartoons as Genndy at the helm, I&#8217;ve got a good feeling about this adaptation.</p>

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