CATDOLL: 3D animated film "Popeye" to be delayed? Director announces withdrawal

The 3D animated film "Popeye" originally scheduled to be released on September 26 this year has recently been reported that the film's director Genndy Tartakovsky has announced his withdrawal from the filming and production. The reason may be due to the personnel changes at Sony Pictures, which led to differences between the labor and management on the creation and prospects of the film. Genndy Tartakovsky told the media that due to the changes at Sony Pictures since the end of last year, the film, which is still in progress, has deviated further and further from his original vision, and announcing his departure is the only thing he can do at present. "I love the work I do, but I don't know if what I do is what they want, so they need to make a decision," he said with a lot of helplessness.

Genndy Tartakovsky has completed Hotel Transylvania 2 for Sony, which will be released in North America on September 25. He is currently busy with the new animated film Can You Imagine?, which is said to be a film based on his personal ideas, different from the commercial blockbusters of big companies such as Popeye. There are even claims that in addition to no longer cooperating with Sony Animation, he may not work in the field of animated feature films anymore.

Genndy Tartakovsky has been involved in the "Popeye" project since 2012. Last September, he released the director's special and the first sample clip of "Popeye", which received a good response. The director also expressed his love for this subject in the film, and said that the sample clips full of laughter would be the tone and direction of the film in the future. But it seems that this strategy has not been successful, and the response of movie fans has not made Sony approve Tartakovsky's conception of the film. This sample clip may be the only "Popeye" in Genndy's style that we can see.

Animator and director Genndy Tartakovsky was born in the Soviet Union. He has directed the popular animated films "Hotel Transylvania" and "The Powerpuff Girls". "Popeye" was the work of the studio where his animation mentor worked, so he always believed that he was destined to bring this classic character to the big screen.

The character of Popeye was created by American cartoonist EC Segar. He first appeared as a minor character in another series of comics in 1929 and then became unexpectedly popular. In 1933, the Fleischers brothers began to produce the animated version of Popeye. This pipe-holding, spinach-loving hero-saving-beauty-style animated character became popular in the streets and alleys of the United States. In 1980, the famous director Robert Altman and comedy star Robin Williams jointly launched the live-action version of Popeye. This 3D animated film was originally intended to be the return of this classic character after more than 30 years away from the big screen, but it seems that it is still a question whether the film can be released as scheduled.