A New Looney Tunes Movie Has Escaped Containment
Director Peter Browngardt, who previously revived the Looney Tunes series for Max several years prior, is no stranger to this task now. His latest work successfully encapsulates the essence of Looney Tunes, a quality our world could always benefit from more – and it’s a considerably greater challenge than one might initially assume. The storyline is delightfully absurd. An extraterrestrial spaceship contaminates an extremely popular bubblegum with interdimensional goo that transforms anyone who chews it into zombies. The only hope for humanity lies with feuding foster brothers Daffy Duck and Porky Pig (both voiced by Eric Bauza). Impetuous and energetic Daffy is hopelessly inept, while timid and meek Porky is too preoccupied nursing a crush on attractive gum-flavor scientist Petunia Pig (voiced by Candi Milo) to achieve much. Their hand-drawn antics unfold against the backdrop of familiar (and comforting) Looney Tunes visuals: serene blue skies, lush green landscapes, mid-century architecture … with those sudden, sharp changes in form and color and texture that this type of animation excels at. When Daffy’s face first swells up, it feels like we’ve been reunited with an old friend.