Samuel L. Jackson And Ryan Reynolds Are In Love With Each Other In Quibi’s ‘Futha Mucka’ Animated Series
Loved the foul-mouthed banter betweenSamuel L. JacksonandRyan ReynoldsinThe Hitman’s Bodyguard? You’ll soon get more of it in animated form with a new Quibi animated seriesFutha Mucka.The Hitman’s Bodyguardco-stars are reuniting for the (probably just as expletive-laden) animated series for Quibi, in which they star as fictionalized versions of themselves who are…in love with each other?
Varietyreports that Samuel L. Jackson and Ryan Reynolds are starring inFutha Mucka, an animated series in which the two of them act out a piece of celebrity fan fiction. At least, that’s what the very odd logline for Quibi implies:
Have Jackson and Reynolds discovered an untapped well of celebrity fanfiction spawned byThe Hitman’s Bodyguard? Are there enough fans ofThe Hitman’s Bodyguardto inspire a whole community of fanfic writers who ship Jackson and Reynolds together? That’s what I can only assume, as only someone who really loves bothThe Hitman’s Bodyguardand press tour interviews with Jackson and Reynolds would create something as bizarre as this.Futha Muckawas created byBlockerswritersJimandBrian Kehoe, who will serve as showrunners and executive producers alongside Reynolds and Jackson. The two of them did pleasantly surprise us all withBlockers, a disarmingly good raunchy teen comedy. Perhaps they’re onto something withFutha Mucka, which is produced by Anonymous Content and Maximum Effort with Titmouse serving as the animation studio.
The funny thing is, this kind of strange, dank content may just be what Quibi needs: something that has the star power that the mobile streaming platform seeks, as well as a silly premise that could only work in seven to 10 minute episodes. IfFutha Muckadoesn’t become a major hit because of it’s bizarre premise, it will at least work as good viral marketing forThe Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard, the clunkily titled sequel toThe Hitman’s Bodyguardthat was recently delayed to 2021 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Other executive producers on the series include Nina Soriano for Anonymous Content, Patrick Gooing for Maximum Effort, Chris Prynoski, Shannon Prynoksi and Ben Kalina for Titmouse, and Charlie Scully and George Dewey.
