Genndy Tartakovsky pitched Marvel an animated superhero series like STAR WARS: CLONE WARS

Genndy Tartakovskythe creator of Samurai Jack, Dexter’s laboratory, Unicon: Eternal WarriorsAND Primordialhe once proposed an animated superhero series to Marvel Studios that eventually aired.

Tartakovsky once had some big ideas for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and in a recent interview with Collider, the animator shared that he wanted to bring his Star Wars: Clone Wars Marvel aesthetic.

In 2003 Tartakovsky worked on a double season Clone Wars series that followed Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and many other Jedi as they fought in the titular conflict.

The series was set between the live-action prequel films Star Wars: Attack of the Clones AND Star Wars: Revenge of the Sithand eventually led to the sequel Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

Tartakovsky talked about the presentation he made to Marvel Kevin Feigesaying, “I had my own practice at the time, and we were struggling. It was about 2008 and 2009, and we couldn’t find work. It was the recession.

“I went to Marvel to pitch them an animated superhero series, like, ‘I can take your characters and do what I did with Star Wars: Clone Wars.’ So I met Kevin Feige, we started talking and he said, “You know, Jon Favreau he’s a big fan of yours. Do you mind if he calls you?’ And I said, ‘Yes, of course.'”

While Marvel approved the project, the pitch landed Genndy a gig Iron Man 2. He said, “And so then Jon actually called, and the animated superhero thing they weren’t really interested in.

“So, Jon called and we met for lunch, and he talked about how much he really liked Samurai Jack and the way I do things. He actually told me that in Iron Man 1 he would look at the way I had structured an action sequence and try to follow that, which was super, super nice.

“So, he asked me if I could help him with the big action coming to an end Iron Man 2and I said, “Yes, of course.” I just went in and did what I did, and it was super interesting.

I had previously written an article about Tartakovsky’s involvement Iron Man 2. The way some of the action sequences unfold and the choreography are simply classic Tartakovsky.

Favreau previously said of the animator: “I really appreciate his sense of humor and sense of rhythm, and the way he recognizes the same masters of cinema whose work I really love, like (Akira) Kurosawa and (Sergio ) Leo.

“And he finds a way to mess it up without ever undermining the stakes or the reality of the tension that builds in his action sequences. Clearly his material is a little broad for a live action film, but I love his pacing and attention to detail.

“It has a real comic book feel, but at the same time it feels cinematic and not gimmicky and even his cartoons feel…there’s an elegance to them.”

Together, they ended up creating some amazing action sequences for the film. They wanted to try and take the action to the next level and I think they did a great job of doing that.

It’s a shame Marvel didn’t jump at the opportunity to work with Tartakovsky on an animated series because there’s no doubt he would have been amazing!