Oh, Hi There! 4th Wall Breaking with Mark Ellis! HBOMax No Longer An Animation Sanctuary.

Hello Folks! Welcome to your best source of news surrounding the beloved Looney Tunes! For this episode, I'm joined by Long Time Looney Tunes' Fan, Comedian and Rotten Tomatoes Correspondent, Mark Ellis to discuss the latest happenings over at Warner Bros/Discovery and break down the storytelling convention of Breaking the 4th Wall in film, Tv and Podcasting?!   We start off with the news that broke via TvLine.com!   The following projects are NOW in need of being purchased to stream and my bet is on Hulu.   Batman: Caped Crusader is an animated reimagining of the Batman mythology by way of Batman: The Animated Series‘ own Bruce Timm, with J.J. Abrams, Matt Reeves and Ed Brubaker also serving as EPs. Reeves of course directed The Batman, the big screen’s most recent live-action take on the Dark Knight (now played by Robert Pattinson), while Abrams — in addition to of course numerous Star Trek and Star Wars projects, plus TV’s Lost and Alias — is an EP on HBO Max’s still-in-development Justice League Dark series.   MERRY LITTLE BATMAN In this animated family action comedy, when a six-year-old Damian Wayne finds himself alone in Wayne Manor, he must transform into “Little Batman” in order to defend his home and Gotham City from the crooks and super-villains intent on destroying Christmas.  Mike Roth executive-produces and directs, from a screenplay by Morgan Evans.     THE DAY THE EARTH BLEW UP In this animated movie penned by Kevin Costello, odd couple Porky and Daffy become unlikely heroes when their antics at a local bubble gum factory uncover a secret alien mind-control plot. Against all odds, the two grow determined to save their town — and the world. Pete Browngardt serves as executive producer.   - Writer Kevin Costello recently took to Twitter to tell fans that the film is coming together nicely and that it lives up to the brand as only a Daffy and Porky film can!   BYE BYE BUNNY The first-ever Looney Tunes Original animated movie musical boasts a screenplay and lyrics by Emmy Award winner Ariel Dumas, a head writer on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (and a huge Looney Tunes fan). The premise: After starring in a long-running Looney Tunes Broadway production, an exhausted Bugs Bunny decides it’s time to trade in sold-out shows for life as a regular rabbit. That opens the door for the attention-craving Daffy Duck to bid for the lead role  — until he is kidnapped by an obsessive fan who has sinister plans for her favorite stage duck.   THE AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL: THE MOVIE Series creator Ben Bocquelet is directing and executive-producing this movie, which features a script written by Shane Mack and is designed to serve as a bridge between the original cult animated fantasy series (which ran six seasons on Cartoon Network, from 2011-2019) and the new one, which is titled The Amazing World of Gumball: The Series (and is also still happening). The yet-to-be titled movie begins when Gumball’s biggest fan finds the series’ “missing episode” and accidentally opens a portal connecting his world to Gumball’s cartoon world. Sam Register, Vanessa Brookman and Sarah Fell will also serve as executive producers on the first original production to be ordered from Register and Brookman’s Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe.   Did I Do That To the Holidays: A Steve Urkel Story This animated musical holiday special, written and executive-produced by Wyatt Cenec, and announced in September 2021, finds Jaleel White reprising his legendary nerd character for only the second time since Family Matters ended in 1998. FILMS Discussed: "Annie Hall" “American Psycho” “Fight Club” "Monty Python" “Spaceballs" "Wayne's World" “Ferris Bueller's Day Off” “High Fidelity” “Amélie” "Fleabag" "She-Hulk"   Looney Tunes Shorts Discussed: Duck Amuck - (1953) Rabbits Rampage - (1955) Hare Raising Hare - (1946) The Scarlett Pumpernickel (1950) (You can find these shorts on HBOMax... for now)   A Meta Compilation of Moments that show off some of the best moments of 4th Wall Breaks in Looney Tunes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJKif9d4cg4   What's your favorite scene where a character broke the 4th wall? Write yours in the comments and don't forget to subscribe!   FOLLOW THE GUEST: Mark Ellis BUY TICKETS: MarkEllisLive TWITTER: MarkEllisLiveTwitter FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST: @ThisMeansPod. Rate, Subscribe & Like on iTunes, Spotify and more! Instagram: @THIS MEANS PODCAST   That’s NOT All Folks!