Diablo Cody Was ‘Really Bummed’ Live-Action ‘Powerpuff Girls’ Series Got Scrapped: ‘We Wanted to Do Something Kind of Weird’

“It would have probably been easier to just do a straight live-action adaptation of the existing show,” the Oscar-winning writer tells TheWrap

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Sugar, spice and everything nice (plus some Chemical X) may have been everything needed to create the Powerpuff Girls themselves, but Diablo Cody really “wanted to do something kind of weird” for her live-action take on the trio. So, when the series was scrapped last year, it hit hard for the writer.

Back in 2020, as the pandemic swelled and folks at home desperately needed things to watch, The CW announced that a live-action sequel series of Cartoon Network’s hit “The Powerpuff Girls” was in development, with Cody co-writing it.

It boasted a fan-favorite cast, with Chloe Bennett, Dove Cameron, Yana Perrault and Donald Faison all attached to star, and Heather Regnier penning the series with Cody.

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