Media-Participations Group and PAN (Vuelta) have announced a couple of new animated movies based on established European IPs, including Lucky Luke, a street-smart Old West gunslinger who can shoot faster than his shadow, and had various adventures in the wild west, often having to stop the villainous Dalton Brothers. You can check out concept art and a synopsis for the upcoming movie, below in the article (or in the featured image above). However, keep in mind the movie is only set to start production this year, and scheduled to release sometime in 2029, so it will be quite a wait for it.
Titled “Lucky Luke in Welcome to Fanga Town”, this new 3D CG animated feature from Pan Animation, Ellipse Animation and Belvision will be directed by Bernard Campan and Celestine Plays, from an original screenplay by Campan and Antoine Schoumsky. Art direction by Szymon Biernacki and Clement Dartigues. Nathalie Gastaldo Godeau, Caroline Duvochel and Raphaële Ingberg will serve as producers.
The synopsis reads as follows – “As Lucky Luke and his trusty steed Jolly Jumper are finally about to take a few days off, they stumble upon Fanga Town — a city obsessed with jeans, soda, burgers and selfies — thriving thanks to Jeff McDium’s factory. This unscrupulous tycoon monopolizes drinking water and pollutes the river in the name of progress. Only a young and mysterious rebel, with questionable methods, dares to stand up to him. Will she manage to win Luke over to her cause?
Between an “old couple” crisis with Jolly, Rantanplan’s identity struggles, and detox smoothies for burned-out horses, Lucky Luke will above all have to face an unexpected enemy: unapologetic capitalism.”
The character of Lucky Luke debuted in 1946 in comic albums created by the Belgian cartoonist Morris, but Rene Goscinny (creator of the Asterix series) also contributed to later stories. Over the years there have been several Lucky Luke productions, from animated movies dating back to 1971, and his first animated series co-produced by Hanna-Barbera from 1983, to newer animated projects made in the last decade. There have also been a number of live-action adaptations of Lucky Luke.
While Lucky Luke isn’t an overly popular character worldwide, it is nice seeing the franchise grow every few years instead of it being completely ignored. Stay tuned for further updates. Are you familiar with or a fan of Lucky Luke? Looking forward to the new movie? Leave a comment below!
