JOHNNY QUEST IS COMING TO THE BIG SCREEN — Maybe

Director Robert Rodriquez and screenwriter Terry Rossio are writing the script for a Johnny Quest feature film.

Johnny Quest was a Saturday morning cartoon show originating in 1964 with illustrations designed by the great comic artist Alex Toth.

Johnny was a ten year old Indiana Jones 25 years before there was Indiana Jones and surprisingly mature for a kid’s cartoon show.  Lots of action, adventure, gun fights, danger and high tech thrills all over the world.

It also had the coolest opening theme movie and thrilling opening and closing credits – take a look –

And then I found this absolutely brilliant stop-motion video recreation of the Johnny Quest opening.  Have a look.

I’m hoping the Rodriques/Rossio film will live up to the tone and excitement of the original one.