Comedy Central announced back in August 2020 that it had commissioned Jodie, a spin-off film based on Daria starring Tracee Ellis Ross, as part of the network tapping into IP across Paramount Global to build an original animated slate of adult comedy around stalwart South Park. Although not much has been said about the new movie since the original announcement, it looks like that's all about to change!
Paramount Global, the parent company of Comedy Central, has started to apply for trademarks for the film with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), including for "Education, entertainment, sporting and cultural services" and "Clothing; footwear; headgear", the latter giving us a first look at the Jodie logo!:
Comedy Central announced that it had commissioned a Daria spin-off Jodie (previously titled Daria & Jodie), starring Tracee Ellis Ross, along with a reimagining of Nickelodeon's The Ren & Stimpy Show and a reboot of MTV's Beavis and Butt-Head reboot from Mike Judge, as part of the network tapping into IP across Paramount Global (then called ViacomCBS) to build an original animated slate of adult comedy around stalwart South Park. The project was originally announced as a series, however, on May 16, 2022, Variety revealed that the series had been reworked into a feature length film. The full main cast and their respective voice actors were revealed in the same piece. This revealed that the characters of Brittany Taylor and Mack Mackenzie will return to appear in the film, though voiced by Arden Myrin and William Jackson Harper instead of Janie Mertz and Amir Williams, respectively.
"We are excited to reinvent this iconic franchise with a new creative team and our partners at the Nickelodeon Animation Studio," Chris McCarthy, President of ViacomCBS Entertainment & Youth Group, shared in a statement back in 2020 when the news was first announced. "Ren & Stimpy joins our rapidly expanding roster of adult animation, including South Park, Beavis and Butt-Head, and Clone High, as we continue to reimagine our treasure chest of beloved IP for new generations."
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Originally published: January 21, 2024.
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