Sony Pictures has reportedly canceled the planned reboot ofThe Boondocks. Star ofThe Boondocks, Cedric Yarbrough, confirmed that the reboot is no longer happening.
The Boondocksis an animated comedy series created by Aaron McGruder. The seriespremiered on Adult Swimin 2005 and ended in 2014. It follows The Freemans, a dysfunctional black family who move to the friendly and mostly white neighborhood of Woodcrest. In 2019, Sony had announced plansto reboot the series, however, it appears that these plans have been shelved.
In an appearance1-on-1 W/Deuces, Yarborough confirmed that the series will not be coming back. Here is what he said:
“I hate to say this, but… The show is, right now, not coming back,” Yarbrough said. “I don’t know if this is breaking news, but we’ve been wanting to do the show. And Sony… they decided they’re going to pull the plug. So, I don’t know. Hopefully, maybe one day we’ll be able to revisit. If we don’t then that’s what that is. But, I wish the show was coming back.”
“They’ve surrounded us with an amazing cast. Regina King, so brilliant. The late, great John Witherspoon was fantastic,” he continues. “Gary [Anthony Williams] is killing it. [Aaron] McGruder and Carl Jones are giving us the permission to go there. They’re like ‘Yes! Improvise. We’ll do the script but you know f*** around. Do you. Let’s see what you got.’ That gave that show the heartbeat. It wasn’t just a written show with Black minds. It’s also a written show with Black arts as well.”
The BoondocksContinues to be a Popular Animated Show
“There’s always been interest in a live-actionBoondocksmovie, which to me was out of the question considering Huey and Riley are essentially impossible to cast,” the HBO Max website read. “The animated feature would cost around $20 million, but a live actionUncle Ruckusmovie could cost a fraction of that. So just for the hell of it we had the costume made and it was pretty amazing. To see Gary actually transform into Uncle Ruckus… it’s quite the surreal experience. I never expected the transition to be so completely seamless.”
If you are a massive fan ofThe Boondocks, the series is currently streaming on HBO Max.
