After diversity, SHIELD agents Alum Chloe Bennet has decided to retire from her starring role as Blossom in the live action of The CW Powerpuff Girls Pilot currently under development after the first pilot was scrapped from the network last May. Although Warner Bros. Television offered to extend its option for the retrofitted pilot, Bennet had no choice but to leave the project due to scheduling conflicts. The outlet notes that Warner Bros. TV will begin looking for their replacement this fall.
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The Powerpuff Girls was created by Craig McCracken and made his debut in 1998 with a focus on Professor Utonium when he created the title trio of Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup from the combination of sugar, spice, all things beautiful and the mysterious chemical X in an attempt to create the perfect little girl .
Powerpuff revolves around the title trio of disaffected 20-year-olds who resent having spent their entire childhood fighting crime and struggle to reunite as the world needs them more than ever. It’s unclear if this would still be the revamped pilot’s premise.
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Two other lead actors of the pilot, Dove Cameron and Yana Perrault, are still involved in playing the roles of Bubbles and Buttercup, respectively. Negotiations are ongoing for the return of Donald Faison as Professor Drake Utonium, Nicholas Podany as Jojo and Robin Lively as Sara Bellum.
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The first Powerpuff Pilot was written and executive produced by Heather Regnier (zombie) and Diablo Cody (Jennifer’s body), who will both write the new version for the new pilot. Executive producers are Regnier, Cody, Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter and David Madden. It is a co-production between Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television.
