Ciro Nieli (“Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!”, Warner Bros Animation “Teen Titans”, Marvel…

Ciro Nieli (“Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!”, Warner Bros Animation “Teen Titans”, Marvel Animation “The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes”, Nickelodeon Animation Studios “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” and Hasbro Entertaiment “Transformers Earthspark”) shared concept art of a proposed “Gargoyles” reboot/sequel series that he pitched at Disney Television Animation in 2020.

Sadly the project would get passed due the COVID-19 cuts at Disney Television Animation alongside an original show idea he had “** Weirdo Pizza”. These cuts also affected other scrapped projects like “ Weird Waters** ” by Jacob Hair and Bob Bowen , “** Planet Runaway** ” and a Untitled “Lockjaw/Marvel” project by Ben Balistreri as well a yet to be revealed project by “** Star Vs. The Forces Of Evil** ” and “ Gravity Falls ” alumni Sage Cotugno.

A live-action reboot of the series for Disney+ is currently in development at Disney Television Studios andAtomic Monster with Gary Dauberman (Warner Bros “Anabelle” franchise, Paramount Pictures “Street Fighter”) ** as showrunner and James Wan and Michael Clear _(A24 “Backrooms”)** _ as executive producers. Dauberman would mention that the project was still alive in April 2025 during Wondercon 2025.

“Back in 2020 I was working at Disney TV Animation development. One of the projects I touched upon was the now classic, Gargoyles.

My pitch was a respectful and simple continuation of the series: Canmore, with the Grimorium Arcanium, casts the Gargoyles back into a deep sleep while he overtakes the 5 Burroughs of NYC with crime lords and monster beasts. 25 years later, in 2020, once police commissioner, Eliza Masa, raises the Gargoyles from their spell and the fight to take back the city begins.

The art choice was a streamlined look, because I wanted full 2D animation and was reluctant to change the established core aesthetic. Unseen here is Goliath had lost his arm and replaced it with a cybernetic one.” - Ciro Nieli

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