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Could a more bad-ass Captain Planet work?

Earth Day seemed like a good day to blog on something I've been thinking about for a while: would it be possible to make a credible Captain Planet movie? Long before the Lord of the Rings movies, the Planeteers made powerful rings very cool. The Captain Planet television series was definitely geared towards kids. I remember watching it when I was between 7 and 10 years old, but even then there were times that I thought, 'This is kind of hokey.' Would it have to be that way though? I think it's possible to create a much more realistic version of Captain Planet, specifically for the big screen. There are rumors that a Captain Planet movie is in the works , which is a very smart thing to do. Super hero movies are huge right now. Iron Man, Spider-Man and Batman have proven, several times over, to be money-makers at the movies. Take a look at Transformers. 4 movies and counting so far. Even historical figures have been reincarnated (to some success) on the ...