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Matt Youngberg, executive producer on Disney\u2019s new <\/em>DuckTales\u00a0series, and Francisco Angones, co-producer and story editor, talk to <\/em>TV Kids about the reboot, which is gearing up to debut three decades after the original show premiered.<\/em><\/p>\n

From 1987 to 1990, viewers of Disney\u2019s original DuckTales<\/em> were whisked away on globetrotting adventures with money-loving business tycoon Scrooge McDuck and his troublemaking grandnephews, Huey, Dewey and Louie. The comic book-based show won a Daytime Emmy Award and went on to spawn a feature film and spin-off series.<\/p>\n

In early 2015, nostalgic fans heard the good news about the Mouse House\u2019s plans to revive DuckTales <\/em>as a reimagined comedy adventure for Disney XD featuring the voices of David Tennant, Danny Pudi, Ben Schwartz, Bobby Moynihan and Lin-Manuel Miranda, among others. The new Disney Television Animation production is executive produced by Matt \"***Image***\"Youngberg (Ben 10: Omniverse<\/em>), with Francisco Angones (Wander Over Yonder<\/em>) serving as co-producer and story editor.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the things that Matt and I talked about a lot was, should it be a continuation or should it be a complete reboot,\u201d says Angones. \u201cWe liked the idea that Scrooge had been this legendary thing, that [his nephew] Donald Duck had been a part of that and he had been adventuring for a long time, and then for reasons unknown, it just kind of stopped…. Having Huey, Dewey and Louie not even know that he\u2019s their uncle at the start of the series allowed a great access point for new viewers being brought into this world of adventure.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we wanted to do when we came into it was to treat it as something that nobody had seen before,\u201d adds Youngberg. \u201cIt\u2019s definitely something that we want the audience of the original DuckTales<\/em> to tune in to and love and enjoy, but it\u2019s also something that we want young, new viewers\u2014who have never seen DuckTales<\/em> or know very little about it\u2014to be able to come in to and have fresh eyes and engage with this version.\u201d<\/p>\n

Signing on for the new DuckTales<\/em> tasked Youngberg and Angones with taking a 30-year-old property and making it relatable for today\u2019s tech-savvy children. One of the ways they accomplished this was through the subtle incorporation of modern technology, such as a smartphone used by Donald Duck. \u201cIt was really important for us to not let those kinds of things overwhelm the storytelling,\u201d says Youngberg. \u201cWe wanted to make sure that it was set in a contemporary world but that we weren\u2019t just relying on contemporary things to be what interests [new viewers]. What we wanted to bring to kids today was a contemporary voice in storytelling and a lot of that comes down to how we present the characters.\u201d<\/p>\n

The most important theme in the reboot\u2019s first season is \u201cfamily is the greatest adventure of all,\u201d according to Angones. \u201cYou never know what your kids are capable of and kids never really know that their parents had this bigger outside life [before them]. It\u2019s about exploring that and getting to know each other as a family.\u201d<\/p>\n

The new DuckTales <\/em>will be introduced with an hour-long TV movie titled Woo-oo!<\/em> on Saturday, August 12, followed by the series premiere on September 23. Both will launch on Disney XD and Disney Channel in 162 countries and in 34 languages. Confident that it will be a success, Disney has already renewed the show for a second season. There are also a variety of nonlinear extensions meant to complement the reboot, including the DuckTales: All Ducked Out avatar creator.<\/p>\n

Since the series is slated for a worldwide broadcast, Youngberg and Angones did their best to ensure that it will appeal to youngsters living all across the globe. \u201cWe really wanted to present a world that reflected the [environment] kids are growing up in, in terms of diverse cultures and viewpoints,\u201d says Angones. \u201cIf we go to Egypt, we\u2019re going to try to cast Egyptian actors; if we go to Brazil, we\u2019re going to try to cast Brazilian actors\u2014that kind of thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

He continues: \u201cOne of our big exciting moments was when we were able to cast Lin-Manuel Miranda as Gizmoduck. In the original series, FentonCrackshell, Gizmoduck\u2019s alter ego, was this funny, fast-talking, in-over-his-head white guy. And we said, Well, we can definitely diversify this…. Lin\u2019s voice and tone fit so well with Fenton that we reconfigured it and allowed it to be our new Latino character.\u201d<\/p>\n

As avid fans of the original, Angones and Youngberg have poured their hearts and souls into the reimagined DuckTales<\/em>. \u201cWe love what we\u2019re doing,\u201d says Youngberg. \u201cWe have the utmost respect for the show that was created\u2026and we want to make sure that this is the best version that we can possibly make.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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