{"id":327197,"date":"2025-12-03T02:37:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T02:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/327197\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T02:37:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T02:37:11","slug":"cult-argentine-toy-line-guerreros-del-manana-set-for-animated-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/327197\/","title":{"rendered":"Cult Argentine Toy Line &#8216;Guerreros del Manana&#8217; Set for Animated Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tNew Zealand-based sales outfit <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/black-mandala\/\" id=\"auto-tag_black-mandala\" data-tag=\"black-mandala\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Black Mandala<\/a> has secured rights to develop an animated series and action figure line based on \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/guerreros-del-manana\/\" id=\"auto-tag_guerreros-del-manana\" data-tag=\"guerreros-del-manana\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Guerreros del Manana<\/a>\u201d (Warriors of Tomorrow), the cult Argentine superhero toy franchise that launched in the 1980s.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe deal, closed during <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/ventana-sur\/\" id=\"auto-tag_ventana-sur\" data-tag=\"ventana-sur\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ventana Sur<\/a>, was signed with Guillermo Zanocco, who created the original toy line, and filmmaker Nicol\u00e1s Onetti, who will direct the upcoming animated series.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tOriginally released during the same era as Mattel\u2019s \u201cHe-Man\u201d figures, the locally produced Argentine superhero toys have evolved into highly sought-after collectibles on the international market over the past four decades.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tBlack Mandala plans to unveil both the official series teaser and the first collectible sculpture at Argentina Comic-Con on Dec. 5 in Buenos Aires.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe animation project has assembled a creative team including An\u00edbal Morales as animation director, Luciano Onetti composing the score, and Germ\u00e1n Suracce handling sound design. Artist Mart\u00edn Cardozo will create the new line of collectible sculptures.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tVeteran voice actor Ricardo Alanis, known for Spanish-language dubbing work on Chuck Norris and Jean-Claude Van Damme films, as well as \u201cPower Rangers,\u201d will perform the teaser\u2019s voice-over.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tMichael Kraetzer and Onetti founded genre specialist Black Mandala in 2017. Operating from Auckland, the company has built a catalog of more than 150 titles focused on independent horror and genre cinema, maintaining a presence at major film markets worldwide. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/film\/markets-festivals\/giallo-slasher-paranormal-thrills-black-mandala-afm-slate-1236573915\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">company\u2019s recent slate<\/a> includes \u00a0\u201cNightfall \u2013 A Paranormal Investigation,\u201d a debut feature from young Australian filmmakers Myles McEwen and Ripley Stevens; \u201cBeyond the Drumlins,\u201d directed by Dan Bowhers; Gene Dolders\u2019 \u201cThe Blade Cuts Deeper\u201d; and horror anthology \u201cThe Last Supper.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New Zealand-based sales outfit Black Mandala has secured rights to develop an animated series and action figure line&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":327198,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52],"tags":[166448,88,166449,206,166450],"class_list":{"0":"post-327197","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-black-mandala","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-guerreros-del-manana","11":"tag-movies","12":"tag-ventana-sur"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/327197","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=327197"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/327197\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/327198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=327197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=327197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=327197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}