Hef, Stan Lee To Create Playboy Bunny Superheroes
POSTED: Tuesday, September 7, 2004
UPDATED: 3:23 pm EDT September 7,
2004
Move over Spider-Man: Some superbuxom Superbunnies will soon be hopping your way.
According to the
Hollywood Reporter online,
Playboy publisher Hugh Hefner and Marvel Comics creator Stan Lee are collaborating on "Superbunnies," a new animated show that features the magazine's iconic Playboy Bunnies as superheroes.
MTV has ordered a pilot episode of the show, the
Reporter said. The show will be produced by Lee's Pow! Entertainment and
Playboy magazine's Alta Loma Entertainment division.
According to the
Reporter Hefner's name and likeness will be featured in the pilot episode and he may even provide his voice for his character.
Under the Marvel Comics banner, Lee has created such classic characters as Spider-Man, the Hulk, the Fantastic Four and X-Men.
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