Even PAW Patrol has earned a gritty reboot. Based on the idea of a group of dogs serving as first responders working alongside their 10-year-old human leader, the animated franchise has become a multimedia hit. It has seen movies, video games, TV shows, and even live events. The franchise has seen incredible success at the box office and with critics, having been nominated for multiple Daytime Emmy Awards. PAW Patrol has even survived several recasts, and it continues thriving with every new release.
While the characters are loved for their adorable animated appearances, Reddit user DOOM624 used AI to reimagine the characters in a Michael Bay movie. Check out the gritty and action-packed depiction below:
The dogs all still wear their typical costumes, but they look like real-world animals operating construction equipment, planes, and even guns. They are all depicted realistically without any hint of animation or style. Many are surrounded by fire, explosions, and danger. Even Ryder appears to be a little boy hidden behind a computer, who watches the dogs with mounting horror.
A Live-Action PAW Patrol Would Be Bizarre
Michael Bay Could Still Make It Work
After PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie made $200 million at the box office on a budget of $30 million, the future of the franchise seems brighter than ever. That future may not be limited to animation either. As absurd as it might seem, an action-packed Michael Bay-style adaptation could work. Michael Bay previously turned the Transformers franchise into a live-action blockbuster movie franchise, complete with elements aimed at younger viewers and a reimagining of its classic characters. While it may be difficult to turn dogs into police officers in a live-action setting, Bay is the perfect director to do it.
The Transformers reimagining worked because the original audience aged enough to develop a wish for a grittier version of the characters. The characters first appeared in 1984, so the earliest viewers were much older when the movie was released in 2007. While PAW Patrol has not existed for the three decades that Transformers had, the show first began in 2013. The original viewers are now 10 years older and are approaching an age when a darker reboot may be interesting. Parents who watched along with their children could also be an ideal audience.
The live-action Lion King proves that it is now possible to animate animals hyper-realistically. Should Michael Bay ever develop an interest in turning PAW Patrol into a dark franchise, complete with lifelike dogs fighting fires, it is now technologically accessible. With Disney seeing so much success from its live-action reboots, Nickelodeon may someday hope to see Ryder, Chase, Rubble, and Marshall on the big screen. If so, they may just have to tap Bay for the project.
Source: DOOM624 / Reddit
PAW Patrol
PAW Patrol is a multimedia franchise that began in 2013 with the animated kids series of the same name. The series follows a group of six talking rescue dogs who protect Adventure Bay. The franchise was continued in 2021 with PAW Patrol: The Movie and PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie in 2023.
- Created by
- Keith Chapman
- Cast
- Ron Pardo , Kallan Holley , Justin Paul Kelly , Devan Cohen , Solomon Brown , Samuel Faraci , Tyler Perry , Mckenna Grace , Taraji P. Henson , Lil Rel Howery , Kim Kardashian , Chris Rock , Serena Williams , James Marsden , Kristen Bell
- Video Game(s)
- Paw Patrol On A Roll
