In 2018, it was revealed that Jordan Peele pitched a reimagining of “Gargoyles” in live-action. Incredibly, this dream never became a reality, because according to the original show’s co-creator, Greg Weisman, it seemed Peele was at a stalemate with the studio. 

As Weisman explained to Polygon in 2020, “My understanding — not inside information, just my understanding — is that he expressed an interest in the property. And Disney didn’t say no,” Weisman recalled. “But by not saying yes, that answers the question. You know, they didn’t want to say no to Jordan Peele, but they also didn’t want to say yes to ‘Gargoyles.’ So it just didn’t go anywhere.”

Of course, Hollywood history has shown that just because pitches aren’t immediately set in stone (sorry, not sorry) it doesn’t mean they won’t work in the future. Even Weisman himself has expressed enthusiasm that a Gargoyles picture handled by Peele would be worth seeing, and that he’d be happy to play a part in it if he was still interested, though he wasn’t sure if it was still a possibility or not. Unfortunately, we’re not sure either, but let’s look at why Peele is the perfect person to let these heroes spread their wings.