Ladybug to conquer the world (and Marvel) with the "Miraculous World"

Spider-Man, is that you?

No, my name is Marinette.

A girl like any other, but when fate chooses me to fight against the forces of evil, I become Miraculous Ladybug!

-

• The

  Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir 

  animated series

  has been a hit for three seasons, broadcasting to more than 120 countries around the world

• Miraculous World: New York, Heroes United

  , a special TV movie, airs this Saturday morning on Disney Channel

• Its French creator Thomas Astruc confirms the ambition to develop an extended universe, with several projects and media, like Marvel and DC Comics

"So, when is

season 4 coming

?"

»This sentence, repeated regularly, we owe it to Marnie, 5 years old ... No, in truth, we owe it to his father, the author of his lines.

In five years of existence and multiple broadcasts (TF1, Disney Channel, Netflix ...), the animated series has "only" three seasons, or one every two years.

"Our ecosystem, our budget and our ambition are not the same as for other cartoons," explains its French creator Thomas Astruc.

The Americans, for example, produce 13 episodes per season, compared to 26 for us.

People have to realize this, it's a tough series to make, a hell of a factory.

"

Discover the new adventure #Miraculous World: New York The United Heroes Saturday at 9:20 am on Disney Channel!

😱 pic.twitter.com/WaBdQWXxET

- Disney Channel (@DisneyChannelFR) September 21, 2020

In the midst of writing season 5 and with the fourth one due in 2021, the

team

has still decided to keep fans of all ages waiting with a special TV movie,

, broadcast this Saturday at 9:20 am on Disney Channel and entry point of an extended universe… to the Marvel Cinematic Universe?

Destination New York, then Shanghai

Thomas Astruc has already returned for

to the origins and success of Ladybug, his Métis Fantômette: a crossbreeding on the screen, under comic, manga and of course French influences, and behind the scenes, with the collaboration of three studios, French , Japanese and Korean.

As a result,

is broadcast in more than 120 countries around the world.

But her super-heroine, Marinette alias Ladybug, remained until then in Paris.

The TV movie this time sends her and her school mates to New York to celebrate Franco-American Friendship Week.

There they meet American superheroes, a super villain and, as always, Papillon, in search of a jewel with powers.

"Originally, I wanted to create a paper universe"

“From the credits of

, you can see Miracle Boxes coming out of Paris, New York, everywhere.

There are all over the world, explains Thomas Astruc.

The series already contained the seeds of a larger universe, also featuring cameos of American superheroes Knight Owl and Majestia.

"

As its title suggests, this TV movie and the city of New York are the first stop on a Miraculous world tour, which will continue with a special Shanghai episode at the start of 2021. “Originally, I wanted to create a paper universe, a line of comics with several titles, like Marvel or DC, confides the creator and director.

We finally went on an animated series, which costs more and prevents you from throwing 25. But the first bowling ball was thrown, and we struck.

We can therefore launch others.

"

I've gotten Avengers vibes from the special since the beginning but this intro solidifies all of it pic.twitter.com/Vewh0Opaep

- Miraculous 🐱 Can 🐞 Unite (@MLBCanUnite) September 23, 2020

Girl super power

Why New York as the first destination and extension?

“There is a kind of return to the sources, to the comics, comments Thomas Astruc.

Even if I like to point out that the Americans did not invent everything, the first superheroes, from the beginning of the 20th century, are French and are called Nyctalope, Judex… A century later, the two universes, French and American , meet.

It is a declaration of love for the genre.

And as since its inception, the series plays with clichés, turns them around, with a sequence of plane rescue, a flying superhero… Superman?

Superwoman rather, finally Majestia, super-heroine between Wonder Woman and Captain Marvel.

majestia's not playing around pic.twitter.com/UciZkktVkc

- crystal_kim⁷ (@keishacliona) September 21, 2020

Welcome to the Miraculous World

Besides, do these American superheroes also have Miraculous, totem animals, kwami ​​...?

"Mythology is getting richer and richer, and the Miraculous may not be the only way to obtain powers," teases the guardian of the temple.

As with a role-playing game, we have a book with all the rules of our world, a book that could, I hope I have the opportunity, give a nice derivative product.

"

Miraculous merchandise is now plentiful, but Thomas Astruc doesn't want to play George Lucas.

“I'm just keeping my sights on the comics,” he adds.

I set up a digital comic strip start-up, Bayday, which is expected to feature exclusive Miraculous content.

This is just one of many projects for what can now be called Miraculous World, including a live series project and an animated musical film slated for late 2021.

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