Rooster Tooth co-founder Burnie Burns returned after hiatus to script sci-fi comedy collection’ final installment
The battling factions of “Purple vs. Blue” are getting one final journey — by which they have to workforce as much as combat a standard enemy — that may quickly obtainable on a display screen close to you, despite the fact that Rooster Tooth is closing its doorways.
“Purple vs. Blue: Restoration,” the nineteenth and last season of Rooster Tooth‘s groundbreaking comedy sci-fi collection, will probably be obtainable beginning Could 7 in its entirety as an 87-minute feature-length movie by Warner Bros. Discovery Residence Leisure.
The film will probably be obtainable on Could 7 to buy for $14.99 from Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play, Vudu and different digital sell-through shops, and obtainable Could 21 to lease digitally for $4.99.
WBDHE additionally launched a teaser trailer of the forthcoming film (watch beneath). Per the official synopsis: “When the universe’s biggest villain returns in a terrifying new type, previous adversaries, the Reds and Blues of Blood Gulch, should put aside their variations to save lots of the galaxy one final time.”
The transfer comes within the wake of the choice by Warner Bros. Discovery — Rooster Tooth’s most up-to-date company mum or dad — earlier this month to close down the money-losing leisure division, throwing RT’s staff and contributors out of labor. WBD is trying to promote the catalog and mental property rights to “Purple vs. Blue,” together with a handful of different in style Rooster Tooth productions like “RWBY” and “Gen:Lock.”
For the ultimate chapter of “Purple vs. Blue,” collection co-creator and RT co-founder Burnie Burns returned after a four-year hiatus to pen the script, reuniting with director Matt Hullum to convey closure to the narrative that has spanned greater than twenty years.
“I’m thrilled to return for ‘Purple vs. Blue: Restoration’ and to conclude this unimaginable 21-year journey with our longtime followers,” Burns mentioned in an announcement. Hullum added: “Purple vs. Blue has been a cornerstone of Rooster Tooth’s legacy, and we’re immensely pleased with what we’ve achieved collectively.”
“Purple vs. Blue” is ready within the universe of Xbox’s Halo recreation franchise, by which two groups, Purple and Blue, interact in a perpetual battle in a desolate canyon. Led by the bumbling Sarge and the cynical Church, the troopers navigate absurd conditions and misunderstandings with a mixture of humor and sci-fi parts.
The present debuted in 2003, earlier than YouTube launched. “Purple vs. Blue,” along with establishing a preferred digitally distributed leisure franchise earlier than the streaming revolution, was modern in utilizing machinima to create animations utilizing online game engines. “Purple vs. Blue: Restoration” was produced with Epic Video games’ Unreal Engine.
Watch the teaser trailer for “Purple vs. Blue: Restoration”: