According to The Hollywood Reporter, Paramount Pictures and Leonardo DiCaprio’s film production company Appian Way are actively working on a Captain Planet film.
Captain Planet and the Planeteers was a 1990s animated series about five youths who are gifted with magical rings by Gaia, the spirit of the planet, to stop environmental threats.
Paramount currently has the rights to the series and has been “in negotiations with Jono Matt and Scream Queens star Glen Powell to write the script.”
According to THR,
The story takes place years after the adventures of the show, with the Captain now a washed up hasbeen who needs the kids more than they need him.”
Here’s a more in-depth summary of the series, which no doubt means a lot to DiCaprio as he is a United Nations Messenger of Peace:
Guided by the ancient wisdom of Gaia and armed only with the will to do good with the strength of the Earth itself, five young Planeteers from around the globe fight to protect the planet from those ready to do it harm. Only by working as a team will their individual powers Earth, Fire, Wind, Water and Heart combine to form the iconic hero known as Captain Planet. Together they will right the wrongs of the Eco-Villains and prevent future crimes against the planet because an injustice against the Earth is an injustice against us all.
Source: THR