Banjo the cat and his friend Crazy Legs.
In the 1980s, shortly after the release of 1979's Banjo The Woodpile Cat, a sequel titled Banjo Meets The King of the Goblins was announced to be in the making (partially).[1]
Plot[]
The plot details were never explictly mentioned or given, however one could assume that it would be about Banjo meeting a goblin army and stumbles upon the leader of all of them. Thus leading to Banjo's once-again disappearance from his farmland, to the concern of his parents.
Development[]
As soon as it was mentioned by Don Bluth, he said it were to be directed by him, produced by Linda Miller, written by Will Finn, co-assisted by Dave Spafford, animated by Lorna Pomeroy, pre-assisted by Vera Lanpher and Heidi Guedel, and scripted by Dorse Lanpher. Not much more is known about its development aside from this.
Why It Was Cancelled[]
- Bluth has said repeatedly that he wants to leave the character in the past (thus leading to the cancellation of the sequel and an animated adaptation of the story The Pied Piper of Hamelin).
Results[]
- The sequel was permanently cancelled, and Banjo the Woodpile Cat remains as a standalone film.
- Before the sequel was cancelled, merchandise for the film was considered to release such as tees and mugs. They also were including a comic strip panel of the film for newspapers. However, despite these were discussed in 1986, nothing has come out of them and no Banjo-related merch were ever released. It was because Bluth refused to do anything new with the project.
- A villain named Rocko was considered for the sequel at one point. Though it was never clearly explained what type of creature it was nor if it ever was considered for a voice actor.