Apple TV+’s Time Bandits are taller, more computer-generated than ever in first trailer

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Apple TV+’s Time Bandits are taller, more computer-generated than ever in first trailer
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Lisa Kudrow leads a new gang of time-hopping thieves in a new series from Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi, premiering July 24

It always feels like we’re on the verge of another Time Bandits . Save for Labyrinth and NeverEnding Story , the ‘80s kids’ fantasy adventure genre is easy pickings for media execs looking to give their burgeoning streaming enterprise a shot in the arm. The quest for that mythical pre-existing I.P. knows no bounds. Alas, many of these properties have not been handled with care.

scrappiness, and, in its place, is a heavily computer-generated wonderland that offers some visual inventiveness in a much glossier form. The only shocking thing about the trailer is that all the bandits, played initially by actors of shorter stature, have been replaced by average-sized actors. Unsurprisingly, the show has been criticized for its casting—criticisms the production ultimately decided to ignore.

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