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The “ThunderCats” reboot has begun airing on Cartoon Network, bringing back the iconic characters with a new twist. Will Friedle of “Boys Meets World” voices Lion-O, and as someone who was a big fan of the '80s show, he sounds thrilled to be involved.

Speaking with Newsarama, he said, “I think it's been 20, 25 years, the characters are still vibrant, and still iconic, and I think enough time has passed now to where some of the original fans might have accepted a new version a little bit easier than had they done it five years after the show had ended.”

Friedle also believes this “ThunderCats” can be darker than the original, and that more people would be accepting of that. He credits the dark cartoon “Batman: The Animated Series” for this change.

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We've been your go-to source for coverage of the upcoming "ThunderCats" animated series ever since it was first announced, and now it looks like we're in the home stretch. The wait will finally be over Friday, July 29, when "ThunderCats" premieres on Cartoon Network.

The network announced the official premiere date for the series today, and revealed that the show will kick off with an hour-long special at 8 PM Eastern on July 29, then settle into a weekly schedule of half-hour episodes beginning August 5.

However, fans will be able to get an early look at the premiere during Comic-Con International in San Diego, where Warner Brothers Animation will screen the hour-long special during their panel on Friday, July 22. Read More...

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There were lots of things see and learn over the weekend at WonderCon in San Francisco, including an advanced screening of the brand-new “ThunderCats” trailer.

No, we’re not talking about the “ThunderCats” cartoon from the '80s, or even the CGI movie that was reported a few years ago but has yet to spring to life. Instead, we’re talking about a new animated “ThunderCats” series that’s set to debut on Cartoon Network in July, with this trailer allowing fans to see a serious re-imagining of some truly iconic characters.

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Ever since we first got word of the new "ThunderCats" animated series premiering this year, we've been waiting to see our first official footage from the much-anticipated reboot. And now the wait is over...

Debuting this weekend on Cartoon Network, a new "ThunderCats" promo offered our first glimpse at how Lion-O and the rest of the gang from Thundera will look when the series finally airs. While the new trailer gave us our first look at the series' heroes and villains in action, there's still a lot we haven't seen from the upcoming cartoon — including a few things we noticed during our "ThunderCats" toy preview during Toy Fair 2011. Read More...

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Way back in July 2009, almost a full year before the new "ThunderCats" animated series was announced, some concept art hit the 'net from the scrapped "ThunderCats" movie that was originally intended to bring the characters form the beloved 1980s series to the big screen. Now, some test footage from the "ThunderCats" movie has also found its way online — and it offers our first, in-action look at the movie that might've been.

Posted over at Flixist, the footage shows Lion-O practicing with the Sword of Omens, only to be interrupted by the reptilian villain Slithe (who also sports a new look for the CGI film) and dropping the sword. After brawling a bit on the side of a canyon, Lion-O recovers the Sword of Omens and issues the familiar "Thunder... Thunder... ThunderCats... Ho!" call.

The film's new "ThunderCats" logo is then revealed, and when the action resumes, Lion-O is crouching over Slithe's unconscious body. Read More...

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