Max Landis writing 'Pepe Le Pew' movie

Screenwriter Max Landis is working on a '

Pepe Le Pew

' film for

Warner Bros

. The French-striped skunk, the big screen version of the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies character was a pitch from the 30-year-old '

Power Rangers

' scribe that the studio liked, reported Entertainment Weekly.


The character Pepe Le Pew is known for strolling around Paris in the springtime when everyone's thoughts are of love, and he is always on the lookout for "l'amour" of his own.