Warner Bros. Animation has started production on Thundercats, an all-new animated series for Cartoon Network based on the original series from the 1980s, which followed the adventures of a team of cat-like aliens.  The new version, which is a collaboration between Warner Bros. Animation and Studio4C, the Japanese animation studio responsible for The Animatrix, Gotham Knights and Halo Legends, promises to give the characters a “new cutting edge look while remaining true to the compelling storyline and mythology of the original series.”

The series is set to begin airing on Cartoon Network in 2011.

The Thundercats property has seen a whirlwind of activity recently, with a CGI movie in the works (see “Thundercats Gets a Director”), and a license for figures recently awarded (see “Thundercats Figures”).