 Director Richard Donner , producer Lauren Shuler Donner , and Jane Rosenthal purchased rights for a live @-@ action film , having expressed interest in the property after Turner acquired H @-@ B. Peter Segal was attached to direct . Slated to begin production in mid @-@ 1995 , filming was delayed until 1996 and ultimately never began . Turner advertised Real Adventures as the " next evolution in children 's programming ... [ redefining ] television animation for the next generation . " The company hosted a 1995 discussion with Peter Lawrence and Takashi at <unk> , and later aired previews at United States waterpark events . Staged in major US cities , these " dive @-@ in theaters " featured previews of new series and local celebrities , including Jennifer Love Hewitt , Lacey Chabert , Cameron Finley , and Ashley Johnson for the UCLA event . Turner announced all the debut countries and TV stations as of May 1 , 1996 : 
