Environmental cartoon Captain Planet and the Planeteers is getting the big-screen treatment.

Sony Pictures is in final negotiations to pick up the rights to the early 1990s series for an adaptation to be produced by Mark Gordon, Don Murphy and Susan Montford.

The show was produced by Turner Broadcasting and DIC Entertainment, the latter known for Inspector Gadget and The Real Ghostbusters cartoon shows.

Captain Planet told the story of five teens from around the world -- North America, Africa, Eastern Europe, Asia and South America (if this isn’t tailored for today’s international marketplace, I don’t know what is) -- that are given powers by Gaia, the earth spirit, in order to protect the planet from the devastation of polluters.

When their powers are not enough, the teens combine to summon a superhero named Captain Planet.

The Captain and the Planeteers fought villains such as Dr. Blight, Verminous Skumm, Duke Nukem and Looten Plunder. (The series initially attracted high-profile celebrities to play the baddies -- Sting , Meg Ryan and James Coburn among them.)

A movie adaptation attempted to take form in the 1990s but only reached the script stage. Murphy and Montford developed a live-action series with Cartoon Network in the late 2000s but it never took root.

Andrea Giannetti will oversee for the studio.

Gordon is a veteran producer whose credits range from Speed and Broken Arrow to Source Code. He is also the executive producer behind shows such as Grey’s Anatomy and Criminal Minds.

Murphy, one of the producers behind The Transformers mega-franchise, and Montford are in production on Vampire Academy, the adaptation of the YA novel by Richelle Mead being directed by Mark Waters.

OCTOBER 17, 2016 4:07pm PT by Rebecca Ford, Borys Kit
Leonardo DiCaprio, 'Scream Queens' Star Glen Powell Teaming for 'Captain Planet' Movie (Exclusive)

Paramount and Leonardo DiCaprio's Appian Way are teaming up to recruit Captain Planet to bring pollution down to zero.

The studio has picked the rights to the early 1990s cartoon series, and is in negotiations with Jono Matt and Scream Queens star Glen Powell to write the script.

DiCaprio's Appian Way, which signed a first-look deal with Paramount in March, will produce the project along with Powell.

There's no word yet on if Powell, who is known for his acting work in projects like FX series Scream Queens and Richard Linklater's most recent film Everybody Wants Some, will also star in the project.

Captain Planet and the Planeteers was a TV show that aired September 1990 to December 1992. It centered on a five young people from around the world who were given magical rings that had the power to control natural elements. United, they can summon Captain Planet, a superhero who helps them fight against environmental evils.

The project was previously in development at Sony but the rights lapsed. One thing intriguing Paramount and Appian was the subversive take by Matt and Powell on the material: sources say the story takes place years after the adventures of the show, with the Captain now a washed up hasbeen who needs the kids more than they need him.

The project and its environmental themes are a natural fit for DiCaprio, an well-known environmentalist who often speaks out on issues such as global warming.

Powell starred on Ryan Murphy's hit Scream Queens opposite Emma Roberts. He was also most recently seen on the big screen in Richard Linklater's Everybody Wants Some. His upcoming projects as an actor include war drama Sand Castle and Fox's Hidden Figures with Taraji P. Henson and Octavia Spencer. He's repped by CAA, Untitled Entertainment and Bloom Hergott.

Matt wrote the action-adventure reboot of Doctor Dolittle, and penned the script for indie Above the Line. He’s repped by CAA, Bridge Media Partners and Bloom Hergott.