Editing Xena: Warrior Princess (section)

===Movies===
''[[Hercules and Xena – The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus]]'', a [[direct-to-video]] animated movie, was released in January 1998. The film features the voices of actors from both ''[[Hercules: The Legendary Journeys]]'' and ''Xena: Warrior Princess'' – including Lucy Lawless, Kevin Sorbo, Michael Hurst and Renee O'Connor. The plot involves Hercules' mother being kidnapped by Zeus and the release of the [[Titan (mythology)|Titan]]s. Xena and Gabrielle have supporting roles in the movie.

Since the end of the series, rumors have circulated that a feature-length movie was in the works. In 2003, screenwriter [[Katherine Fugate]] was approached for the project, and was quoted saying that she expected the start of production to be three to five years away, which suggested a release sometime between 2006 and 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hp&cf=prev&id=1808501489 |title=Xena: Warrior Princess (2006) |website=Yahoo! Movies |access-date=October 31, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060224215551/http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hp&cf=prev&id=1808501489 |archive-date=February 24, 2006}}</ref> Actress [[Lucy Lawless]] was quoted in several interviews saying she would be interested in participating in a ''Xena'' film as well.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ausxip.com/xena-movie/xenamovie-articles.php |title=The Xena Movie |website=The Xena Movie News & Multimedia Site |access-date=October 31, 2006}}{{unreliable source?|date=February 2012}}</ref>

In April 2009, Robert Tapert stated there was no intention of a live-action ''Xena'' feature film. "It's something that just won't happen....In twenty years or ten years, in some amount of years, like ''MacGyver'', like ''[[Charlie's Angels]]'', it [could] happen like that [with other actresses]."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thetorchonline.com/2009/04/21/exclusive-xena-movie-just-wont-happen-says-creator-rob-tapert/ |title=Xena Movie 'Just Won't Happen', Says Creator Rob Tapert |first=Brent |last=Hartinger |website=TheTorchOnline.com |access-date=April 21, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090425053104/http://thetorchonline.com/2009/04/21/exclusive-xena-movie-just-wont-happen-says-creator-rob-tapert/ |archive-date=April 25, 2009}}</ref>

Following the continued online popularity of the show, a global campaign to directly bombard [[Universal Pictures]] with requests for a ''Xena'' movie was launched in April 2013. Over a few days, hundreds of thousands of messages were sent showing support for the production of a ''Xena'' film starring the original cast. After receiving acknowledgement from Universal Studios' offices in [[Australia]], [[Finland]], and [[Spain]], campaign efforts were rewarded in May 2013 when [[Lucy Lawless]] stated on her [[Twitter]] account that she had been contacted by a "chap who wants to re-invigorate the #Xena brand", while warning fans that "there's a lot of red tape around #XWP so don't get your knickers in a twist. It may come back in a different form".<ref>{{cite tweet |user=RealLucyLawless |number=337440039661338624 |title=Had an interesting call from a chap who wants to re-invigorate the #Xena brand... |date=May 22, 2013 |access-date=November 1, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |user=RealLucyLawless |number=337442555950149632 |title=...But there's a lot of red tape... |date=May 22, 2013 |access-date=November 1, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://moviepilot.com/stories/973456-xena-the-warrior-princess-might-be-coming-back-to-slay-your-favorites?stamp=45552 |title=Xena: The Warrior Princess might be coming back to slay your favorites |website=Moviepilot |date=May 23, 2013 |access-date=November 1, 2013 }}{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Since then, Lucy Lawless has appeared on multiple televised interviews showing her support of a potential revival of the ''Xena'' franchise, stating that talks are currently underway to resolve legal issues impeding the progress of a potential ''Xena'' movie project.