After Cinderella, The Little Mermaid and Snow White, increasingly persistent rumors announce several other projects surrounding the live adaptation of the great classic. We recently learned that Florence Pugh has been approached to slip into her Rapunzel costume…but that’s not all!
The Big Bay firm is also developing live-action versions of The Princess and the Frog and Hercules , according to Daniel Richtman and MyTimeTo ShineHello, two well-known industry insiders.
For the first project, Lupita Nyong’o, Oscar winner of 12 Years A Slave, will be the first choice for the role of Tiana, the main character of The Princess and the Frog.
Regarding Hercules, Daniel Richtman has put forward two names to interpret the demigod and his accomplice, Megara. It would be Taron Egerton and Ariana Grande.
If the latter is a successful singer, which would allow him to provide songs for the film, the 33-year-old actor also showed that he knows how to do a voice in the biopic Rocketman, where he played the role of Elton John.
The actor also showed the physical abilities (Kingsman, Robin Hood, Black Bird) that the hero of Hercules could maintain. The film will be produced from 2020, produced by Joe and Anthony Russo (Avengers: Endgame) and directed by Guy Ritchie, who previously directed the live-action adaptation of Aladdin.
in November 2022, at Variety’s microphoneJoe Russo has promised that this new version will not be a frame-by-frame remake like The Lion King, but a more experimental project, especially inspired by TikTok.
“There are questions about how to translate that into a musical. Audiences today have been trained by TikTok, haven’t they? What do they expect in terms of the look and feel of it? The mood of the musical? It can be a lot of fun and help us push the boundaries of what a modern musical can do.”she said.
It will take some patience to learn more, the writers and actors strike is still going on in Hollywood. Is Disney good at continuing to dust off the classics? Released for $250 million, The Little Mermaid brought in “only” $567 million internationally.
Not an exceptional figure that could stop the American giant from producing these remakes. The release of the next Snow White, expected on March 20, 2024, will surely be decisive for the future.
In anticipation of the hypothetical Hercules and The Princess and the Frog, we can find Snow White (2024), Lilo and Stitch (2024), Mufasa (2024) and Moana (2025) on our screens. In addition, Disney is also considering live-action versions of The Aristocats, Merlin the Wizard, Bambi and Robin Hood. However, it should be noted that these projects are still in early development without confirmed release dates and may not be completed.
Source: Allocine
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