Fans of the 1970s Disney animated film Robin Hood You’re unlikely to be particularly thrilled after the recent update about a potential live-action remake.
During a recent Reddit AMA, director Carlos Lopez Estrada said the studio has not moved forward with its planned live-action musical project. Hollywood Reporter It was exclusively reported in April 2020 that Estrada was in early development on the film for the streaming service Disney+ after finalizing deals before the industry shut down amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
“He has died, unfortunately,” Estrada wrote in response to a question about the status of the project. “I say ‘unfortunately’ because I actually thought there was something really special (and original!) there. We discovered some really unusual music for that.”
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THR It was previously reported that Kari Granlund was writing the script for a remake of the film that would be a mix of live action and CG. Granlund worked on the script for Disney’s 2019 version of the film Lady and the Trampwhich became the studio’s first remake to debut on the streaming platform.
Disney has continued to prioritize its theatrical remakes of classic animated properties. This involves a direct action tangled, Which returned to active development after that THR It was reported last year that progress on the film had been paused in light of Rachel Ziegler and Gal Gadot’s live-action spinoff. snow white Poor performance at the box office. Since then, Disney has had huge success with the live-action remake of the film Lilo and Stitchwhile the prequel Barry Jenkins Mufasa: The Lion King He also had a strong showing.
Live action remake directed by Thomas Kail Moana It hits theaters this summer. In addition, the studio developed a live-action segment for beauty and the beast The villain Gaston and the remake of Hercules From director Guy Ritchie.
Robin Hood It hit theaters in 1973 and used animated anthropomorphic animals to tell the classic story of a heroic outlaw. Robin Hood and Maid Marian are depicted as red foxes, while Little John is a brown bear, and Prince John is a lion. The film grossed $32 million at the domestic box office ($234 million today) and earned an Academy Award nomination for the song “Love.”
Bob Iger, who will soon end his position as Disney CEO, said during a conference call last year that the studio focused its efforts on theatrical releases after previously trying to ramp up its Disney+ slate.
“We all know that in our zeal to flood our streaming platform with more content, we tapped into all of our creative engines, including Marvel, and made them produce more,” Iger said. “We have also learned over time that quantity does not necessarily breed quality.”
During his Reddit chat, Estrada also responded to a question about his experience co-directing Disney’s 2021 animated film. Raya and the Last Dragon.
“Disney was very special and very difficult,” Estrada said. Noting that he was the first director of color at Disney Animation, he continued, “Needless to say, I was only there for a few years. But they were really good years. I wouldn’t trade them for the world. But I have some proper crazy Disney stories to share someday.”
