Disney is reportedly pursuing a remake of Robin Hood for its Disney+ streaming service. The new version of the movie will be a musical and use a live-action/CGI hybrid visual style to create a world where anthropomorphic animals are the characters of the classic Robin Hood story.
The Hollywood Reporter says Kari Granlund, who’s credited on the screenplay for Disney’s Lady and the Tramp remake, is writing the script and Disney is also reportedly eyeing Carlos López Estrada, the indie director behind Blindspotting and Summertime. The report doesn’t say whether the remake will use the same songs as Disney’s original Robin Hood movie.
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Disney’s adaptation of the Robin Hood folklore was released in 1973. The Disney version follows the familiar story of Robin Hood, a thief who steals from the rich and gives to the poor while trying to win over the love of his life, except the Disney film is a comedy musical that also turned the characters into animals. Robin Hood and Maid Marian are foxes, Prince John is a lion, and so on. The New York Times says the original film was a blockbuster hit when it was first released.
It’s the latest in a long line of Disney remakes on the way. Disney will release Mulan in theaters on July 24 and Cruella in May 2021. The studio was also reportedly in production on remakes of The Little Mermaid and Peter Pan when the coronavirus shut down the industry, according to Variety
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This news comes only a few days after Disney chief executive Bob Iger said smaller movies that have theatrical potential will come to Disney+ instead. The studio recently ditched theatrical plans for Artemis Fowl, which was supposed to hit theaters next month.
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Petey Oneto is a freelance writer for IGN who loves that rooster from the original Robin Hood movie. I hope my boy gets the full $200 million Lion King CGI treatment.
Source: IGN.com Robin Hood Remake from Disney Reportedly on the Way