Christopher Robin Teaser Trailer Shows Return of Winnie the Pooh
Disney is launching all the new teaser trailers this week. Up next: Christopher Robin.
We also get to see the return of our favourite bear. Winnie the Pooh returns and in this case, Christopher Robin (Ewan McGregor) is no longer a boy, he’s a businessman who is too focused on his work to have a sense of imagination — something Pooh and his friends will help him rediscover. It shows Christopher being forced to skip a holiday with his family after being ordered to help lay off part of his company’s work force — but when he’s at his lowest his old friend returns.
Marc Forster, director of World War Z and Quantum of Solace, will be directing this film. Along with Pooh, we’ll also see the return of Christopher’s old friends, including Tigger, Eeyore and Piglet.
Christopher Robin hits theatres August 3.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
The Revival Of Kim Possible With A Live-Action Movie
Call her, beep her, if you wanna reach Kim Possible she may be coming back to your screens in the near future.
A live-action movie based on the animated series Kim Possible is in the works! Casting for all roles — including the title character, a high school student who juggles cheerleading and crimefighting — is currently underway.
Original series creators Mark McCorkle and Robert Schooley are penning the script, along with Josh Cagan (The DUFF). McCorkle, Schooley and Zanne Devine (I, Tonya) will executive-produce.
If you loved the animated Disney Channel series, this may be something to look forward too. I know the eight year-old inside of me is praying they don’t screw it up.
Are you looking forward to it? Do you think it’ll be a success?
Source: TVLine
Director Found For Disney’s Sword in the Stone Remake
It’s been awhile since we’ve heard anything about Disney’s live-action remake of the Sword in The Stone, but it’s back in the news indicating a strong move forward.
Disney is very close to locking in a director, specifically Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, director of the zombie thriller 28 Weeks Later.
Disney’s original Sword in the Stone was released in 1963 and followed Arthur as a boy who becomes a pupil to Merlin and is taken on unusual adventures thanks to Merlin’s magic.
It was July of 2015 when it was first announced that Game of Thrones writer Bryan Cogman was working on a script, but we’ve heard essentially nothing since then, leading us to wonder whether or not this project was still an active concern.
Disney’s current live-action remake slate consists of the Winnie the Pooh movie with Ewan McGregor, Christopher Robin, set for later this year, with Dumbo, Aladdin, and The Lion King all set for 2019.
Source: Cinema Blend
The Nutcracker and The Four Realms Teaser Trailer
The holiday season is upon us and to add to the festive spirit, Disney has released a teaser trailer of the live-action retelling of E.T.A. Hoffmann’s 1816 story The Nutcracker And The Mouse King.
The Nutcracker And The Four Realms follows Clara (Mackenzie Foy) whose only wish is to get hold of a one-of-a-kind key that will unlock a box that holds a priceless gift from her late mother. A golden thread, presented to her at godfather Drosselmeyer’s (Morgan Freeman) annual holiday party leads her to the coveted key — which promptly disappears into a strange and mysterious parallel world. There, Clara encounters a soldier named Phillip (Jayden Fowora-Knight), a gang of mice and the regents who preside over three Realms: Land of Snowflakes, Land of Flowers and Land of Sweets. Clara and Phillip must brave the ominous Fourth Realm, home to the tyrant Mother Ginger (Helen Mirren), to retrieve Clara’s key and hopefully return harmony to the unstable world.
Other cast members include Jack Whitehall, Richard E Grant, Eugenio Derbez and Keira Knightly. Knightley is playing the sugar-plum fairy. There’s also a special performance by Misty Copeland.
Disney opens The Nutcracker on November 2, 2018.
Source: Deadline
Mena Massoud and Naomi Scott Will Play Lead Roles in Live-Action ‘Aladdin’
After reporting some troubles finding the perfect Aladdin and Jasmine, it was announced during D23 this weekend that Mena Massoud (Jack Ryan) and Naomi Scott (Power Rangers) will play the two roles in the upcoming live action Aladdin.
Academy Award nominee Will Smith was also confirmed as the genie, taking over the iconic role the late Robin Williams played in the animated version.
The movie, directed by Guy Ritchie, is set to come out in 2019.