Reportedly, there is a live-action Snow White film in development at Disney. THR recently broke the news that hot on the heels of their current undertaking, Beauty and the Beast with Emma Watson and Dan Stevens, The Disney Studios are once again returning to the fairy tale well with another modern live-action musical take on a classic.
According to the article, negotiations are currently underway with Erin Cressida Wilson, who recently wrote the screenplay adaptation of The Girl on the Train, to write the script. The film will expand upon the story and music from the beloved 1937 original animated classic, which was Disney’s very first animated feature film. Winning an honorary Oscar at the 11th Academy Awards and easily considered one of, if not the most, successful animated films of all time.
“Disney has been on a roll with its new takes on its animated classics, including such successes as Maleficent, The Jungle Book and Cinderella. The studio’s next live-action fairytale release, which also features another empowered heroine, will be Beauty and the Beast, starring Emma Watson, which is set to open March 17. Disney also is developing a live-action version of Mulan for 2018, and has brought back Jon Favreau to helm a new take on The Lion King. A live-action Aladdin also is in the works, with Guy Ritchie attached to direct.”
Not much else is known at this time, stay tuned here on Second Union for further developments as they unfold!
