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Old 07-20-2015, 03:27 PM   #1
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Sword in the Stone
Disney's at it again...

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Disney is revisiting its 1963 animated fantasy The Sword in the Stone, putting into development a live-action remake.

Brian Cogman, a writer-producer on HBO’s fantasy Game of Thrones, has been tapped to pen the script for the project, which will be produced by Brigham Taylor.

Stone, the final movie released before Walt Disney’s death, told of a young King Arthur who is being mentored by Merlin.

The feature is loosely based on the T.H. White’s novel of the same name, which later became part of White’s multi-book Arthurian fantasy The Once and Future King.

Taylor, a former production exec at Disney, is producing the studio’s live-action version of The Jungle Book, Jon Favreau’s remake of its 1967 animated movie.

Cogman has already demonstrated an affinity for the Medieval fantasy genre. His work on Thrones has seen him nominated for WGA Awards four times and he is currently working on adapting the fantasy card game Magic: The Gathering for Fox. He also adapted YA fantasy The False Prince for Paramount.

He is repped by UTA, Management 360 and Hansen Jacobson.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hea...-remake-809845
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Old 07-20-2015, 03:33 PM   #2
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How'd you beat Raph's Girl to this scoop? SHE'S supposed to be the one posting all the depressing Disney rehash news.
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Old 07-20-2015, 03:40 PM   #3
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*Sigh* I'll add it to the list of the ever-growing "remaking Disney Classics" list.

Anyone wanna bet they'll incorporate some romance bulls*it between Merlin and Madam Mim in their early years only for it to end in betrayal and Mim wanting revenge on Merlin.

Oh wait that already happened in Maleficent. And it was boring and contrived there. Ugh...
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Old 07-20-2015, 04:24 PM   #4
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Ok this is getting annoying, whats next a live action Lion King movie.

Come on Disney, do a Live action Gargoyles movie instead.
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Betty White as Mad Madam Mim please!!
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Old 07-20-2015, 04:32 PM   #6
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Ok this is getting annoying, whats next a live action Lion King movie.

Come on Disney, do a Live action Gargoyles movie instead.
Don't give them ideas Vicky, we already have a Lion King play, don't need live action. But YES, do a Gargoyles movie!!!

To be honest, now this is getting ridiculous, next thing you know there's a live action Fantasia. How can you do a Sword in the Stone live action film when it clearly has magical elements that might have CGI? It's a film unrequired as much as the Genie film.
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Old 07-20-2015, 04:35 PM   #7
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Also is this movie going to be rated R with lots of killing and Sex in it.
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To be honest, now this is getting ridiculous, next thing you know there's a live action Fantasia.
Live action Fantasia? Once Upon A Time has some elements of Fantasia (the hat being a major plot point) and they ARE making a movie based on Night on Bald Mountain....
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Live action Fantasia? Once Upon A Time has some elements of Fantasia (the hat being a major plot point) and they ARE making a movie based on Night on Bald Mountain....
Excuse me while I go bang my head against a wall. How are they going to make a Night on Bald Mountain live action film considering the amount of content in the original? It'll be censored or heavily toned down.

Is Once Upon A Time good though? Either way, my point is there isn't a reason to remake the classics unless you have a reason to. So, I'm pretty mixed all things considered.
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For God's sake....
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Excuse me while I go bang my head against a wall. How are they going to make a Night on Bald Mountain live action film considering the amount of content in the original? It'll be censored or heavily toned down.

Is Once Upon A Time good though? Either way, my point is there isn't a reason to remake the classics unless you have a reason to. So, I'm pretty mixed all things considered.
OUAT has it's ups and downs storyline wise (the whole Frozen storyline was a big mess) but despite it basically being one big ole fan fic I do rather like the show. Just wish Zenelda/Wicked Witch had stayed dead. *sighs*
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Wow, they're really going overboard with this stuff. And didn't they already make a live action Jungle Book film? I remember I hated it.
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Wow, they're really going overboard with this stuff. And didn't they already make a live action Jungle Book film? I remember I hated it.
Yeah, but ONE of the new live-action Jungle Book movies (because they're doing TWO) has Idris Elba in it.

So that'll be good at least.
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There has been at least two live action jungle book movies, maybe more. I wouldn't mind seeing a new one though if it was done well.

It is not like we haven't seen movies based on the legend of king Arthur before, maybe it will be a good one this time.
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https://www.comicbookmovie.com/fanta...-stone-a157164

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Disney has enlisted Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (28 Weeks Later) to direct the planned live-action remake of their classic animated take on Arthurian Legend, The Sword in the Stone.

In addition to their Merlin origin movie - which may end up being Ridley Scott's next project - Disney has a live-action adaptation of The Sword in the Stone in the works, and THR is now reporting that Juan Carlos Fresnadillo is in talks to direct.

Game of Thrones writer/producer Bryan Cogman penned the script, which has Brigham Taylor (The Jungle Book) on board as producer.

The original 1963 animated adventure took a lighthearted, musical approach to the legend of King Arthur and Excalibur, and if Disney's previous live-action remakes are any indication, this version will most likely aim for a similar tone - although something like that would definitley be a big departure for Fresnadillo.
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I for one hope they include a few more elements of the book.

As they should, if they ever do a Black Cauldron remake.
Man, what that movie was to the Prydain Chronicles was what Shaymalan's Last Airbender was to Avatar: The Last Airbender.
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