Disney Plans Live-Action Robin Hood

[Vicky82]

Disney have got another live action remake planned this time Robin Hood.

https://www.cbr.com/live-action-anth...ampaign=CBR-TW

Disney is developing a live-action reboot of Robin Hood, its 1973 animated classic that reimagined the legend's cast of characters as animals.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Blindspotting director Carlos Lopez Estrada will direct the film. Kari Granlund, who penned Disney+'s Lady and the Tramp remake, will write the script. The film is planned as a musical with anthropomorphic CGI characters based in live action.

In the world of Disney's Robin Hood, every character was reimagined as an animal: Robin Hood and Maid Marian were foxes; Little John was a bear; Friar Tuck, a badger; Prince John, a lion; the sheriff of Nottingham, a wolf; and so on. It appears Disney's live-action remake will retain these characterizations.

Likewise, since Robin Hood will be a musical, it will likely include popular songs from the original film, like the Oscar nominated track "Love" and "Oo De Lally."

Come on Disney do a live action Gargoyles movie.

[MikeandRaph87]

I never understood why Disney made Robin Hood into a menagerie of anthropomorphic animals. Was it ever explained why that was the case? I would find the Disney film more appealing if it was of humans like the legend.

[ChosenOne]

My favorite Disney movie as a kid! Hopefully they keep that amazing intro and the big all-out brawl towards the middle of the movie, which got me started on my lifelong love of chaotic fight scenes.

[FredWolfLeonardo]

Originally Posted by MikeandRaph87

I never understood why Disney made Robin Hood into a menagerie of anthropomorphic animals. Was it ever explained why that was the case? I would find the Disney film more appealing if it was of humans like the legend.

My guess would be that people love animated animal characters.

After all, The Jungle Book was a blockbuster hit just a few years before Robin Hoods's release.

[TigerClaw]

Hopefully the character designs are similar to the original. But with realistic fur texture like Detective Pikachu and Sonic.

[ninja-zero]

I hope for this one, they can change the ending. Like this!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IZHa8urHZ4

[Candy Kappa]

As long as it’s more Detective Pikachu and less Cats, it could be cute. But I’m fairly burnt out on live-action remakes

[Jazzfox]

Huh.... feeling kinda conflicted =x

On the one hand, Robin Hood was like my fave ever Disney movie as a kid, but at the same time, I've really not been a fan of the 'Live Action' Disney remakes of late

Yet, unlike the others, Robin Hood doesn't see half as much love from folks as a 'Disney Classic', I'm very hesitant, but I WANNA imagine I can enjoy it when it comes out =x

I may be slightly biased in my feelings on this one, I'm just gonna go ahead and cross fingers I guess, lol, and maybe take solace in the fact that with girl power first being a thing in the last couple 'Live Actions' that maybe, just maybe, more stuff for Maid Marian?

[Panda_Kahn_fan]

Actually, the reason they made the animated Robin hood animals, was the movie started as an adaptation of Renyard the Fox, a French folk character who was more of a trickster figure. Walt loved the character of Renyard, and had been trying to make a movie about him for years. Eventually, the company decided sometime in production to change the fox character to Robin Hood, because that character was more well-known in the english-speaking world.

A CGI Robin hood remake makes little sense, but after the Lion King, I guess that was inevitable.

[MikeandRaph87]

Originally Posted by Panda_Kahn_fan

Actually, the reason they made the animated Robin hood animals, was the movie started as an adaptation of Renyard the Fox, a French folk character who was more of a trickster figure. Walt loved the character of Renyard, and had been trying to make a movie about him for years. Eventually, the company decided sometime in production to change the fox character to Robin Hood, because that character was more well-known in the english-speaking world.

A CGI Robin hood remake makes little sense, but after the Lion King, I guess that was inevitable.

Thanks. That makes sense that it evolved from something else. It always seemed odd to me that this one was about anthropomorphic animals when there was not present for it in the actual story like Bambi,Dumbo, Lion King ( its Kimba and Hamlet in one),etc. and stands out for that reason. Note that I am not knocking it, but just perplexed and wondered if it would have played out differently with humans. The other one of course that stands in the same way is Sherlock Holmes/The Great Mouse detective. I wonder why Reynard was not later adapted in some form?