Disney mulls live-action version of "The Little Mermaid"May 26, 2016 - 10:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Disney is in talks to make a live-action version of "The Little Mermaid". As AceShowbiz reports citing Deadline, studio execs are in the early stages of reviving the Hans Christian Andersen story as a live-action feature. Production chiefs recently heard a new take and are currently evaluating whether to proceed with the idea. The site reports that initial discussions have also taken place with major producers, including some with a strong connection to the studio. Should Disney execs decide to move forward, they'll compete against an existing live-action project being led by Working Title and set up at Universal. The Universal project has Chloe Moretz attached to star and Rebecca Thomas set to direct from a script by Richard Curtis. Following the recent success of "The Jungle Book", Disney is moving forward expansively with its live-action slate in general. Its upcoming movies include "Alice Through the Looking Glass", "Pete's Dragon" and "Beauty and the Beast (2017)". Emma Stone is set to star in "Cruella", Ava DuVernay will direct "A Wrinkle in Time". Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson will star in "Jungle Cruise", Tim Burton will direct "Dumbo", and Rob Marshall will direct Emily Blunt in "Mary Poppins". Also in the pipelines are "Maleficent 2" with Angelina Jolie set to return, "The Nutcracker and the Four Realms" with director Lasse Hallstrom, "The Jungle Book 2" with both director Jon Favreau and writer Justin Marks returning, and a Tinker Bell project with Reese Witherspoon. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |