Tag: Hercules
The Disney Parks Announcements Put the Rest of D23 to Shame
Tonight at D23, the Horizons: Disney Experiences Showcase unveiled a host of new attractions coming to the Disney Parks. Josh D’Amaro, the Disney Experiences Chairman, assured attendees that they are all in active development, saying, “This isn’t Blue Sky… we’re gonna do all of this.” Bl...
Read MoreHercules Remake Will be TikTok-Inspired
Anthony and Joe Russo recently spoke with Variety about the remake of Disney’s Hercules they’re guiding with Guy Ritchie as the director. Here’s a quote about the approach they’re taking with the material: “There are questions about how you translate it as a musical,�...
Read MoreGuy Ritchie to Direct Live-Action Hercules for Disney
A Deadline exclusive reveals that Guy Ritchie has been selected to direct Disney’s Hercules live-action remake. Ritchie previously helmed the studio’s Aladdin remake in 2019 to great financial success. The film will be produced by AGBO, the production company owned by Joe and Anthony Rus...
Read MoreRusso Brothers to Produce Live-Action Hercules for Disney
News broke today via the Hollywood Reporter that a live-action remake of 1997’s Hercules is in the works at Disney. The film is planned for a theatrical run as opposed to a Disney+ debut. Joe and Anthony Russo of Marvel fame are set to produce, with Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings wr...
Read MoreTop 5 Disney Heroines
In our review of Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame, I discussed the character of Esmeralda a little, and it gave me an idea. A while back, I ranked Disney Princesses with the intent of writing an additional piece on the animation studio’s other heroines, and today I’d like to do so. These c...
Read MoreA Decade of Disney: Hercules (1997)
Virginia: Welcome back to A Decade Of, in which we’re chronicling the Disney Renaissance period one film at a time. Today, we’ll be looking at Hercules, Disney’s second attempt at adapting characters from Greek Mythology, after the Pastoral Symphony segment of the original Fantasia. Hercules w...
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