After winning an Academy Award, you must assume an individual’s profession choices immediately turn into far more huge. Little doubt Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson—a massively profitable musician along with selecting up an Oscar final 12 months for Summer of Soul—already had fairly a little bit of freedom in selecting his subsequent undertaking, however who may have predicted he’d select… a remake of Disney’s The Aristocats?
Perhaps these two cuties?
At any fee, Deadline had the news on the information, which calls the movie “a live-action/hybrid reimagining” of the 1970 Disney classic “a couple of household of Parisian felines who be taught they’re set to inherit a fortune from their proprietor. When the proprietor’s jealous butler kidnaps them and leaves them within the nation, they need to group up with a smooth-talking tomcat to attempt to make it again residence earlier than it’s too late.” It should be the most recent in an extended line of Disney live-action remakes of its animated favorites, together with a much-anticipated take on The Little Mermaid that’ll be out in May.
The script for this reboot is by Will Gluck (Peter Rabbit, Annie) and Keith Bunin (Horns); Questlove might be amongst its government producers and, maybe unsurprisingly, will even be accountable for the movie’s music. The unique Aristocats options the standout music “Ev’rybody Needs to Be a Cat,” sung by a pre-The Shining Scatman Crothers and others.
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What do you consider this information? Are you excited for Questlove’s spin on The Aristocats? What Disney animated movie do you assume ought to get the live-action remedy subsequent?
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