Kate Harrold on Disney’s ongoing fight to be feminist… The Disney Princess is an iconic film archetype and one that has been around since Snow White and the Seven Dwarves premiered in 1938 and it doesn’t seem to be a figure fading from our cultural canon anytime soon. With reinvention being a continuous process, the […]
Marc Webb tapped to bring Disney’s live-action Snow White to life
With Aladdin currently surpassing critical and commercial expectations around the world, and The Lion King gearing up for a cinematic stampede on July 19th, Disney have been quick to announce details of another back-catalogue classic to receive the live-action treatment. According to Variety‘s exclusive report, 500 Days of Summer director Marc Webb is being lined […]
Brie Larson reportedly wanted for Disney’s Snow White spinoff Rose Red
Brie Larson is currently busy shooting Disney and Marvel’s superhero blockbuster Captain Marvel, and if a report from DisneyFilmFacts is to be believed, the Oscar winner may soon be set for a reunion with the Mouse House. According to the outlet, Larson is wanted for the title role in the studio’s live-action Snow White and […]
The Week in Movies – Suicide Squad reshoots, Obi-Wan Star Wars spin-off, Ben Affleck writes solo Batman movie and more…
The Week in Movies discusses the last seven days in cinema, like the reported Suicide Squad reshoots to lighten its tone following Batman v Superman’s critical reception, has Ewan McGregor met with LucasFilm about an Obi-Wan Star Wars spin-off film?; Ben Affleck has written a script for the Batman solo movie and much, much more… […]
Disney planning live-action film about Snow White’s sister
Disney is set to make a new live-action Snow White film, although this one will revolve around her sister, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The new film is set to have a “revisionist” feel that would add Snow White’s sister Rose Red into the story. Justin Merz (The Boxcar Children) has written the script for the proposed […]
The Huntsman gets new director
Visual effects supremo Cedric Nicolas-Troyan is in early talks to take over from Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption) to direct the upcoming prequel to Snow White and the Huntsman. Darabont left the project last week due to creative differences. The film is set before the events of the hit 2012 movie and shows how Chris […]