LONDON -- Working Title Films is teaming with director Joe Wright to develop a live-action movie version of Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale "The Little Mermaid."
The script -- for what will be the first English-language live-action adaptation of the tale -- has been penned by Abi Morgan ("Brick Lane") for Working Title and Wright.
It tells the classic tale of a young mermaid who gives up her life in the sea to love a human prince.
Andersen's story was first published in 1837 and has been adapted numerous times for stage and screen. Wright's version is inspired by a children's puppet theatre production of the classic at London's Little Angel Theatre Company, backers said.
Working Title's co-chairmen Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner announced the plans.
The project brings Wright back into the Working Title stable having made his first three movies with them, "Pride & Prejudice," "Atonement" and "The Soloist."
Wright is currently in post-production on the Saoirse Ronan, Cate Blanchett and Eric Bana starrer "Hanna" for Focus Features.
So a dude famous for making ninny British tear-jerkers is gonna do a live action remake of an animated musical starring a mermaid and talking crustaceans?
So a dude famous for making ninny British tear-jerkers is gonna do a live action remake of an animated musical starring a mermaid and talking crustaceans?
Well the original fairytale is very dark, and the ending is horrible and sad, but still...
When did they do Sleeping Beauty and Beauty And the Beast?!
Or have they yet lol
They're planning to make a live action of Sleeping Beauty and they already did Beastly starring Vanessa Hudgens which is a live action of Beauty and the Beast
They're planning to make a live action of Sleeping Beauty and they already did Beastly starring Vanessa Hudgens which is a live action of Beauty and the Beast
A mess
Sounds like it would be a mess. they need to leave classics CLASSIC and not ruin them
The Little Mermaid is my all time favorite Disney Princess. I was let down with the Live Action Moive of The Avatar The Last Airbender, I hope they do this movie Justice. I wonder whose gonna play Ariel, Maybe a Newbie.
they need to leave classics CLASSIC and not ruin them