Oscar winner Michael Arndt, writer of both Little Miss Sunshine and last year’s Toy Story 3, has been commissioned to adapt Disney’s Snow and the Seven, which has been in some sort of development since 2002. The project’s a re-imagining of the perennial Disney classic, setting the tale in, wait for it…19th Century China. So something like Mulan and the Seven Dwarfs?
Let’s hope it’s not quite that easy. The film “centers on a 19th century Englishwoman who returns to her Hong Kong home for her father’s funeral, only to discover that her stepmother is plotting against her. She escapes to mainland China, finding solace among a rogue band of seven international warriors.” [THR]
So, yes, probably not that easy. Phew. Francis Lawrence has been on board to direct since the beginning stages, while much is still up in the air in regards to Natalie Portman playing the lead role. Of course Disney would love for that to happen.
Do we need a live-action re-imagining of the animated classic? Starring Natalie Portman?