Disney is giving The Aristocats the remake therapy, they usually’ve tapped Questlove — one of many coolest cats within the biz — to direct.
In accordance with Selection, the replace of the 1970 traditional might be a mix of live-action and CGI. A pair different flicks which have tried this methodology previously few years embody Sonic the Hedgehog and Area Jam: A New Legacy, two films that had considerably tumultuous rollouts. (Consequence didn’t love both upon their releases.) Hopefully this one goes over extra easily!
Questlove can also be government producing and overseeing the music for the Aristocats revamp. Peter Rabbit filmmaker Will Gluck and Pixar’s Onward author Keith Bunin are adapting the screenplay, which is a couple of household of posh felines who get kidnapped by their proprietor’s butler in an try to steal the cats’ inheritance.
The Aristocats joins Disney classics like The Lion King, Magnificence and the Beast, Aladdin, and Mulan in getting a live-action remake. Additionally coming down the pipeline are new variations of The Little Mermaid, starring Halle Bailey, and Snow White, starring Rachel Zegler.
Greatest often called the co-founding drummer of The Roots, Questlove made his directorial debut along with his 2021 live performance documentary Summer time of Soul. He’s additionally engaged on a documentary about Sly and the Household Stone.
