Carlos López Estrada’s Live-Action Adaptation of "Robin Hood" No Longer Moving Forward at Disney

A long-in-development live-action remake of Disney's 1973 animated feature Robin Hood is officially dead.

What's Happening:

• The Hollywood Reporter shared that filmmaker Carlos López Estrada said that the studio was not moving forward with his planned photorealistic musical remake of Robin Hood.
• “It’s dead, sadly,” Estrada wrote in response to a question about the project’s status. “I say ‘sadly’ because I actually thought there was something really special (and original!) there. Some truly extraordinary music we had figured out for it.”
• The director also stated that he has dreams of doing the project separately with different characters.
• Development of the film was first announced in April 2020 as a project for Disney+, with Kari Granlund (Lady and the Tramp) on board as writer.
• In the world of Disney, Estrada is known for co-directing Raya and the Last Dragon.
• While Robin Hood's live-action adaptation may be dead, Disney is still moving ahead with plenty more remakes.
• This year will see the release of the live-action Moana, while casting was recently revealed for the live-action Tangled.
• A live-action spinoff featuring Beauty and the Beast villain Gaston and a remake of Hercules from filmmaker Guy Ritchie are also in the works.

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• Disney Animation is reimagining select song sequences from recent hits to include ASL in their character animation.