Disney’s remake of the 1973 animated movie “Robin Hood” is no longer moving forward.
“Blindspotting” and “Raya and the Last Dragon” director Carlos López Estrada shared the update during a Reddit AMA earlier this week.
“Its dead sadly,” Estrada wrote. “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.”
While the Disney project is dead, Estrada added, “I keep [daydreaming] about doing it independently with different characters.”
The live-action/CGI hybrid movie was announced in April 2020 as being in early development for Disney+. Estrada was on board to helm the remake from a script by Kari Granlund, who wrote 2019’s Disney+ reboot of “Lady and the Tramp.” Justin Springer (“Dumbo” and “Tron: Legacy”) would produce.
The 1973 “Robin Hood” centered on the classic story of Robin Hood, Little John and the inhabitants of Nottingham as they fought against Prince John’s excessive taxation, but animated movie took place in a world of anthropomorphized animals. Robin Hood was portrayed as a fox, Little John was depicted as a bear, Friar Tuck as a badger, Prince John as a lion, the sheriff of Nottingham as a wolf and Maid Marian as a vixen. “Robin Hood” earned $32 million at the box office on a $5 million budget, and the movie’s song “Love” received an Oscar nomination.
Estrada is repped by CAA and Ziffren Brittenham. Granlund is repped by Verve and Industry Entertainment.
The Hollywood Reporter first reported the development update.
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