The classic Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, The Little Mermaid, is getting a live-action treatment as Working Title has obtain the rights to produce a film based on it. The production company has tapped Joe Wright to direct the said movie. His previous works include Atonement and The Soloist. Abi Morgan, who wrote the screenplay for The Iron Lady, has been tasked to adapt the story into this live action film.
The Little Mermaid is a children’s classic which Walt Disney Studios has animated in 1989 and featured a lot of singing and dancing. This went on to become such a big hit on the stage, as well.
No word yet on who will star the said film and when production starts, but this slew of fairy tale movies turned live action film seems to be the latest trend in Hollywood, isn’t it?
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Walt Disney Animation Studios presents the musical “The Princess and the Frog,” an animated comedy set in the great city of New Orleans. From the creators of “The Little Mermaid” and “Aladdin” comes a modern twist on a classic tale, featuring a beautiful girl named Tiana (Anika Noni Rose), a frog prince who desperately wants to be human again, and a fateful kiss that leads them both on a hilarious adventure through the mystical bayous of Louisiana.
“The Princess and the Frog” marks the return to hand-drawn animation from the revered team of John Musker and Ron Clements, with music by Oscar®-winning composer Randy Newman (”Monsters, Inc.,” “Cars,” “Toy Story”).
Cast:
Anika Noni Rose, John Goodman, Keith David, Jim Cummings, Jenifer Lewis
Synopsis:
Walt Disney Pictures takes the Disney Channel phenom to the big screen in a feature film extravaganza. Miley Stewart (Miley Cyrus) struggles to juggle school, friends and her secret pop-star persona; when Hannah Montana’s soaring popularity threatens to take over her life—she just might let it. So her father (Billy Ray Cyrus) takes the teen home to Crowley Corners, Tenn., for a dose of reality, kicking off an adventure filled with the kind of fun, laughter and romance even Hannah Montana couldn’t imagine.
Here is an upcoming movie that everyone is sure to love. A great movie for the family, Walt Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer bring to us G Force. The movie is about specially trained guinea pigs dispatched to stop a diabolical billionaire from taking over the world. A sure film blockbuster suitable for the family.
The voices of the guinea pigs were from Nicolas Cage, Penelope Cruz, Sam Rockwell, and Steve Buscemi among others.
The classic Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, The Little Mermaid, is getting a live-action treatment as Working Title has obtain the rights to produce a film based on it. The production company has tapped Joe Wright to direct the said movie. His previous works include Atonement and The Soloist. Abi Morgan, who wrote the screenplay for The Iron Lady, has been tasked to adapt the story into this live action film. 
