Since Pixar is a trusted brand, folks show up for Inside Out and Wall-E. You know folks are going to show up to Star Wars VII, so you cast Daisy Ridley and John Boyega as the new heroes. Gore Verbinski’s Curse of the Black Pearl crafted an original story with original characters (like Johnny Depp’s Jack Sparrow and Keira Knightley’s Elizabeth Turner) who became “movie stars.” Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s The LEGO Movie used the insurance of a beloved IP to craft an imaginative story which was a rallying cry for Hollywood to use the protection of IP to let their imaginations run wild. The great thing about turning non-narrative IP into movies is that you get a blank slate. As such, theme parks are the logical next treasure trove. Collider reports that Johansson will star in and produce Disney’s Tower of Terror Josh Cooley ( Toy Story 4 ) is writing the script, with no director attached. Disney needs new live-action franchises with at least some viable IP attached. Even Marvel, Lucasfilm and James Cameron’s Avatar sequels are in “trust but verify” mode. The world of theatrical animation itself on uncertain ground. In 2021, the most nostalgia-friendly Disney animated films mostly tapped out in terms of remake/reimagining potential (save for the in-production The Little Mermaid). The film also introduces Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova, a character who's expected to play a significant role in the MCU's Phase 4.While Pirates of the Caribbean joined Shrek, Spider-Man and Harry Potter as films that would define the post-9/11 blockbuster (followed a few years later by Transformers), The Country Bears (which is essentially Almost Famous for kids) and The Haunted Mansion ($182 million on an $80 million budget) didn’t portend to a grand future of Disney theme park movies. Johansson reprises her role as Natasha Romanoff in the movie, which takes place prior to the events of 2018's Avengers: Infinity War and was originally scheduled for May 2020. What's more, Disney is set to drop its Jungle Cruise film in theaters and on Disney+ Premier Access in July, with Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt starring.Īs it happens, a few weeks before Jungle Cruise arrives, Disney will release Marvel's Black Widow using the same hybrid theatrical/streaming model. Elsewhere, Dear White People creator Justin Simien is directing a Haunted Mansion movie co-written by Ghostbusters (2016) scribe Katie Dippold. The studio is also working on a spinoff of its popular Pirates of the Caribbean films, with Margot Robbie attached to star and Birds of Prey (2020) screenwriter Christina Hodson penning the script. Tower of Terror is one of a handful of films based on Disney's theme park attractions moving forward right now. RELATED: Disney Plans to 'Mine' Park Visitor Data to Grow Streaming Subscriber Base However, that iteration of the project never made it past early development. John August, who wrote the studio's 2012 stop-motion Frankenweenie and 2019 live-action Aladdin retellings, penned the treatment for a theatrical film based on the attraction in 2015. A slightly different version of the original ride launched at Disney California Adventure in 2004, prior to being restructured to house the Marvel Cinematic Universe-inspired Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: Breakout! attraction in 2017.ĭisney previously adapted the Tower of Terror ride into a TV movie in 1997, with Steve Guttenberg and Kirsten Dunst starring. The attraction takes guests on a journey through an ominous and seemingly haunted hotel in an elevator, culminating with a dramatic free-fall drop. Also known as The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, the Tower of Terror ride debuted at Walt Disney World in 1994 before opening at additional Disney theme parks around the world.
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