The bell tolls for David Henry Hwang as writer of Disney’s Hunchback film

Posted 6 years ago

Disney has found their writer for HUNCHBACK, the live-action adaptation of their 1996 animated classic, THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME, in Tony Award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang. Based on the novel by Victor Hugo, the House of Mouse's animated family...

Idris Elba to star in and direct retelling of The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Posted 7 years ago

When I think of Quasimodo, the hunchback at the center of Victor Hugo's "The Hunchback of Notre Dame," Idris Elba isn't the first person to spring to mind, but THR reports that the handsome son of a gun will be...

Jon Favreau talks Lion King, Jungle Book 2 and shooting them back-to-back

Posted 9 years ago

I think audiences were pleasantly surprised that the live-action adaptation of THE JUNGLE BOOK didn’t suck, so it was no surprise that Disney offered up director Jon Favreau the chance to do a sequel, as well as a new version...