With the remake of ‘The Lion King’ (‘The Lion King’) in the Disney + catalog since the beginning of the fateful 2020, it is no longer surprising that popular animated films from decades ago have adaptations “live action” (live action). The strange thing is that there is one left to play. And of course, it was only a matter of time Disney will look at ‘The Aristocats’ (‘The AristoCats’).
The reference is ‘Lady and the Tramp’ (not ‘Cats’)
The information comes from Deadline, which reveals the signing of Will Gluck (‘Peter Rabbit 2’) and Keith Bunin (‘Onward’) to write the project script. Apparently, Disney’s plan is for the new version of ‘The Aristocats’ to be similar to the real-action remake of ‘Lady and the Tramp’ (‘Lady and the Tramp’), which came directly to the Disney + catalog in 2019 We’ll see how it compares to Universal’s famous ‘Cats’…
Although the intention is to repeat the play of ‘Lady and the Tramp’, for now It has not been clarified if this new remake will be reserved for the streaming platform or will go through theaters first. Taking into account that the company is launching the latest Pixar movies on Disney +, I would bet on a direct premiere of ‘The Aristocats’ in the homes of Disney + subscribers. There is no date yet for the start of production.
Remember that the original film was released in 1970 and was directed by Wolfgang Reithermann. The story is set in Paris and revolves around a family of cats that inherits a fortune after the death of its owner. However, the lady’s butler does not like the idea of working for some millionaire animals: he kidnaps them and abandons them in the field. The felines thus begin an adventure to return home before it’s too late…