Five months ago we told you that, after that author mincer called Disney left no trace of his marked personal stamp in the real-action remake of ‘Aladdin’, Guy Ritchie was going to try his luck once again in The House of Mouse directing a new live actionthis time based on the fantastic ‘Hercules’ by Ron Clements and John Musker, released 25 years ago.
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Once recovered from the shock, Joe and Anthony Russowho will produce the feature film under the label of their independent studio AGBO, as well as making it clear that they won’t be ready to do something with Marvel “until the end of the decade”, have given some other detail about their ‘Hercules’. And believe me when I tell you that his statements can bring tail.
In their conversation with the Variety medium, the brothers have talked about his relationship with Disney and, more importantly, about the possible evolution of the way they work with their licenses.
“We have an amazing relationship with them that we’ve built over a decade. I think we have a point of view on how they can push the boundaries of their IP going forward, rather than playing IP management game.”
Nevertheless, the real juice of the interview comes when the Russos talk about ‘Hercules’of which they have said that “it will be a little more experimental in tone and a little more experimental in execution”; adding that they believe that in Disney “they’re excited to see what we can bring to the table in a way that isn’t just a remake of the animated film” and that “Guy [Ritchie] he is perfect for his penchant for experimentation”.
A boat soon, all this, if they are not empty promises that end up buried under industrial machinery, sounds like a thousand wonders. But the real bomb has been released when commenting on the musical aspect that the film will have, and the source of inspiration you will have: TikTok.
“There’s a question about how you translate it as a musical. Audiences today are trained by TikTok, right? What are their expectations of how a musical has to look and feel? It can be a lot of fun and help us push the boundaries a little bit on when it comes to running a modern musical.
As Calvin Candie says in ‘Django Unchained’: Gentlemen, you had my curiosity; now you have my attention.