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by Adam Chitwood Posted:February 1st, 2011 at 5:07 pm
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It seems that Snow White is all the rage in Hollywood. Universal has Snow White and the Huntsmen with Viggo Mortensen and Kristen Stewart mulling over roles, and Relativity Media is working on The Brothers Grimm: Snow White. Well now Disney’s thrown its hat into the ring with its long-gestating Snow White project getting a punch-up by recent Oscar nominee (and past winner) Michael Arndt (Toy Story 3). The film, titled Snow and the Seven transports the fairy tale to 19th century China. Heat Vision describes the plot thusly:
A 19th century Englishwoman returns to her Hong Kong home for her father’s funeral, only to discover that her stepmother is plotting against her. She escapes to mainland China, finding solace among a rogue band of seven international warriors.
Well, that’s certainly one way to go with the story. Disney is currently waiting to see how Natalie Portman’s pregnancy will impact her decision to star in the film. No matter, if Portman decides to take some time off this will certainly be the next project that elicits casting rumors for months, with every young actress sure to be vying for the role. No word on when they’re looking to get production started, though this is one of their top priority properties at the moment so expect more info sooner rather than later.
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I’m sorry Disney, but this is a bad call… Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is the film that made you famous, it’s what you owe your legacy to, arguably more than Mickey Mouse himself, and to try and retell that story would just be foolish beyond comprehension.
To put it in perspective, imagine if 70 years from now a brand new team at Pixar decided to make a live-action romantic comedy remake of Toy Story called Toys about two men who are fighting over a women and trying to undermine the other.
Alice in Wonderland was ok because the original was probably the least cherished of the animated features from that era (package films like Saludos Amigos and Melody Time notwithstanding). Sorcerer’s Apprentice was pushing it, and this is just plain going too far.
Let’s wait and see if the movie is actually good to decide whether or not its a good idea. You never know, it could be a really fun adventure.
Move it to Japan: Snow White-chan and the Seven Samurai!
Possibility, is a beautiful thing…..