Disney is continuing its quest to give every movie in its archives a live-action adaptation. The studio giant is reportedly in the early stages of adapting The Aristocats [1] with its live-action team, according to Deadline. The news comes after production wrapped [2] on the Little Mermaid remake starring Halle Bailey. A Snow White adaptation is also currently in the works [3] with Rachel Zegler [4].
The original Aristocats came out in 1970, and the animated musical follows a group of pampered cats who, with help from a street-smart alley cat, attempt to get back their rightful inheritance from a scheming butler. The fact that the film's main characters are cats does complicate the live-action model, but sources told Deadline the adaptation would look like the 2019 Lady and the Tramp, which employed CGI [5].
Details are still sparse, but Will Gluck and Keith Bunin have reportedly signed on to write the script. Gluck previously wrote, directed, and produced the recent live-action Peter Rabbit adaptations. Bunin has a stage background, but his screenwriting credits include Pixar's 2020 film Onward.