Director Carlos López Estrada has confirmed that Disney's planned remake of the 1973 animated film Robin Hood is no longer moving forward. Estrada shared the update during a Reddit AMA, expressing disappointment over the project's cancellation. He mentioned envisioning an independent version with different characters.
Disney's remake of the 1973 animated classic Robin Hood has been canceled, according to director Carlos López Estrada. The project, announced in April 2020 for Disney+, was envisioned as a live-action and CGI hybrid. Estrada, known for directing Blindspotting and Raya and the Last Dragon, was set to helm the film from a screenplay by Kari Granlund, who wrote the 2019 Disney+ reboot of Lady and the Tramp. Producer Justin Springer, who worked on the 2019 live-action Dumbo and Tron: Legacy, was also attached.
During a Reddit AMA earlier this week, Estrada responded to a question about the remake: “It’s dead, sadly,” he wrote. He added, “I say sadly because I actually thought there was something really special (and original!) there. Some truly extraordinary music we had figured out for it.” In a follow-up, Estrada noted, “I keep daydreaming about doing it independently with different characters.”
The original 1973 film, directed by Wolfgang Reitherman and produced by Walt Disney, adapts the legend of Robin Hood with anthropomorphic animals: Robin as a fox, Little John as a bear, Prince John as a lion, and Maid Marian as a vixen. It follows their fight against excessive taxation in Nottingham. The movie earned $32 million at the box office on a $5 million budget and received an Oscar nomination for the song “Love.” Voice cast included Brian Bedford as Robin Hood, Monica Evans as Maid Marian, Phil Harris as Little John, and Peter Ustinov as Prince John.
Estrada is represented by CAA and Ziffren Brittenham, while Granlund is repped by Verve and Industry Entertainment. The Hollywood Reporter first reported the update.
