Disney has things sorted out for the next couple of years. The company has marked the calendar for five additional release dates and there will be a total of nine projects to come. The company has confirmed "Maleficent 2," Jungle Book 2," "Dumbo," "Cruella," and "Winkle in Time." It also announced "Jungle Cruise," "The Nutcracker and the Four Realm," a "Marry Poppins" sequel and a "Tinker Bell" project as well.
The recent success of the company's "Jungle Book" points that turning an animated classic movie into a live-action is financially rewarding. The latest Disney movie has already earned US$533 million at the global box office on its second week, thus deciding to push through with their plans. The film making company has decided to secure the following dates for their next live-action fairy tale films, as mentioned by The Hollywood Reported.
The new dates are: July 28, 2017 (previously as Dec. 22, 2017), April 6, 2018, Aug. 3, 2018, Dec. 25, 2018 and Dec. 20, 2019. This is in addition to the previously announced dates, Nov. 2, 2018, and Nov. 8, 2019. Disney fans will have four live-action fairy tales for 2018.
The report also added that according to sources, "The Jungle Book 2" is already in the works and will occupy one of the release dates between August and November of 2018.
There is no other information on which movie will be for the said dates, but IGN has the list of classic movies that Disney are planning to turn into live-action film, which are:
- "Maleficent 2" will bring back Angelina Jolie and Linda Woolverton will be the screen writer.
- "Cruella" will star Emma Stone and will be written by Kelly Marcel, "Saving Mr. Banks."
- "A Wrinkle in Time" will be directed by Ava DuVernay and will team up with "Frozen's" script writer, Jennifer Lee
- "Jungle Cruise" will feature Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
- "Dumbo" is to be directed by Tim Burton, with Ehren Kruger doing the screenplay
- "The Nutcracker and the Four Realms" will have Lasse Hallstrom at the helm, while Ashleigh Powell will be in-charge of the script
- "The Jungle Book 2" will bring back Jon Favreau as director and Justin Marks as screenplay writer
- A "Marry Poppins" sequel will star Emily Blunt
- A "Tinker Bell" project puts Reese Witherspoon on the big screen
The Walt Disney Company will be busy as ever.
