Disney Planning to Make A Live Action Underdog Movie
Disney and Spyglass Entertainment are putting the final touches on a deal to bring the classic TV cartoon "Underdog" to the bigscreen as a live-action feature. Disney has high hopes for the property as a possible franchise reports Variety.
Spyglass optioned the property from rights holder Classic Media three years ago. Spyglass hopes to start prep in November and begin shooting in January in Canada, possibly in Vancouver.
The tongue-in-cheek "Underdog" skein, created by Buck Biggers and Chet Stover, made its debut in 1964 on NBC and ran until 1973. The character was an unlikely superhero: a beagle who sheds his milquetoast identity of Shoeshine Boy to become a caped superdog who speaks in rhymed couplets. Wally provided his voice.
In the feature script, by Joe Piscatella and Craig A. Williams, a diminutive hound named Shoeshine gets superpowers after a lab accident. When he's adopted by a 12-year-old boy, the two form a bond around the shared knowledge that Shoeshine is really Underdog.
Disney and Spyglass Entertainment are putting the final touches on a deal to bring the classic TV cartoon "Underdog" to the bigscreen as a live-action feature. Disney has high hopes for the property as a possible franchise reports Variety.
Spyglass optioned the property from rights holder Classic Media three years ago. Spyglass hopes to start prep in November and begin shooting in January in Canada, possibly in Vancouver.
The tongue-in-cheek "Underdog" skein, created by Buck Biggers and Chet Stover, made its debut in 1964 on NBC and ran until 1973. The character was an unlikely superhero: a beagle who sheds his milquetoast identity of Shoeshine Boy to become a caped superdog who speaks in rhymed couplets. Wally provided his voice.
In the feature script, by Joe Piscatella and Craig A. Williams, a diminutive hound named Shoeshine gets superpowers after a lab accident. When he's adopted by a 12-year-old boy, the two form a bond around the shared knowledge that Shoeshine is really Underdog.
