Disney's Club 33 film in the works

[DCBaker]

Details from The Hollywood Reporter:

"A private Disney club is going public. Like, big-screen public.

Club 33, the exclusive dining club inside Disneyland, is getting the movie treatment.

Darren Lempke, who has worked on such family films as Goosebumpsstarring Jack Black and Shazam!, has been tapped to pen the script set in a fantastical world about the club.

Deadpool & Wolverine director Shawn Levy, Dan Levine and Dan Cohen are producing through 21 Laps Entertainment, the prolific banner behind Stranger Things and the recent Holocaust drama All The Light We Cannot See
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The project is said to exude the tone and vibes of Clue and Night at the Museum, Levy’s own fantasy-adventure trilogy set in a museum and featuring exhibits and historical figures to come to life.

For Club 33, the story centers on Kim, a young aspiring detective living in present-day New York, who receives a mysterious invite to the highly secretive Club 33. In this case, it’s a magical and exclusive dining club that exists outside of time and space. The club’s members are the greatest and most iconic members from the past: geniuses, royalty and history-makers.

When a murder is committed moments after her arrival, the patrons look to Kim to solve it. Kim, who despite her brilliance can’t seem to get out of her own way, must rise to the occasion and find a way to capture the criminal amidst the greatest minds history has to offer.

21 Laps executive Emily Morris brought in the project and is overseeing it.

Club 33 is the latest effort by Disney to seek screen inspiration from its theme parks. Adapting attractions has been a 21st-century tradition ever since The Pirates of the Caribbean became a billion-dollar franchise, which in turn fueled park interest. Other efforts, such as 2015’s Tomorrowland or the more recent Jungle Cruise or Haunted Mansion, have shown it’s not an easy ride."

More at the link below.

Disney’s Club 33 Getting Movie Treatment From ‘Goosebumps’ Writer Darren Lemke, Shawn Levy’s 21 Laps (Exclusive)

Disneyland's private dining club is located near the Pirates of the Caribbean ride, which helped launch the theme park-to-screen pipeline in the early 2000s.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

 

[Disney Irish]

Details from The Hollywood Reporter:

"A private Disney club is going public. Like, big-screen public.

Club 33, the exclusive dining club inside Disneyland, is getting the movie treatment.

Darren Lempke, who has worked on such family films as Goosebumpsstarring Jack Black and Shazam!, has been tapped to pen the script set in a fantastical world about the club.

Deadpool & Wolverine director Shawn Levy, Dan Levine and Dan Cohen are producing through 21 Laps Entertainment, the prolific banner behind Stranger Things and the recent Holocaust drama All The Light We Cannot See
.
The project is said to exude the tone and vibes of Clue and Night at the Museum, Levy’s own fantasy-adventure trilogy set in a museum and featuring exhibits and historical figures to come to life.

For Club 33, the story centers on Kim, a young aspiring detective living in present-day New York, who receives a mysterious invite to the highly secretive Club 33. In this case, it’s a magical and exclusive dining club that exists outside of time and space. The club’s members are the greatest and most iconic members from the past: geniuses, royalty and history-makers.

When a murder is committed moments after her arrival, the patrons look to Kim to solve it. Kim, who despite her brilliance can’t seem to get out of her own way, must rise to the occasion and find a way to capture the criminal amidst the greatest minds history has to offer.

21 Laps executive Emily Morris brought in the project and is overseeing it.

Club 33 is the latest effort by Disney to seek screen inspiration from its theme parks. Adapting attractions has been a 21st-century tradition ever since The Pirates of the Caribbean became a billion-dollar franchise, which in turn fueled park interest. Other efforts, such as 2015’s Tomorrowland or the more recent Jungle Cruise or Haunted Mansion, have shown it’s not an easy ride."

More at the link below.

Disney’s Club 33 Getting Movie Treatment From ‘Goosebumps’ Writer Darren Lemke, Shawn Levy’s 21 Laps (Exclusive)

Disneyland's private dining club is located near the Pirates of the Caribbean ride, which helped launch the theme park-to-screen pipeline in the early 2000s.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

Before I read the details I'm like, how the heck are they going to tell a story about Club 33 basically a dining club for the rich, that would be the most boring story ever told. But now that reading that its a murder mystery set within Club 33, I'm all for it!

 

[TalkingHead]

Zero sizzle. Straight to streaming.

 

[erasure fan1]

This is strange one. Club 33 isn't really known with in the general public so it would seem an odd choice. They won't really get any sort of name recognition out of it. That said, maybe they feel the dis nerds will get it and understand the reference. All while not getting the collective sighs of the general audience thinking, a restaurant? Really? How stupid. Because most will have no idea what club 33 is.

 

[mf1972]

i could go on full bash mode, but i’ll just say this doesn’t sound like it’s going to work

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

So we can all watch the micechat guy behave like an absolute buffoon?

 

[Disney Irish]

This is strange one. Club 33 isn't really known with in the general public so it would seem an odd choice. They won't really get any sort of name recognition out of it. That said, maybe they feel the dis nerds will get it and understand the reference. All while not getting the collective sighs of the general audience thinking, a restaurant? Really? How stupid. Because most will have no idea what club 33 is.

It all depends on the exposition of how the Club is described within the movie. If the idea is that its the normal Club 33 inside the Parks and done well its not hard to explain it to the generic public even if they have no prior knowledge.

 

[Disney Irish]

So we can all watch the micechat guy behave like an absolute buffoon?

Only if Dusty is the one getting murdered....

 

[WoundedDreamer]

The movie spinoff that nobody asked for, nobody wants, and is guaranteed to lose money. What could go wrong?

I have multiple new movie ideas to pitch to drive synergy at the parks!

Disney's "The Magical Churro Stand"
Disney's "Sunny Eclipse: Rise to Fame"
Disney's "The Legend of MyGenie+ and Multi-Day Parkhoppers"
Disney's "In Search for the Piping Hot Liquid Cheese Dispenser"
Disney's "Push: The Talking Trash Can" (Okay, I would actually watch that)

So many great options!

 

[erasure fan1]

It all depends on the exposition of how the Club is described within the movie. If the idea is that its the normal Club 33 inside the Parks and done well its not hard to explain it to the generic public even if they have no prior knowledge.

I really don't think it matters. I think it's actually better for them to not know. My point was more, I think there is a real fatigue right now with Disney and the remakes and attraction adaptations. People seem to roll their eyes every time they announce one. So I say keep it ambiguous and focus on making a fun film. You can have your Easter eggs and call backs, but you don't need to focus o worry about it. The last thing I would do is explain it to the normies. Make a great film and people will naturally want to know more. Fallout is a fabulous example. Great show, and when it was done, the games had a huge resurgence in interest. And not from just gamers, everyone wanted to learn more.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

I really don't think it matters. I think it's actually better for them to not know. My point was more, I think there is a real fatigue right now with Disney and the remakes and attraction adaptations. People seem to roll their eyes every time they announce one. So I say keep it ambiguous and focus on making a fun film. You can have your Easter eggs and call backs, but you don't need to focus o worry about it. The last thing I would do is explain it to the normies. Make a great film and people will naturally want to know more. Fallout is a fabulous example. Great show, and when it was done, the games had a huge resurgence in interest. And not from just gamers, everyone wanted to learn more.

Totally agree

Life is never “fair” or “equal”…

But doing a movie to showcase this screams aloof hubris and ego…by an increasingly unpopular brand.

But at least Nelly didn’t gain control and sell them for $10 to dollar general, right?

 

[AndyS2992]

Really scraping the barrel now aren't they. Disney are completely out of fresh original ideas.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Really scraping the barrel now aren't they. Disney are completely out of fresh original ideas.

Nobody can resist the brand…Bob said so 10 years ago…

Only at the box office…Orlando…signs in Anaheim…and on the streaming app unless your self phone or cable company comps it

 

[Disney Irish]

I really don't think it matters. I think it's actually better for them to not know. My point was more, I think there is a real fatigue right now with Disney and the remakes and attraction adaptations. People seem to roll their eyes every time they announce one. So I say keep it ambiguous and focus on making a fun film. You can have your Easter eggs and call backs, but you don't need to focus o worry about it. The last thing I would do is explain it to the normies. Make a great film and people will naturally want to know more. Fallout is a fabulous example. Great show, and when it was done, the games had a huge resurgence in interest. And not from just gamers, everyone wanted to learn more.

I think it does matter as if it relies too much on knowing the reference ahead of time it'll fail quickly with general audiences that aren't deep into Park lore. So if they use exposition to describe it within the context of the plot they can give the background while still having easter eggs for those that know the Park lore. Its a balance in trying to give Park fans something to cheer about while keeping it generic enough to not turn off the general public. But we're so early in this process we don't know what they are going to do.

Also I would say there has been general fatigue with Disney over the last couple years, not just with the remakes and attraction movies. Hopefully the recent pause has done some good.

 

[Tha Realest]

Imagine a film that evokes the mystery and intrigue of the secret society of innovators as found in Tomorrowland, but instead of Brad Bird directing it’s the deft hand of Shawn Levy.

 

[monothingie]

Is the cost of admission 6 or 7 figures on par with the real life club 33?

 

[monothingie]

You know it would be far easier, cheaper, and more entertaining for Disney just to take tens (hundreds?) of millions of dollars and just burn it.

 

[Disney Irish]

Imagine a film that evokes the mystery and intrigue of the secret society of innovators as found in Tomorrowland, but instead of Brad Bird directing it’s the deft hand of Shawn Levy.

That sounds real good to me.

 

[WorldExplorer]

I think it does matter as if it relies too much on knowing the reference ahead of time it'll fail quickly with general audiences that aren't deep into Park lore. So if they use exposition to describe it within the context of the plot they can give the background while still having easter eggs for those that know the Park lore. Its a balance in trying to give Park fans something to cheer about while keeping it generic enough to not turn off the general public. But we're so early in this process we don't know what they are going to do.

Also I would say there has been general fatigue with Disney over the last couple years, not just with the remakes and attraction movies. Hopefully the recent pause has done some good.

This is it. Anyone wondering "why?", I'll bet you anything this is the reason why this is going to be a thing. They can put park references into it and no matter how terrible your film is you will find at least a few people willing to vouch for it if it has Thing They Know Already in it at some point.

 

[erasure fan1]

I think it does matter as if it relies too much on knowing the reference ahead of time it'll fail quickly with general audiences that aren't deep into Park lore.

Sure youbneed to explain things within the context of your film. I just don't think it needs to be telegraphed beforehand. Like I said, good story takes care of needing to know the lore. Fallout didn't destroy everyone in the ratings because they gave people a backstory to the lore before it came out. The used great storytelling to make sure normies and the core fan were happy.

Also I would say there has been general fatigue with Disney over the last couple years, not just with the remakes and attraction movies. Hopefully the recent pause has done some good.

Maybe. There's always been a contingent of people who ragged on Disney because, Evil corporation BAD. But it sure seemed to hit the general public when everything they announced was tied to those type of projects. I guess we'll see when Moana hits later on.