Disney's Hunchback Goes Live
9:00am ET, 24-July-02
(SciFi Wire) -- Producer Neil Meron told SCI FI Wire that he is producing a live-action TV version of Disney's animated Hunchback of Notre Dame movie, to air during the 2003-04 season on ABC, complete with the talking gargoyles. "They'll probably be CGI, and then we'll probably have actors in costumes, and there'll be a combination of various techniques to make the gargoyles come to life," Meron said in an interview.
Meron also plans to use the same songs from the Disney film, but with a twist. "A lot of the lyrics will be rewritten, because of our different approach to the material," he said. "We have a whole different take on it, so we're going to have to adjust the lyrics. And we'll probably have one or two new songs as well."
Why did Meron choose Hunchback for a live-action adaptation? "Of the Disney animated films, there were very few with real people," he said. "Hunchback had real people. It's hard to do Lion King live-action, because they're animals, unless it's a stage piece. So we've chosen real people. It's such a wonderful story and a great score. There's drama at the core of it."
9:00am ET, 24-July-02
(SciFi Wire) -- Producer Neil Meron told SCI FI Wire that he is producing a live-action TV version of Disney's animated Hunchback of Notre Dame movie, to air during the 2003-04 season on ABC, complete with the talking gargoyles. "They'll probably be CGI, and then we'll probably have actors in costumes, and there'll be a combination of various techniques to make the gargoyles come to life," Meron said in an interview.
Meron also plans to use the same songs from the Disney film, but with a twist. "A lot of the lyrics will be rewritten, because of our different approach to the material," he said. "We have a whole different take on it, so we're going to have to adjust the lyrics. And we'll probably have one or two new songs as well."
Why did Meron choose Hunchback for a live-action adaptation? "Of the Disney animated films, there were very few with real people," he said. "Hunchback had real people. It's hard to do Lion King live-action, because they're animals, unless it's a stage piece. So we've chosen real people. It's such a wonderful story and a great score. There's drama at the core of it."
