{"id":154779,"date":"2023-03-29T23:49:51","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T23:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/culture.org\/?p=154779"},"modified":"2023-06-12T13:52:52","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T13:52:52","slug":"questlove-to-direct-live-action-remake-of-disney-classic-the-aristocats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/culture.org\/art-and-culture\/questlove-to-direct-live-action-remake-of-disney-classic-the-aristocats\/","title":{"rendered":"Questlove to Direct Live-Action Remake of Disney Classic &#8220;The Aristocats&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"           <!--  <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n                jQuery(document).ready(function() {\r\n                    jQuery(\".key-accordion-item .key-menu\").on(\"click\", function() {\r\n                        if (jQuery(this).parent().hasClass(\"active\")) {\r\n                            jQuery(this).next().slideUp();\r\n                            jQuery(this).parent().removeClass(\"active\");\r\n                        } else {\r\n                            jQuery(\".key-content\").slideUp();\r\n                            jQuery(\".key-accordion-item\").removeClass(\"active\");\r\n                            jQuery(this).parent().addClass(\"active\");\r\n                            jQuery(this).next().slideDown();\r\n                        }\r\n                    });\r\n                })\r\n            <\/script> -->\r\n\r\n\r\n            <!-- start html -->\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"news-key-takeaway-wapper\">\r\n                                <span style=\"background-color:#4db2ee;\">Key Takeaways<\/span>\r\n                <ul class=\"news-key-nbox\" style=\"border-color:#4db2ee;background-color:rgba(77, 178, 238, 0.1);\">\r\n                                                        <li>Ahmir \"Questlove\" Thompson will direct a live-action hybrid reimagining of Disney's classic \"The Aristocats,\" executive producing and overseeing the music for the film.<\/li>\r\n                                                                    <li>Will Gluck and Keith Bunin are collaborating on the script for the remake, as part of Disney's strategy to give live-action treatment to its entire animated catalog.<\/li>\r\n                                                                    <li>The original \"Aristocats\" film, released in 1970, was a box office success and featured a memorable jazz sequence set to the song \"Ev'rybody Wants to Be a Cat.\"<\/li>\r\n                                                                    <li>Questlove made his directorial debut in 2021 with the documentary \"Summer of Soul,\" which won Best Documentary Feature at the Academy Awards.<\/li>\r\n                                                                    <li>Several other live-action or CGI remakes of classic Disney animated films are currently in development, including \"Peter Pan and Wendy,\" a \"Snow White\" film, and a prequel to the 2019 \"Lion King\" remake.<\/li>\r\n                                                <\/ul>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            \n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ahmir &#8220;Questlove&#8221; Thompson, fresh off an Oscar win for his documentary &#8220;Summer of Soul,&#8221; has lined up his next directing project: a live-action hybrid reimagining of Disney&#8217;s classic &#8220;The Aristocats.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to directing, Questlove will executive produce and oversee the music for the new film, following in the footsteps of other Disney remakes like &#8220;The Lady and the Tramp,&#8221; which mixed CGI animals with live human actors.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Talented Duo Writing the Script<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Will Gluck, the director of 2014&#8217;s &#8220;Annie&#8221; and &#8220;Peter Rabbit,&#8221; and Keith Bunin, writer of Pixar&#8217;s 2020 film &#8220;Onward,&#8221; are collaborating on the script for the remake.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The project is part of Disney&#8217;s strategy to give live-action treatment to its entire animated catalog, with recent releases including &#8220;Beauty and the Beast,&#8221; &#8220;Cinderella,&#8221; &#8220;The Lion King,&#8221; &#8220;Aladdin,&#8221; &#8220;Mulan,&#8221; and &#8220;Dumbo.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upcoming projects include a new version of &#8220;The Little Mermaid&#8221; starring Halle Bailey, set to hit theaters on May 26.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Original Film&#8217;s Classic Storyline<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Released in 1970, the original &#8220;Aristocats&#8221; tells the story of mother cat Duchess and her three kittens, Berlioz, Marie, and Toulouse, as they team up with alley cat Thomas O&#8217;Malley to find their way home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The film, directed by Wolfgang Reitherman, features a memorable jazz sequence set to the song &#8220;Ev&#8217;rybody Wants to Be a Cat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The movie garnered positive reviews and was a box office success, grossing $191 million on a budget of just $4 million.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Questlove&#8217;s Impressive Resume<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Questlove is best known as the drummer and co-frontman of the Roots, the in-house band for &#8220;The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2021, he made his directorial debut with the documentary &#8220;Summer of Soul&#8221; about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The film received critical acclaim, winning the Best Documentary Feature at the Academy Awards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Questlove is no stranger to Disney animated projects, having voiced a character and served as a musical consultant on Pixar&#8217;s &#8220;Soul.&#8221; &#8220;The Aristocats&#8221; will be his narrative directorial debut.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>More Disney Remakes in Development<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to &#8220;The Aristocats,&#8221; several other live-action or CGI remakes of classic Disney animated films are currently in development.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">April will see the premiere of &#8220;Peter Pan and Wendy&#8221; from Peter Lowrey on Disney+, while a &#8220;Snow White&#8221; film with Rachel Zegler is expected for 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n                        <!-- <div class=\"container-c\"> -->\r\n                        <!-- <div class=\"row justify-content-between\"> -->\r\n                        <!-- <div class=\"col-post-800\"> -->\r\n                        <!-- start html -->\r\n                        <div class=\"blockquote-wapper\">\r\n                            <div>\r\n                                <span class=\"text_quot\">\r\n                                    <p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">April will see the premiere of &#8220;Peter Pan and Wendy&#8221; from Peter Lowrey on Disney+, while a &#8220;Snow White&#8221; film with Rachel Zegler is expected for 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n                                <\/span>\r\n\r\n                                <div class=\"quot_icon\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-content\/themes\/culture\/icons\/i_quot.svg\" type=\"image\/svg+xml\">\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n\r\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"quot_tick\" src=\"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-content\/themes\/culture\/icons\/i_quot_tri.svg\" type=\"image\/svg+xml\">\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                        <!-- end html -->\r\n                        <!-- <\/div> -->\r\n                        <!-- <\/div> -->\r\n                        <!-- <\/div> -->\r\n                                    \n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A prequel to the 2019 &#8220;Lion King&#8221; remake from Barry Jenkins is also in the works.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Questlove will executive produce &#8220;The Aristocats&#8221; via his production banner Two One Five Entertainment, alongside Tarik Trotter, Shawn Gee, and Zarah Zohlman.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Will Gluck will produce the film through his company Olive Bridge. Questlove is managed by Shawn Gee and represented by WME.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Aristocats: A Cherished Disney Classic<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;The Aristocats,&#8221; released in 1970, is a beloved Disney classic that has enchanted audiences for over five decades.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman, the film came during what is now referred to as Disney&#8217;s &#8220;Golden Age&#8221; of animation, which began in the late 1930s with the release of &#8220;Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs&#8221; and continued through the 1960s with hits like &#8220;The Jungle Book&#8221; and &#8220;One Hundred and One Dalmatians.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Memorable Characters and Music<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The animated film follows the adventures of Duchess, a sophisticated mother cat, and her three kittens, Berlioz, Marie, and Toulouse, as they are joined by a charismatic alley cat named Thomas O&#8217;Malley in their quest to find their way back home after being kidnapped.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The movie features a cast of unforgettable characters, such as the comical Roquefort the mouse and the boisterous Scat Cat and his band of musical alley cats.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A standout aspect of &#8220;The Aristocats&#8221; is its memorable music, with songs composed by the Sherman Brothers, who also penned the tunes for other Disney classics like &#8220;Mary Poppins&#8221; and &#8220;The Jungle Book.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The film&#8217;s jazzy soundtrack includes the catchy &#8220;Thomas O&#8217;Malley Cat&#8221; and the iconic &#8220;Ev&#8217;rybody Wants to Be a Cat,&#8221; which has become an enduring anthem of the Disney songbook.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Box Office Success and Lasting Legacy<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upon its release, &#8220;The Aristocats&#8221; received positive reviews from critics and audiences alike, praising its charming story, delightful characters, and catchy music.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The film was a box office success, grossing $191 million worldwide on a modest budget of $4 million.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over the years, the movie has maintained its popularity, with its characters and music continuing to resonate with new generations of Disney fans.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The upcoming live-action hybrid reimagining of &#8220;The Aristocats,&#8221; directed by Questlove, will build on the film&#8217;s rich legacy and introduce a modern take on the heartwarming story to a whole new audience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With its enchanting tale of adventure, friendship, and the power of music, &#8220;The Aristocats&#8221; remains a cherished Disney classic that continues to capture the hearts of viewers young and old.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":154780,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[410,3384],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-154779","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art-and-culture","category-film-and-tv"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154779"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=154779"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154779\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/154780"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=154779"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=154779"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=154779"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}