In a competitive situation, Universal has acquired the hot pitch Swan Lake, starring Rogue One: A Star Wars Story actress Felicity Jones. The pitch, from Kristina Lauren Anderson (Catherine the Great), is inspired by the classic ballet story Swan Lake and sparked a bidding war among several studios. The project has Jones attached to star and Call Me by Your Name helmer Luca Guadagnino attached to direct.
This new retelling would not be a ballet but would be a tentpole film based on the story told in the ballet. Universal seems like a strong fit for this story, as the studio previously released the female-centered dark fairy tale Snow White and the Huntsman. Mandeville Films is producing the project, and Erik Baiers will oversee it for Universal.
Jessica Swale has been tapped to rewrite the script for Universal Pictures’ Swan Lake, based on the ballet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. An earlier version of the script was written by Kristina Lauren Anderson.
Felicity Jones is attached to star. Todd Lieberman and David Hoberman of Mandeville Films will produce. Mandeville’s Alex Young will executive produce. Senior Executive VP of Production Erik Baiers and Director of Development Lexi Barta will oversee the project on behalf of Universal.
I'd rather see this than The Swan Princess live-action...but what I really would rather is my friend and former forum member from here's comic book version of Swan Lake he wants to make sold to Disney as an animated film. This will hopefully either not happen or be different enough from his version. But I'd love to see any Swan Lake or Swan Princess live-action to be honest, you know as long as it's not crappy.
