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According to our sources – the same ones who revealed Kevin Hart and Ryan Reynolds‘ cameos in Hobbs & Shaw months ago – The Aristocats is the latest of many properties that the studio has lined up for the remake treatment. Details on the remake are still scarce and it’s far too early for casting or anything like that, but again, we’ve been told it’s on the studio’s list as with the success they’ve been seeing recently via The Lion King, Aladdin and more, they’re pretty hot on the idea of live-action remakes right now. And while it’s still unclear whether The Aristocats will end up in theaters or on Disney Plus, it’s exciting to hear that the Mouse House is remaking it regardless.

Q: I suppose that means the Aristocats live-action remake is not happening either?

Skyler Shuler: Lol, no. I mean it’s possible at some point they could happen, but for now it’s not.

disneyprincess11 wrote:Honestly, I wouldn't make threads of these rumors.

Rumpelstiltskin wrote:Such a movie would require more than just CGI cats. Aristocats take place in 1910, more than 100 years ago. So they would have to build a virtual Paris the way it looked back then. On the plus side, if they decide to use performance capture for the humans as well, they could make them look like exactly live action versions of their animated counterparts.

UmbrellaFish wrote:I think they’d probably just change the setting to the contemporary US.

UmbrellaFish wrote:Perhaps, but the Gallic setting would have to go because of costs and once you’ve done that, why not save more money and set the film in contemporary New York?

Disney doesn’t look to be slowing down any time soon when it comes to adapting classic animated pics into live-action features. Sources tell Deadline that an adaptation of The Aristocats is in early development with the studio’s live-action team. Will Gluck and Keith Bunin will pen the script, with Gluck producing through his Olive Bridge Entertainment banner.

Since it’s very early in development, not much more is known about the new film, including whether it would be for theatrical or streaming. Sources did add that even though its main characters are animals, it would have a similar look to the Lady in the Tramp pic that bowed on Disney+ in 2019.

Gluck is no stranger to family-friendly genres, having just directed Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway for Sony after successfully directing the first film. As for Bunin, the writer already has strong ties with the studio after penning the Pixar hit Onward.