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Shifting Gears, ‘Fifty Shades Of Grey’ Scribe Kelly Marcel Tries ‘The Little Mermaid’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Monday June 10, 2013 @ 4:50pm PDTTags: 50 Shades Of Grey, Big Deals Film, Joe Wright, Kelly Marcel, The Little Mermaid
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EXCLUSIVE: Kelly Marcel, who got the job of adapting 50 Shades Of Grey off of the character work in her script Saving Mr. Banks, also is showing versatility. She is going from adapting that EL James best-seller’s steamy S&M love story to a whole different kettle of fish. Marcel is making a deal to rewrite The Little Mermaid for director Joe Wright and Working Title partners Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner.

Several scribes have worked on the adaptation of the Hans Christian Anderson fable, including Abi Morgan (Shame). There is some irony in Marcel being tapped for this gig. Recently it was widely reported that Wright had all but nailed down the job of directing 50 Shades Of Grey, but the studio denied it; for one thing, Wright has scheduling issues that will make it impossible. Now, the director gets to work with Fifty Shades scribe Marcel, only on a much less racy project. READ MORE »

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Disney Ramping Up 3D Toon Re-Releases

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Tuesday October 4, 2011 @ 12:01pm PDTTags: Beauty and the Beast, Disney, The Lion King, The Little Mermaid

Disney has seen the 3D light following the success of its re-release of The Lion King in the extra dimension, announcing today limited theatrical releases for four more of its animated films: Beauty and the Beast (January 13, 2012), Pixar’s … Read More »

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Working Title Remaking Little Mermaid

By TIM ADLER in London | Thursday July 8, 2010 @ 3:04am PDTTags: Eric Fellner, Hanna, Joe Wright, The Little Mermaid, Working Title

Little_MermaidJoe Wright, who directed The Soloist for London-based Working Title, is developing a live-action feature of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairytale. This adaptation, written by Abi Morgan (Brick Lane), has been particularly inspired by a production staged by The Little Angel Theatre … Read More »

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Disney Teaching English To Schoolchildren

By TIM ADLER in London | Wednesday July 7, 2010 @ 4:03am PDTTags: Mickey Mouse, Shanghai, Sleeping Beauty, The Little Mermaid

Disney Logo2The studio’s education arm, Disney English, plans to open in Brazil next. Disney English already runs 11 English-language schools in China, and plans to expand to 148 within five years. Several are based in Shanghai, where Disney is building … Read More »

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