If you’ve been disappointed that your favourite Disney animated adventure hasn’t yet been lined up as a potential live-action film, all you really need to do is wait. Because at the rate the studio is going, all of them will be in the works within a few months. The latest addition to the list is 1963’s **The Sword In The Stone{
That original was loosely based on T. H. White’s novel, which became a part of the multi-book Arthurian series The Once And Future King. While Sword focuses on Arthur’s youth, the books follow his rise to power and his struggles with ruling the isle of Gramarye, trying to prove that chivalry can be just as effective as force, but ultimately realising that even he needs to use might to maintain order.
Game Of Thrones writer-producer Bryan Cogman is on board to script the new version, but the actual direction for the new film has yet to be revealed. There’s a chance it will include more of the story and could potentially see Disney looking to mount its own Arthurian franchise. You can bet the Mouse House’s eyes will be on Guy Ritchie’s own take on the man, Knights Of The Round Table: King Arthur, and how it performs next year.
The Sword In The Stone joins The Jungle Book, Beauty And The Beast, Cruella (101 Dalmatians’ hissable villain), Dumbo, Aladdin and more in various stages of development or production. But can it successfully pull the sword of success from the box office? Let’s see if it starts shooting first, shall we?