In an interview with TotalFilm, Anthony and Joe Russowho were confirmed as the producers of the already confirmed remake in live-action in ‘Hercules’talked a little about the film.
With no news since 2020, the producers are currently looking for a new screenwriter to rewrite the text of Dave Callaham (‘The Expendables’).
“We’re still waiting for a script,” they revealed.
Additionally, the duo compared the project’s approach to their iconic hits from Marvel Studios – including ‘Captain America: Winter Soldier’, ‘Captain America: Civil War’, ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ It is ‘Avengers: Endgame’ -, each freely inspired by the original comics.
“I think we always have to bring something new to the table, because because of our perspective as storytellers, it’s not attractive to do a literal translation. We’ve already done this with our Marvel films. We don’t do literal translations of the comics, because we feel that if you want this story, you can read it. We will deliver something different. I think we will do something in the vein of the original and inspired by it, but bring in new elements.”
Meanwhile, rumors about the cast have already started to emerge on social media. One of them emerged after the popstar Ariana Grande posted on his Twitter two images of Meg, the titular hero’s love interest, which led several fans to believe that she could be being considered to play him in the remake.
Apparently, this idea is not out of the question. According to close sources, the Grammy winner is flattered to appear in so many fancasts and did not rule out the possibility of accepting an invitation to participate in the work.
“Ariana is a huge fan of ‘Hercules’ and is very happy that fans loved his rendition of I Won’t Say I’m In Love,” the source said in an interview with HollywoodLife. “Ariana started out in musicals, so participating in the live-action film is not outside the realm of possibilities. She is flattered that fans believe she should play Megara, but it is still very early and nothing has been decided.”
Jeffrey Silver (‘The Lion King‘, 2019) and Karen Gilchrist (‘The Jungle Book‘) are on board the project as executive producers. Apparently, the film will be released in theaters, and not on the streaming platform. Disney+.
