Anyway, the coming idea for the Snow Queen has a lot of promise to it since there’s a good deal that Disney can do and a lot of leeway it would seem in how they might present it. Would a Joker Standalone Style Movie Work with Mr. While Disney may have ruled out the possibility of its massively successful Frozen franchise getting the live-action treatment (for the time being, anyway), a new rumour suggests the Mouse House is venturing very close with a live-action adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Snow Queen. 2 With Matthew Koma, Apple And Netflix Have Discussed Acquiring ‘No Time To Die’ For Streaming Release, MGM Reportedly Asking For $600 Million, Shia Labeouf and Margaret Qualley Bare All in Nsfw Music Video Shot by Natasha Braier — Watch, Nsfw: Margaret Qualley & Shia Labeouf Star In Short-Film Music Video “Love Me Like You Hate Me” For Rainsford, There’s a Whole World of Latinx Horror — Here Are 10 Films Available to Stream Right Now. Share. 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Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Disney, Frozen, the snow queen. Flip. It still seems a bit subjective since the tale of the Snow Queen is one that can get a bit grim, far more so than Frozen could since the old tales tend to forego sparing any sensibilities and are usually seen to push forward without wondering if they’re going to scar anyone in any significant way. But this might be one of the few times that Disney is really thinking of sticking to the overall source material that inspired one of their classic movies. It wouldn’t be too surprising since after taking on Fox the idea is that their brand of family-friendly movies aren’t going to cut it for everyone, especially those that want to see the classics that Fox was responsible for kept the same. A Dark Live-Action Frozen Remake is Already in the Works at Disney, Five Classic Movie Comedies that Could Easily Be Made Into TV Shows. Going to a live adaptation of the Snow Queen when trying to add in an element of the Frozen story to the Disney collection seems like a poor choice really since the original tale was a bit violent and not really much of a kids’ tale unless one was trying to scare kids. Pin. Geek Culture | Movies, TV, Comic Books & Video Games. Tweet. All rights reserved. The Snow Queen (Russian: Снежная королева, Snezhnaya Koroleva) is a 1957 Soviet Union traditional hand-drawn animated film directed by Lev Atamanov. SEE ALSO: Fan casting Disney’s live-action Hercules remake. The reproduction, modification, distribution, or republication of the content (including RSS feeds) without permission is strictly prohibited. The tale centers on the struggle between good and evil as experienced by a little boy and girl, Kai and Kerttu. Did You Know Marvel Made a Freddy Kreuger Comic in 1989? There are time when it seems really silly to doubt Disney, but this isn’t one of those times. It’s said that the plan is to produce the movie for theatrical release, as opposed to the Disney+ streaming service. Yeah, no. Keep in mind that properties such as Aladdin, The Little Mermaid, Mulan, and even The Lion King were strictly animated for a while before they were given the live action treatment. Although Frozen is loosely based upon The Snow Queen, the report states categorically that this is not a “live-action Frozen“, but rather “a brand new film altogether”, and so fans of Anna and Elsa should temper any expectations that we might see the world of Arendelle brought to life. Freeze? But this isn’t going to be Frozen since  the Ice Queen and Gerda are not sisters in the original tale, and Gerda and Kai are connected from a young age, unlike Kristoff and Anna. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. For this live-action movie, Disney is planning a revisionist take on the classic fairytale by detailing the story of Snow White's sister, Rose Red, according to The Hollywood Reporter. If you think that’s incorrect then I’d gladly invite you to learn of the manner in which the Mouse House has taken on several different legends and tales and used bits and pieces of them to their own ends. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. Had Disney gone ahead with any of the actual stories the nightmares given by some of the harder scenes to watch would have been much, much worse. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy. 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Disney rumoured to be developing live-action The Snow Queen movie. 3. But there has been a live action attempt at bringing Elsa and Anna to TV already and it didn’t do too badly considering that it was a part of the Once Upon A Time series for a bit, where countless legends came to life and interacted with each other. © 2009-2020 Flickering Myth Limited. Menu. It’s easy to give Disney a good deal of credit when it comes to how Frozen was adapted, but tracing back to the Snow Queen and the tale that really inspired the movie will be kind of interesting since the manner in which Disney decides to present the story is no doubt going to be a little more PC and family-friendly. IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. Next up from Disney’s live-action slate is the Niki Caro-directed Mulan, which is currently slated for releae in cinemas on July 24th. May 23, 2020 by Gary Collinson. Reddit. After all if you’ve ever read the story of The Little Mermaid you might know that it’s a lot more tragic than the animated feature turned out to be.