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Draft:Hunchback (upcoming film)

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Hunchback
Written byDavid Henry Hwang
Based onThe Hunchback of Notre Dame
Produced by
Starring
  • Josh Gad
Music byAlan Menken
Production
companies
Distributed byWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Hunchback is an upcoming live-action adaptation of Disney's 1996 animated film The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

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Development

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Development on a Hunchback of Notre Dame live-action film goes as far back as 2019.[1]

Trivia

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Script and music

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  • David Henry Hwang is writing the screenplay.
  • Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz are composing the music. Menken and Schwartz previously worked on the original animated film.

Production

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  • Josh Gad is a producer and may play Quasimodo.
  • David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman, and Don Hahn are also producers.
  • The film is based on the 1831 novel by Victor Hugo and the Disney animated adaptation.

Development

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  • The project was announced in January 2019 under the working title Hunchback.
  • In 2023, Menken said that development was stalled due to the film's themes and content.
  • Menken said that there are important issues to explore and that an agreement needs to be reached on how to handle them.
  • Menken also said that he doesn't think the film should be made without "Hellfire".

References

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  1. ^ Wilson, Zack (2024-09-04). "Everything We Know About Disney's Live-Action Hunchback of Notre Dame Remake". CBR. Retrieved 2024-11-15.

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