Disney Shuts Down Production On Snow White Movie
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Disney Shuts Down Snow White Movie and we have the details!
According to the Hollywood reporter, Disney has put Order of the Seven, its planned Asia-set adventure movie, on hold indefinitely.
For those of you unfamiliar with the project--- it began as a retelling of the classic Snow White fable, but was to be set in 19th century Hong Kong and focus on a young woman who seeks refuge with a band of kung-fu fighting warriors who battle demons and dragons. Production was focusing on casting the band of dwarves and polishing the script with Iron Man writers Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby just before Disney pulled the plug.
So why the sudden change of heart? Despite the mega success of The Avengers, the studio is still reeling from the huge failure of John Carter at the box office and didn't feel comfortable with the budget on the film. Add in a first time director, the lack of a studio head and the market already flooded with Snow White films including Mirror Mirror with Julia Roberts and Lily Collins, which managed to barely cross the $100 million global box office mark. Perhaps if Universal's Snow White and the Huntsmen does better, as it's expected to do, Disney may end up changing its mind on Order of the Seven.
This isn't the first time we are hearing of budgets being scrutinized in tinsel town. Earlier this year, Warner Bros. put its medieval adventure Arthur & Lancelot on hold and last year, Universal shelved the adaptation of Stephen King's The Dark Towerwith Ron Howard at the helm and The Lone Ranger starring Johnny Depp almost didn't happen due to budgeting issues.
So what do you guys think Hollywood needs to do to fix this ballooning budget issue? Let us know in the comment section below and be sure to keep it locked right here on clevver movies, your number one source for movie news!