Hercules Archives

Hercules Remake Will be TikTok-Inspired

virginiakublawi | Nov 3, 2022 | 0

Anthony and Joe Russo recently spoke with Variety about the remake of Disney’s Hercules they’re guiding with Guy Ritchie as the director. Here’s a quote about the approach they’re taking with the material: “There are questions about how you translate it as a musical,�...

Guy Ritchie to Direct Live-Action Hercules for Disney

virginiakublawi | Jun 17, 2022 | 0

A Deadline exclusive reveals that Guy Ritchie has been selected to direct Disney’s Hercules live-action remake. Ritchie previously helmed the studio’s Aladdin remake in 2019 to great financial success. The film will be produced by AGBO, the production company owned by Joe and Anthony Rus...

Russo Brothers to Produce Live-Action Hercules for Disney

virginiakublawi | Apr 30, 2020 | 1

News broke today via the Hollywood Reporter that a live-action remake of 1997’s Hercules is in the works at Disney. The film is planned for a theatrical run as opposed to a Disney+ debut. Joe and Anthony Russo of Marvel fame are set to produce, with Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings wr...

Top 5 Disney Heroines

virginiakublawi | Sep 28, 2019 | 0

In our review of Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame, I discussed the character of Esmeralda a little, and it gave me an idea. A while back, I ranked Disney Princesses with the intent of writing an additional piece on the animation studio’s other heroines, and today I’d like to do so. These c...

A Decade of Disney: Hercules (1997)

virginiakublawi | Sep 9, 2019 | 1

Virginia: Welcome back to A Decade Of, in which we’re chronicling the Disney Renaissance period one film at a time. Today, we’ll be looking at Hercules, Disney’s second attempt at adapting characters from Greek Mythology, after the Pastoral Symphony segment of the original Fantasia. Hercules w...

A Decade of Disney: The Renaissance (1989-1999)

virginiakublawi | Jul 14, 2019 | 0

Munir: Hello and welcome to another “A Decade Of” series. This time, we are going back in time to see one of the most popular and prosperous eras in Walt Disney Animation Studios: the Renaissance. Don’t worry; we’ll also do another series featuring the most recent decade once Frozen II open...