Amazon MGM Studios Announces Live-Action FernGully Remake
Marielle Heller is set to write and direct the film.
Another beloved animated classic is getting the live-action treatment. Amazon MGM Studios has announced a live-action film based on the 1992 animated feature FernGully: The Last Rainforest is now in development.
The original film, which featured the voices of Robin Williams, Tim Curry, Christian Slater, and Samantha Mathis, is set in an Australian rainforest populated by fairies. When one of them accidentally shrinks a logger to fairy size, they band together to protect the rainforest from other loggers and an evil pollution entity named Hexxus.
Known for its environmental messaging, FernGully later received a direct-to-video sequel in 1998.
The animated feature also included music and performances from Elton John, Sheena Easton, Tone Loc, Raffi, Tim Curry, Robin Williams, Johnny Clegg, and Jimmy Buffett.
Marielle Heller (Nightbitch, A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood) is set to write, direct, and produce the live-action adaptation, according to Deadline. Stacey Sher, Susan Ursitti‑Sheinberg, Jon Sheinberg, Matt Feige, and Leah Holzer will also produce.
Heller most recently became attached to direct the Tom Hanks baseball film The Comebacker at Sony Pictures, which is scheduled to start filming this autumn. No information is currently known about any stars attached to the live-action FernGully remake or a release date.
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