HERCULES: Disney And The Russo Brothers' Live-Action Remake May Have Lost Director Guy Ritchie

HERCULES: Disney And The Russo Brothers' Live-Action Remake May Have Lost Director Guy Ritchie

There's been a great deal of excitement for the live-action remake of Disney's Hercules heading our way from the Russo Brothers, but a new rumour suggests the project has lost Aladdin director Guy Ritchie.

By JoshWilding - Jan 18, 2024 10:01 AM EST
Filed Under: Disney
Source: Toonado.com

Disney's live-action adaptations of its animated classics have been somewhat hit-or-miss, with a handful of solid efforts (The Lion King, Peter Pan & Wendy, and last year's The Little Mermaid, for example), and more than a few let-downs (Pinocchio instantly springs to mind, as does the Maleficent sequel and Dumbo). 

Still, there's been a great deal of excitement for Hercules, especially with Aladdin director Guy Ritchie at the helm and Avengers: Endgame directors Joe and Anthony Russo overseeing the project as producers. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings writer, David Callaham, has been tapped to write the script and was thought to be hard at work on that before the WGA strike began earlier this year.

Beyond some wild casting rumours - last we heard, Ariana Grande (Wicked) and Taron Egerton (Kingsman: The Secret Service) are being eyed for the roles of Hercules and Meg - it's been a while since any updates about the project have been shared.

Unfortunately, it seems like Hercules has hit something of a roadblock after losing director Guy Ritchie. The news comes our way from scooper Daniel Richtman and has been backed up by the team at The DisInsider Show

It appears he's too busy to make the movie and has shifted his focus to other projects. Don't start getting excited about Aladdin 2, though, because the site cautions it's probably still a while off (we've heard that the Prince Anders spin-off starring Billy Magnussen is a priority instead).

Last year, Ritchie shared his thoughts on a possible Aladdin sequel and that may be the Disney project he'd rather focus on moving forward. 

"I'd very much like to [make that]. I can't tell you how much I enjoyed that experience. It was a great experience," the filmmaker said. "That whole Disney thing, as you can imagine, is such a professional outfit. Just from that perspective, it was so much fun. I would very much like to, we'll wait and see."

"We have been kicking some ideas around for some time now, but it'd be great to do, it would be great to go back there."

Hercules was released by Disney in 1997 and earned positive reviews. It earned $252.7 million worldwide and followed the story of Hercules, a son of gods, who was snatched as a baby by Hades and forced to live among mortals as a half-man, half-god.

As a teenager, the demi-god needed to perform a rite of passage on Earth to prove himself worthy of living with the gods on Mount Olympus. From there, with his plucky satyr sidekick, Phil, along for the ride, Hercules learned how to use his strength to defeat a series of evil creatures, falling in love with Meg and battling the evil Hades. 

Who do you think should step behind the camera to direct Hercules?

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ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 1/18/2024, 10:07 AM
Good.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 1/18/2024, 10:08 AM
marvel72
marvel72 - 1/18/2024, 10:53 AM
@ObserverIO -

slickrickdesigns
slickrickdesigns - 1/18/2024, 10:13 AM
The Marvel Disney crossover
Origame
Origame - 1/18/2024, 10:18 AM
@slickrickdesigns - no. Don't give them that idea.
Iceboy942
Iceboy942 - 1/18/2024, 10:14 AM
Taika Waititi and Hemsworth would be perfect for this
Origame
Origame - 1/18/2024, 10:19 AM
@Iceboy942 - and Russell Crowe as a fat drunk zeus.
Razorface1
Razorface1 - 1/18/2024, 12:10 PM
@Iceboy942 - they have yet to do 1 good thing together tho.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 1/18/2024, 10:14 AM
MosquitoFarmer
MosquitoFarmer - 1/18/2024, 10:15 AM
Love me some Guy Ritchie movies.
bobevanz
bobevanz - 1/18/2024, 10:23 AM
@MosquitoFarmer - key word some lol
slickrickdesigns
slickrickdesigns - 1/18/2024, 10:51 AM
@MosquitoFarmer - the last one was poopoo.. but I was a fan of Lock Stock, Snatch, Rock n rolla, Sherlock Holmes and The Gentlemen.
mountainman
mountainman - 1/18/2024, 11:34 AM
@MosquitoFarmer - His gangster movies are all great. Other genres, not so much. After how terrible King Arthur was, I’d prefer if he stay away from anything historical.
MosquitoFarmer
MosquitoFarmer - 1/18/2024, 11:52 AM
@mountainman - I really enjoyed The Man From Uncle too, as well as the gangster movies. Sherlock Holmes films were so-so for me, but enjoyable. He's got a WWII film coming out soon that I'm intrigued by.
mountainman
mountainman - 1/18/2024, 12:20 PM
@MosquitoFarmer - The Man from Uncle was good and I did enjoy both Sherlock movies, even though they weren’t exactly what I would want from the character (the BBC show is the pinnacle to me).
MotherGooseUPus
MotherGooseUPus - 1/18/2024, 12:52 PM
@mountainman - I LOVE the Man From Uncle... huge guilty pleasure movie of mine. I also really liked his Sherlock movies (#1 is better) but my favorite of his is def Snatch
JustAWaffle
JustAWaffle - 1/18/2024, 12:59 PM
@slickrickdesigns - He could probably direct the hell out of Hades.
mountainman
mountainman - 1/18/2024, 1:11 PM
@MotherGooseUPus - Snatch is amazing, but I was always partial to Lock Stock and Two Smockin Barrels. Rock and Rolla is great and his best recent movie is The Gentleman.

Def appreciate UNCLE and the Sherlock movies too.
MotherGooseUPus
MotherGooseUPus - 1/18/2024, 1:13 PM
@mountainman - havent seen The Gentleman but immediately adding to my must watch list
MosquitoFarmer
MosquitoFarmer - 1/18/2024, 2:57 PM
@MotherGooseUPus - Definitely watch The Gentlemen. It's him in prime gangster film form. Snatch is my favorite of his as well. First VHS I ever bought for myself, used from Blockbuster for $9.99, with my mother there to let them sell it to me. Saw it in theaters with my brothers and step-father prior; I was 10, and we loved it.
MosquitoFarmer
MosquitoFarmer - 1/30/2024, 10:16 AM
@mountainman - Since I happened to mention it, trailer dropped for Guy Ritchie's WWII movie.

mountainman
mountainman - 1/30/2024, 11:18 AM
@MosquitoFarmer - Ok I’m intrigued. Thanks for the share.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 1/18/2024, 10:23 AM
Honestly , I’m cool with it if true.

I actually thought his Aladdin was decent out of a mixed bag of the live action remakes i have seen…

However, I think having someone new helming one of these is more interesting rather than someone that already has done one.
bobevanz
bobevanz - 1/18/2024, 10:24 AM
I was initially hoping they'd direct, but after all of the following live action adaptations I just want them to cancel it. Casting Danny Devito was amazing but this will end up like the rest of them
theFUZZ008
theFUZZ008 - 1/18/2024, 10:36 AM
Disney, please stop this trend. I know, I know. These remakes are your only movies that make money, I know. But, please.
dracula
dracula - 1/18/2024, 11:01 AM
@theFUZZ008 - really their last few didnt even do that well
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 1/18/2024, 10:38 AM
Just get James Woods back for Hades
FinnishDude
FinnishDude - 1/18/2024, 2:31 PM
@Ryguy88 - He might frankly be too old. Listening him in recent things like Kingdom Hearts 3, his voice has gotten raspy and delivery more monotone. It would just be another James Earl Jones situation.

Besides, a remake should be its own thing with its own takes on the material. The worst Disney have been the ones trying to recreate the original beat by beat.
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 1/18/2024, 8:41 PM
@FinnishDude - but think about how many people it would piss off!
RedFury
RedFury - 1/18/2024, 10:39 AM
This is the one live-action adaption I'm actually looking forward too, I loved this movie as a kid.

With modern day vfx this could be a serious treat for the eyes. They depicted greek mythology in the original cartoon with very cool visuals. So I'm hopeful that's one of the big focuses of this one.
Arthorious
Arthorious - 1/18/2024, 10:46 AM
While I haven’t been a big fan of these live action remakes (except Jungle Book) this one does catch my interest.
grif
grif - 1/18/2024, 10:52 AM
interesting that they dont remake the animated sequels to disney movies
MotherGooseUPus
MotherGooseUPus - 1/18/2024, 12:54 PM
please STOP ruining my childhood with all these inferior and shitty versions of my favorite cartoons. THANKS
BritishMonkey
BritishMonkey - 1/18/2024, 1:03 PM
"Still, there's been a great deal of excitement for Hercules" ... From [frick]ing who? Executives?
Not a single soul has been excited for this tiktok remake.
BackwardGalaxy
BackwardGalaxy - 1/18/2024, 1:24 PM
Not one of these live action remakes has been better or even as good as the animated version. Not a single one.
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