Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Borrowing From the Disney Playbook

So a large conglomerate is going to reboot an animated project as a live-action feature. But it isn't Diz Co.

... Puss In Boots scribe Tom Wheeler has come out of a long stint with DreamWorks Animation ... to write a live-action adaptation of Dora The Explorer, the venerable Nickelodeon animated kiddie series. ...

Where did these Paramount/Viacom folks ever get the idea to do something like that? ...

... Disney’s “Maleficent” has surpassed $700 million at the global box office, the studio said Tuesday. ...

It’s also Angelina Jolie‘s highest-grossing live-action film of all time domestically ($229 million), internationally ($472 million) and globally ($700 million). ...

After which:

“Cinderella” crossed the $500 million mark at the global box office, Walt Disney Studios said Wednesday. Produced for $95 million, the fantasy romance is part of the company’s strategy to mine its catalog of animated classics for fresh live-action family films.

Oh, okay. Now I get it.

(Remember, ladies and gents, imitation of successful business strategies is the sincerest form of Hollywood.

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