{"id":11468,"date":"2020-01-24T15:17:04","date_gmt":"2020-01-24T23:17:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/?p=11468"},"modified":"2020-05-10T17:19:59","modified_gmt":"2020-05-11T00:19:59","slug":"the-week-in-news-captain-marvel-2-a-sweet-meet-cute-bambi-live-action-remake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/the-week-in-news-captain-marvel-2-a-sweet-meet-cute-bambi-live-action-remake\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week In News: ‘Captain Marvel 2,’ A Sweet Meet-Cute & ‘Bambi’ Live-Action Remake"},"content":{"rendered":"

Life is busy and content is everywhere. Plenty of news can pass right under our noses, from the big announcements to the small news items that get buried. Allow our weekly roundup of quick-hit news to catch you up on all the bits and bobs you might have missed.<\/p>\n

‘Captain Marvel 2’ Gets A Writer<\/h2>\n
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Lashana Lynch and Brie Larson as Maria Rambeau and Carol Danvers in ‘Captain Marvel’ (Credit: Marvel)<\/p><\/div>\n

Earlier this week it was reported that the planned Captain Marvel<\/em> sequel had finally found a writer<\/a> in Megan McDonnell. The WandaVision staff writer is in final talks to write the script. Original directing team Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, however, will not be back to direct the sequel (though they’re still working with Disney, with talk of them developing a Disney+ series), so the hunt is on for a female director.<\/p>\n

The Coronavirus Is Wreaking Havoc On Movie Release Dates<\/h2>\n

Thanks to China quarantining a dozen cities in an effort to contain the rapidly spreading coronavirus, it’s put 33 million<\/em> people in lockdown. As a result, China has decided to delay the release of at least seven different movies, which has caused a ripple effect across the world as other countries scramble to realign their own release schedules. That includes Warner Bros., who, Atom Tickets learned, has decided to delay the U.S. release of Chinese blockbuster Detective Chinatown 3<\/em><\/a>. The studio had planned a special rollout timed with Chinese New Year, but the virus wrecking release timelines in China threw a wrench into plans.<\/p>\n

A Live-Action ‘Bambi’ Is In The Works<\/h2>\n

Disney’s live-action remake train is chugging down the tracks at top speed. The next project up is a live-action remake of Bambi<\/em><\/a>, which the studio says will be made in the photorealistic CGI style of The Jungle Book<\/em> and The Lion King<\/em>. Writers Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Lindsey Beer have been tapped as the writing team for the project, and Disney says it has no plans to shoehorn a larger story into the classic simple tale.<\/p>\n

Robert Zemeckis To Direct & Co-Write Disney’s ‘Pinocchio’ Remake<\/h2>\n

Meanwhile, veteran director Robert Zemeckis has closed a deal to both direct and co-write Disney’s live-action Pinocchio<\/em> remake<\/a>. He’ll be co-writing the next draft of the script alongside Chris Weitz. Weitz wrote the previous script with Simon Farnaby. No release date has officially been set, but reports say if the script comes together, the project could be aiming for a year-end start of production.<\/p>\n

Matthew McConaughey And Hugh Grant Hatched A Plan To Set Up Their Parents<\/h2>\n