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The latest Disney theme park ride to get the big-screen treatment is the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.
Like several rides before it, themine train adventure— which consists of several stomach-dropping turns and dives — will get an expanded story fit for feature length for Disney,Deadline reports.
Bert & Bertie, who directed three episodes ofHawkeyeon Disney+ as well as two episodes of the HBO Max comedy seriesOur Flag Means Death, will helm the feature film. Sources told Deadline that Disney is “excited” about the pitch from the directing duo.
Plot details are still unknown, but the ride itself is set in a mining town in the 1800s where gold is discovered. Riders climb aboard a mine cart and avoid dynamite and a number of other surprises. The ride opened in 1979 in Anaheim, with other versions in Tokyo, Paris and theMagic Kingdom.
This is not the first time Disney has adapted one of their rides into a feature film.
ThePirates of the Caribbeanfranchise starredJohnny Depp,Orlando BloomandKeira Knightleywhen the first of its films debuted in 2003. Depp earned anOscarnomination for playing Jack Sparrow in the original filmPirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Sequels were released in 2006, 2007, 2011 and 2017.
In 2021, the studio releasedJungle Cruise, starringDwayne “The Rock” JohnsonandEmily Blunt, to mixed reviews from critics, but favorable attention from audiences. The action-adventure film is reportedly alsogetting a sequel.
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The studio is also rebootingThe Haunted MansionwithTiffany Haddish,Lakeith Stanfield,Owen Wilson,Rosario DawsonandDanny DeVito, according toThe Hollywood Reporter.
Scarlett Johanssonis set to take onproducing duties for a new filmbased on the Disney Parks attractionThe Twilight ZoneTower of Terror, per previous reports.
source: people.com
