Live-Action 'Peter Pan' / 'Alice in Wonderland' Prequel in the Works

Beloved Disney animated properties have been the subject of live action remakes in recent years. There have been ups and downs with audience reception of these films, the most popular being Cinderella, and the not so popular Pan. But, uncertainty of success doesn't seem to be a cause for concern for Brenda Chapman. The Brave co-director, who will make her live-action directorial debut with Come Away, is set to direct a Peter Pan/Alice in Wonderland prequel.

Chapman was the first woman to win the animation Oscar in 2012, and has story credits in some Disney classics, including the Hunchback of Notre Dame and Beauty and the Beast. She was also the story supervisor for The Lion King. With a history like that, this is the right person for the job. To succeed with films like these that take liberty with the source material, you have to be able to craft a good story. That's what I think has been lacking in films such as Pan, and The Hunstman: Winters War, receiving a 26% and 16% Rotten Tomatoes rating. It's not enough to make a film look good, it has to be good.

Variety reports the following, "Marissa Kate Goodhill has written the script, based on the premise that the Alice and Peter characters were a brother and sister who had to deal with their older brother perishing in an accident and their parents’ despair over the tragedy — leading them ultimately to journey to Wonderland for Alice and Neverland for Peter."

Considering Chapman's previous work and involvement in classic Disney properties, I am very excited to see what she does with this film.