When looking at the upcoming Disney movies on the way, there are a ton of magical fairytales and classic stories the House of Mouse coming to life. For years, I've been intrigued by the planned Prince Charming movie that has been in and out of the works, but now it sounds like it's officially happening. A director has just been picked for the mysterious project, and now I'm totally on board.
According to Deadline , Paul King is set to helm the Prince Charming movie (along with co-writing the script with frequent collaborators Simon Farnaby and Jon Croker). Considering he's the filmmaker behind the first two Paddington movies and last year's Wonka , I'm starting to really warm up to what a movie leading a prince could offer a longtime Disney fan like myself. While Paul King is enough to get me excited about Prince Charming , that's basically all we have as far as information.
The report says "plot details are unknown," along with sharing that the movie will "not specifically be linked to Cinderella." While in Disney's history, Prince Charming is the name of Cinderella's guy, the name is also a fairy tale stock character name that has been used in numerous folk tales. Paddington In Peru Trailer Sends The Adorable Bear On A New Adventure, And I'm Ready To Follow Him Anywhere With that in mind, there are tons of directions Paul King could go with a Prince Charming movie.
Personally, with all the upcoming live-action Disney remakes being made by the studio, I hope this is an origi.