Remake of 1973 Animated Disney Film Has Been Canceled
Remake of 1973 Animated Disney Film Has Been Canceled
Liz LindainSat, March 7, 2026 at 1:51 AM UTC
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Despite the number of box office successes many Disney remakes have had over the past couple of decades, the studio will not be going forward with this highly anticipated project.
In a Q&A session Carlos López Estrada conducted on Monday on Reddit, the director behind Blindspotting and Raya and the Last Dragon shared an update on Disney's remake of the 1973 animated film "Robin Hood," and revealed that it is no longer moving forward.
"Back in 2020, you announced were doing the live-action remake of Disney's Robin Hood. Is it still happening?" a fan asked on Reddit on Monday. "We haven't heard anything."
The remake that was originally announced in April 2020 was going to be a live-action/CGI hybrid movie for Disney+. Estrada was on board to direct the film and remake it from a script written by Kari Granlund. Justin Springer, the producer behind Dumbo and Tron: Legacy, was planning to produce.
"Its dead, sadly. I say sadly because I actually thought there was something really special (and original!) there. Some truly extraordinary music we had figured out for it," Estrada answered. "I keep daydreaming about doing it independently with different characters."
Known for its animation style and the Oscar-nominated ballad "Love," Disney's Robin Hood was an animated musical that followed the fox Robin Hood and his sidekick, Little John, a bear, as they steal from a Prince John, a lion, to help the poor citizens of Nottingham. The film was set in an animal version of the Middle Ages, and the story focused on the fight against excessive taxation imposed by Prince John and his minions, the Sheriff of Nottingham and Sir Hiss. The voice cast included Brian Bedford, Robin Miller, Peter Ustinov, Phil Harris, Pat Buttram and Richie Sanders, and was produced and directed by Wolfgang Reitherman.
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When the Robin Hood remake was announced almost six years ago, it was still in the very early stages of pre-production, and there was no information about the cast or a release date. The deal was signed before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Variety.
"That's a shame," the Reddit user who originally asked the question replied. "I was hoping to see the animals in a live-action version of it."
Robin Hood can be streamed on Disney+, or rented on Google Play Movies, Fandango at Home, YouTube, Apple TV and Amazon Prime Video for $3.99.
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