Disney Ponders Turning ‘Bambi’ Into Latest Live-Action Remake

The 1942 animated classic could be reborn with CGI deer
Disney’s live-action reboot strategy ‘making a lot of money’

Bambi, 1942. — Bambi, 1942.
Source: Walt Disney/Everett Collection

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January 24, 2020 at 5:42 PM EST

Walt Disney Co. is developing a live-action remake of the company’s 1942 movie “Bambi” as part of its lucrative effort to reimagine classic films for new audiences.

The world’s largest entertainment company hired two writers to pen a screenplay based on the story of a motherless fawn and his menagerie of friends in the forest. Disney hasn’t committed to a production or release date.

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