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Disney’s live-action remakes are on a roll, and news of yet another project broke today: a version of the 1997 Hercules<\/em> movie, produced (but not directed) by Joe and Anthony Russo of Marvel’s Avengers<\/em> fame, via The Hollywood Reporter<\/em>.<\/p>\n Also attached to the project is Dave Callaham, who worked on The Expendables<\/em>films, wrote the screenplay for the upcoming Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings<\/em>, <\/em>and worked as a co-writer on Wonder Woman 1984.<\/em><\/p>\n The original 1997 movie is extremely<\/em> loosely based on the Greek myth of Heracles, and sees the young Hercules — the son of Zeus — exiled from Mount Olympus due to the nefarious machinations of the god of the underworld, Hades. While stuck on Earth as a mortal, the demigod Hercules still retains his superhuman strength and, with the help of a Danny Devito-voiced satyr, must learn what really makes a hero. Also, there’s a bunch of really good Alan Menken songs.<\/p>\n The project is in the early stages at this point, according to The Hollywood Reporter<\/em>, and things like a cast, a director, or even whether the remake will be a musical like the animated original have yet to be decided. It’s also not clear whether Disney plans to release Hercules<\/em> theatrically or if it’ll be a Disney Plus film — rumors from Disney blog TheDisInsider<\/em>, <\/em>which originally reported the news of the live-action remake, claim it’ll be bound for theaters.<\/p>\n\n