Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Nov 6, 2014 16:55:56 GMT -6
variety.com/2014/film/news/disney-developing-real-life-fairy-tale-with-morgan-spurlock-1201349819/
Disney Developing Real Life Fairy Tale with Morgan Spurlock
Morgan Spurlock has sold a fairy tale pitch to Walt Disney Studios that revolves around a father’s quest to make his daughter a princess.
The plot is based on a true story that revolves around Jeremiah Heaton’s efforts to claim land in Africa’s Bir Tawil region of North Sudan, and create a new soverign nation, in order to fulfill the wishes of his seven-year-old daughter to become a princess. The land, now known as the “Heaton Kingdom,” borders Sudan and Egypt, and was one of the last unclaimed areas of the world.
Spurlock will produce the film — a rare departure from his documentary fare like “Super Size Me” — through his Warrior Poets banner with the Arlook Group’s Richard Arlook, who manages the filmmaker.
CAA, which reps Spurlock and Heaton, packaged the project.
Deadline first reported the project.
Disney Developing Real Life Fairy Tale with Morgan Spurlock
Morgan Spurlock has sold a fairy tale pitch to Walt Disney Studios that revolves around a father’s quest to make his daughter a princess.
The plot is based on a true story that revolves around Jeremiah Heaton’s efforts to claim land in Africa’s Bir Tawil region of North Sudan, and create a new soverign nation, in order to fulfill the wishes of his seven-year-old daughter to become a princess. The land, now known as the “Heaton Kingdom,” borders Sudan and Egypt, and was one of the last unclaimed areas of the world.
Spurlock will produce the film — a rare departure from his documentary fare like “Super Size Me” — through his Warrior Poets banner with the Arlook Group’s Richard Arlook, who manages the filmmaker.
CAA, which reps Spurlock and Heaton, packaged the project.
Deadline first reported the project.