Culture news Dua Lipa approached to play the role of this Disney character? The dream at your fingertips for fans
After Lady Gaga, Harry Styles and Ariana Grande, the world of cinema seems determined to integrate singing stars into big Hollywood productions. This time, it is Dua Lipa who would be approached to play an iconic Disney character.
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A highly anticipated live action remake
If you usually follow the productions of Disneyyou must have noticed that the company with Mickey’s ears really likes to release their old films in live action versions. The jungle Book, The beauty and the Beast, Aladdin… Even The Lion King was entitled to this treatment even though it only features animals, making the term “live-action” a little shaky. Generally, the announcement of these remakes arouses as much indignation as expectations, the public being very mixed on the interest of this process. However, it happens that some of them arouse the curiosity of fans a little more than others.
This is for example the case of the live-action remake of Hercules, the animated classic released in 1997. It must be said that the original film is one of the most popular of its generation thanks to its rhythmic story, its colorful characters and its memorable narrators. But what really drives curiosity about this project is that it should be carried out by none other than Guy Ritchie. Great British director, we owe him in particular the two sons Sherlock Holmes with Robert Downey Jr as well as King Arthur: The Legend of Excalibur or The Gentlemen. However, this is not his first attempt at a live-action remake since he was also the one who directed the film Aladdin with Will Smith.
Dua Lipa in the arms of a demigod?
Unfortunately, not much else is known about this live-action remake of Hercules. Since its official announcement (and that of its director) in June 2022, Disney has been particularly quiet about this film, leaving room for several rumors. Thus, a first American journalist had anticipated the Taron Egerton duo (Rocketman) and Ariana Grande (Wicked) to play Hercules and Megara, without any confirmation from Disney. Today, it’s another international pop star who seems to be on everyone’s lips: Dua Lipa.
We owe this new rumor to Skyler Shulereditor-in-chief of the website The DisInsider, specializing in information surrounding Disney. According to him, the company with Mickey’s ears would appreciate being able to afford the services of the Anglo-Albanian singer, who is not in her first film. Indeed, in addition to having released an album at the beginning of May, we could see Dua Lipa in the film Barbie by Greta Gerwig as well as in Argylle by Matthew Vaughn. Embody Megara However, that would be a different story, but many Internet users are already very enthusiastic about this idea. For the moment, all this should of course be taken with a grain of salt.
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