Overview

• Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson disclosed on Score: The Podcast that Disney has tabled the project, a development multiple outlets confirmed on Friday.
• He said successive leadership changes at the studio forced repeated reshuffles and presentations of his vision, leading him to conclude the movie was no longer for him.
• Thompson noted he is focusing on other work, saying he has roughly four films lined up over the next five years.
• The remake was announced in 2023 with Thompson set to direct, executive-produce, and oversee music, with Will Gluck and Keith Bunin attached to the script and Olive Bridge and Two One Five producing.
• Reports describe the film as shelved rather than permanently canceled, with the possibility of a future revival likely without Thompson, as Disney reassesses its live-action remake pipeline.