Disney's 'Robin Hood' Remake Not Moving Forward,
Director Carlos Lopez Estrada Reveals
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Disney's remake of the 1973 animated movie "Robin Hood" is no longer
moving forward.

"Blindspotting" and "Raya and the Last Dragon" director Carlos Lopez
Estrada shared the update during a Reddit AMA earlier this week.

"Its dead sadly," Estrada wrote. "I say sadly because I actually
thought there was something really special (and original!) there.
Some truly extraordinary music we had figured out for it."

The live-action/CGI hybrid movie was announced in April 2020 as
being in early development for Disney+. Estrada was on board to helm
the remake from a script by Kari Granlund, who wrote 2019's Disney+
reboot of "Lady and the Tramp." Justin Springer ("Dumbo" and "Tron:
Legacy") would produce.

While the Disney project is dead, Estrada added, "I keep [daydreaming]
about doing it independently with different characters."

The 1973 "Robin Hood" centered on the classic story of Robin Hood,
Little John and the inhabitants of Nottingham as they fought against
Prince John's excessive taxation, but animated movie took place in a
world of anthropomorphized animals. Robin Hood was portrayed as a
fox, Little John was depicted as a bear, Friar Tuck as a badger,
Prince John as a lion, the sheriff of Nottingham as a wolf and Maid
Marian as a vixen. "Robin Hood" earned $32 million at the box office
on a $5 million budget, and the movie's song "Love" received an Oscar
nomination.

The status of Disney's live-action remakes has been tenuous in recent
years. While the studio enjoyed box office successes like "The Lion
King," "Cinderella," "Beauty and the Beast," "Aladdin," "The Little
Mermaid," "Maleficent" and "Lilo & Stitch," the last of which was the
first movie to gross $1 billion in 2025, not every adaptation has
been a hit, leading to a shift in strategy. For example, the "Tangled"
live-action project had been put on hold after the lukewarm box office
for "Snow White"; that film was recently revived, with Teagan Croft
and Milo Manheim on board to star. Next up for the studio is the
live-action "Moana," starring Dwayne Johnson as the tattooed demigod
Maui and newcomer Catherine Laga'aia as the titular princess, which
hits theaters on July 10.

Estrada is repped by CAA and Ziffren Brittenham. Granlund is repped by
Verve and Industry Entertainment.

The Hollywood Reporter first reported the development update.



<https://variety.com/2026/film/news/disney-robin-hood-remake-carlos-lopez-estrada-1236681397/>






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