Calling all Aristocats fans!
As a huge fan of the animated Aristocats, I'm proposing to bring back the live-action/CGI hybrid remake of The Aristocats with the casting and filming details to be added, directed by Questlove (who will be working on the soundtrack) & produced by Will Gluck under Olive Bridge Entertainment. It’ll be theatrically released by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.
Voice cast:
- Corbin Bleu as Thomas O'Malley, the Feral Orange Tabby cat
- Rose Reynolds as Duchess, Madame Adelaide's refined and elegant Turkish Angora cat and mother of three kittens
- Asher Colton Spence as Toulouse, the orange kitten who is the oldest kitten
- Pippa Blaylock as Marie, the white kitten who is the middle kitten and the only girl
- Dash McCloud as Berlioz, the black kitten who is the youngest kitten
- Jamie Kaler as Roquefort, the house mouse and a friend of the cats who assists in the expulsion of Edgar
- Lou Bega as Scat Cat, Thomas O'Malley's best friend and leader of a gang of Club Jazz-playing alley cats who will be reenvisioned as a Black domestic longhair cat with a Bowler hat, Bow tie, & sunglasses in this remake & he’ll sing with a microphone instead of playing with the trumpet
- Zucchero as Peppo, the Maltese cat who plays the concertina
- Only Won as Shun Gon, the Siamese cat who will have impressive rap skills who will also play the conga drums in this remake instead of playing with both the piano and drums made from pots
- Hannah Spearritt as Hit Cat, the British Shorthair cat who will be reimagined as a female character in the remake & plays the tambourine instead of playing with the acoustic guitar
- Sergey Zhukov as Billy Boss, the Russian Blue cat who will play the electric guitar in this remake instead of playing with the double bass
- Callie Hernandez as Azteca, the Mexican Hairless cat and dancer of Scat Cat's gang who will be an exclusive character created for the remake & plays with the maracas
- Viola Davis as Capucine, the Horse who will be inspired by Frou-Frou in this remake
- Will Forte as Napoleon, the Dog who will be reenvisioned as a Great Gascony Blue in this remake instead of a Bloodhound
- Andy Daly as Lafayette, the Basset Hound who is Napoleon's companion
- Jean Louisa Kelly as Laurent, the Barbet and Napoleon's girlfriend who will be an exclusive character created for the remake
- Juliette Lewis as Fosette, the Basset Griffon Verdeen, Lafayette's girlfriend, & Laurent’s best friend who will be an exclusive character created for the remake
- George Clooney as Severin, the Cinereous Vulture assisted by Napoleon & Lafayette where he tracks down Edgar by squawking at him & steals the basket away from him where Duchess, Toulouse, Marie, & Berlioz are asleep in who will be an exclusive character created for the remake
- Leslie David Baker as Uncle Waldo, the Gander
- The Aneke Twins as Abigail and Amelia Gabble, the Goose Twin Sisters & Uncle Waldo’s nieces
Live-action cast:
- Nana Visitor as Madame Adelaide Bonfamille
- Richard Karn as Georges Hautecourt
- Fred Melamed as Edgar Balthazar, Madame Adelaide’s greedy but dim-witted butler
- Dean Winters as Melvin the Truck Driver
- Ralph Garman as Jules the Truck Driver
- Adrian Scarborough as the Cafe Cook
- Scott Seiss as the French milkman
- Matthieu Amalric as the Farmer
- Emma Greenwall as Karine, Laurent's owner who will be an exclusive character created for the remake
- Everlyn Sampi as Garance, Fosette's owner and Karine's best friend who will also be an exclusive character created for the remake
- Norman Reedus as the wine man
Filming will take place in France.
I understand that projects like these can be subject to studio decisions, and I'm aware that the live-action remake of Snow White faced some challenges where it led to prioritization from Disney. I believe The Aristocats has a unique charm that could resonate with audiences. Honestly, I was a bit surprised to hear that Questlove have four films currently in development and won't be available until 2029 or 2030 – I would have loved to have him on board for this project by this month! He'll be sorry that he passed on this opportunity, especially with Disney undergoing major restructuring under CEO Bob Iger, prioritizing creative quality over quantity in response to criticism of the company's over-reliance on IP with sequels, spinoffs, and remakes, as well as Disney's mounting box office disappointments. If he cancels this live-action adaptation due to the reshuffling at Disney, you'll be sorry – this project has potential. Nonetheless, I'd love to discuss this project further with Questlove and see if there's any way to make it work. Don't worry about the reboot risking becoming another CGI-heavy Disney retread – he will bring it back to production by this week and let's make it happen!
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