The wave of90s nostalgiashows now signs of slowing down, and if you feel like you’re in need of moreanthropomorphic animalsin your life, you’re in luck! It’s been almost a decade since we last saw everyone’s fourth favorite talking mouse in Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild. After his ten year absence, Sony and Red Wagon Entertainment finally feel the time is right for aStuart Littleremake.
News of the reboot comes fromTracking Board. They claim that this newStuart Littlewill follow in the footsteps of the 1999 original. It will blendCG animation with live action. It will also once again follow the biplane flying mouse and his adoptive family The Littles.
The new movie will more closely follow E.B. White’s 1945 children’s book of the same name. It is being looked at as a more accurate adaptation than merely a remake of the existing films, or a reboot of the entire franchise. The report goes onto claim thatStuart Littlewill carry the same tone as aJohn Hughesmovie. This is a popular refrain nowadays, as we’ve heard the same thing about the 2017Spider-Manremake. Though, it should be noted thatJohn Hughesisn’t only known for his slick teen movies that helped establish aPG-13 rateddialogue for high schoolers. The legendary writer and director also created the family featuresCurly Sue,Home Alone,Beethovenand Baby’s Day Out later in his career.
TheStuart Littlebook was an instant classic upon it’s release exactly 70 years ago. The 1999 movie earned $300 million at the box office, and was a huge blockbuster success.Michael J. Foxvoiced the title character, withGeena DavisandHugh Laurieplaying the parents. The then very popular Jonathan Lipnicki played their son and Stuart’s best friend. A sequel titled Stuart Little 2 was released three years later in 2002. While it still made an impressive $169 million, it wasn’t as big of a hit as the first movie. Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild was released direct to video and is notable for being fully animated.
No talent has been added to the movie, though its possible thatMichael J. Foxcould return to voice Stuart, even though he skipped out on the very last sequel. There is no proposed release date yet, but audiences most likely won’t see the movie until 2018 or 2019. Douglas Wick, who produced the original, will also serve the same duties here. It isn’t known if a script has been written yet. Red Wagon is finishing up it’sDivergentseries with the final two films,The Divergent Series: Allegiant: Part 1, which hits theaters in 2016 andThe Divergent Series: Allegiant: Part 2, which arrives in 2017. They are also in the pre-production stages on a remake ofThe Craftwhich follows a group of high school witches. No casting has been announced for that movie just yet, but we can expected to hear more soon.
