Disney hires writer for African animated adventure

LAFIYA is the project's title

By Patrick Sauriol     June 16, 2003
Source: The Hollywood Reporter, anonymous sources

The Hollywood Reporter says that screenwriter Elizabeth Hunter has been hired by The Walt Disney Company to write the script for LAFIYA, a new animated feature film. Details on Disney's new cartoon are very scarce but the Reporter has learned the film's main character is a girl and that the action takes place in Africa.

The news is welcome for animation fans who have been wondering what the House of the Mouse has been planning for its animation future. Right now there are two traditional animation Disney films nearing completion and getting ready for release, BROTHER BEAR and HOME ON THE RANGE. Inside sources have told us both projects have undergone extensive creative changes during their development process, with the latter pushed back until 2004 and the former targeted for fall 2003. LAFIYA is a new project not heard of before, joining other possible Disney animated movies such as ANTOINUS and THE THREE PIGS. Rumor has it that a CHICKEN LITTLE movie is also in the early stages of development at Disney and may be ready for release by 2005.


Got a scoop? Know something that you need to tell us about? Send it to us!