Last year, Jeremiah Heaton made headlines when he announced he was buying his daughter Emily a "kingdom" in Africa.
Heaton travelled to Bir Tawil, a stretch of desert land between Egypt and Sudan, and planted his family flag there – thus supposedly claiming the land.
Though he's confident the land belongs to his family, it's unclear who the legal owner of the land is.
The Hollywood Reporter reported Wednesday that screenwriter Stephany Folsom is now attached to a project to make a film out of Heaton's claim on the land, titled The Princess Of North Sudan. Morgan Spurlock was reportedly set to produce.
The news has upset many on social media who feel Heaton's behavior represents colonialism.
The plot of #PrincessOfNorthSudan
So Disney's making a movie romanticizing the colonization of African land. #PrincessOfNorthSudan
White folks got til I wake up to make #PrincessOfNorthSudan disappear.
#PrincessOfNorthSudan is basic American history: go to unclaimed land, take it as your own. No one white lived there = no one lived there.
People are also upset with Disney, believing they're legitimizing Heaton's project.
@Disney seems to think African stories are limited to talking animals and lost white men #PrincessOfNorthSudan
Disney: *makes first black princess a frog for 99% of the film* POC: Give us an African Princess! Disney: lol ok #PrincessOfNorthSudan
me if #PrincessOfNorthSudan is going to happen.
In which a white man "flew to the area, planted a flag and claimed it for himself and his family" #PrincessOfNorthSudan
Last time I checked, the people of Sudan have that nice rich melanin #PrincessofNorthSudan