It's been over two years since Disney announced they're developing a live-action remake of the 1997 animated classic Hercules, and news about the film has been sparse.
Well, the day is finally here! We've got an update, although it's a little...confusing.
In a new interview with Variety, producer Joe Russo revealed that the film is a musical, and to help make it feel more modern, they're taking inspiration from TikTok.
He said, "There are questions about how you translate it as a musical. Audiences today have been trained by TikTok, right? What is their expectation of what that musical looks like and feels like? That can be a lot of fun and help us push the boundaries a little bit on how you execute a modern musical.”
He goes on to say that Hercules will be “a little bit more experimental in tone, a little bit more experimental in execution.”
While we don't know exactly what Russo means by this, people took to Twitter to voice their concerns over what they think is a bad idea.
Truly an awful idea. #Hercules #Disney #RussoBros
A Hercules live action tiktok inspired musical…Hollywood just bored at this point
Hercules is one of the best Disney movies and the fact it’s going to be inspired by TikTok makes me wanna throw up
Hercules is one of my favorite movies of all time so I won’t be watching whatever this is. The movie is perfect just the way it is and doesn’t need a reboot or update. Animation is an incredible medium and shouldn’t be viewed as lesser than live action. https://t.co/J3FnToE1v3
While others jokingly speculated about what a TikTok-inspired Hercules would even look like.
Hades gonna make Hercules lose his power by convincing him to eat a tide pod. https://t.co/XgyR5LjCX1
WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN. IS HERCULES GONNA HIT THE GRIDDY AND EACH SCENE WILL BE 15 SECONDS?
The movie will open with a title card that says “POV: You’re Hercules, the son of Zeus” and then a shot of Hercules. https://t.co/XXNqM16VMc
when noah beck is hercules lord have mercy https://t.co/BGzcFGhEls