Disney+’s live-action Captain Nemo series “Nautilus”, which was first announced two years ago, is currently not scheduled to be distributed on streaming services. deadline.
Development of “Nautilus” on Disney + is not progressing
The decision not to move forward with the “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” submarine origin story is part of Disney’s plan to remove streaming content, first announced in May of this year. The new plan will result in Disney incurring approximately $1.5 billion to $1.8 billion in impairment charges.
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This followed an announcement in February that the company intended to cut its non-sports content spending by $3 billion. Recently, many original series and specials made exclusively for Disney+ and Hulu have been removed from streamers, like Willow, which was canceled after just one season.
With the show already filmed, Disney+ is currently working with the Nautilus production team to find a new home. Filming began in Australia in February 2022.
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First announced in 2021, the 10-part series is inspired by Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and is described as “the origin story of the submarine” told from the perspective of Captain Nemo. It is
In this series, Nemo (Shazad Latif) is an Indian prince who has been stripped of his family and birthright and made a prisoner of the East India Company. When he finally sets sail aboard the Nautilus with his crew, he will not only face enemies and the forces that have ruined his life, but will also discover a magical underwater world.
The show also features Georgia Flood, Thierry Fremont, Pachalo Muzembe, Arlo Green, Tyrone Gatai, Lynn Cooper Tan, Andrew Shaw, Ashan Kumar, Celine Menville and Caden Price. Masu. “Nautilus” was produced by Xavier Marchand’s Moonriver Studios and Anand Tucker’s Seven Stories.
In 1954, Disney released the movie version of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, starring James Mason and Kirk Douglas, which inspired attractions at the now-defunct Disneyland and Walt Disney World.
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