Disney working on 'Hercules' remake with Russo Brothers as producers

Disney has started developing a live-action remake of its 1997 animated feature "Hercules". Anthony and Joe Russo of "Avengers: Endgame" fame will produce project for studio through ir production house, AGBO. Disney has hired Dave Callaham, scribe of " Expendables" and upcoming "Shang-Chi and Legend of Ten Rings", to pen script for live-action remake, reported Variety.

original film, directed by Ron Clements and John Musker, was inspired by legendary hero Heracles, son of Zeus, in Greek mythology. In movie, Hercules (voiced by Tate Dovan) is snatched as a baby by Hes and forced to live among mortals as a half-man, half-god. Veteran actors Danny DeVito and James Wood h also voice starred in movie.