Disney Developing Sled Dog Movie ‘Togo and Seppala’
According to Variety, Disney is developing a live-action movie based the 1925 Nome Serum Run and the story will focus on Leonhard Seppala and his sled dog Togo. Disney have hired Tom Flynn to write the script.
The Nome Serum Run also known as the Great Race of Mercy, saw a team of 20 mushers and about 150 sled dogs transporting diphtheria serum through harsh conditions over nearly 700 miles to save the city of Nome from an epidemic. While Gunnar Kaasen and his lead sled dog Balto became known for running the final leg of the serum run, the movie will focus on Seppala and his 12-year-old lead dog Togo who ran the penultimate and longest leg in temperatures that were 30 degrees below zero in gale force winds.
The story will focus on the unlikely friendship between man and dog. Togo was an unruly and undersized puppy but showed great leadership qualities and became the lead dog at age 5.
What do you think of this news?
Those responsible for casting ought to make sure they use the right knind of dogs!