Live Action Alice in Wonderland/Peter Pan Prequel in the Works

The co-director for “Brave”, Brenda Chapman, will be taking the wheel of “Come Away” a live action Alice in Wonderland/Peter Pan prequel.

Chapman will direct the story written by Marissa Kate Goodhill. On board to produce the prequel is Leesa Kahn, Michelle Manning and Andrea Keir.

Come Away will be the first live-action film Chapman has ever directed, having previously only taken on animated features, including Pixar’s Brave and DreamWorks’ The Prince of Egypt.

“I had never really considered directing live-action – animation has always been my genre,” Chapman explained. “But when I read Marissa’s fantastical script, I felt that little tingly feeling run up my spine. I thought, ‘Wow! I’ve changed my mind. I want to do this'”

Come Away takes place before Alice travels to Wonderland and Peter becomes Pan, and lays the groundwork for those beloved adventures. As brother and sister, Peter and Alice seek to rescue their parents from the despair that shakes the family after their older brother tragically dies. Ultimately the two must decided between their home and imagination.

This news just comes after Disney’s news from last month stating that they are working on a Live action Peter Pan film.

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