For years, fans of Disney’s animated film Atlantis: The Lost Empire have clamored for a live-action adaptation. Today, those fans may finally have gotten what they asked for.
Recently, a mysterious video has gone viral on Reddit and TikTok, and it shows what looks like a trailer for a live-action adaptation of Atlantis: The Lost Empire being recorded secretly.
The alleged source of the original video on Reddit claims that they obtained the video “through a friend of a trusted source” and assumes that it might be making the rounds ahead of an official announcement at D23 this weekend.
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Now, we can’t verify if the trailer is real, but we do agree the timing is suspect. To our knowledge, there is currently no live-action adaptation of the film in development at Disney. There was at one point though.
Additionally, none of the actors in said trailer look familiar. Lastly, between scooper culture and super sleuths that exist on the internet, it would be rather hard for the studio to make a full-fledged film or a trailer without someone knowing. With all that said, it might just be a fan-made trailer or a proof of concept trailer.
You can be the judge for yourself:
Do you think the trailer is real? Sound off below!
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Released in 2001, Atlantis: The Lost Empire follows an inexperienced young adventurer becomes the key to unraveling an ancient mystery when he joins up with a group of daredevil explorers to find the legendary lost empire of Atlantis. A naive-but-determined museum cartographer Milo Thatch dreams of completing the quest begun by his late grandfather, a famous explorer. When a journal surfaces, an eccentric billionaire funds an expedition, and the action shifts to high gear.
The film was directed Beauty and the Beast (1991) directing duo Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise and featured a stacked voice cast that includes Michael J. Fox, Leonard Nimoy, Cree Summer, James Garner, Jim Varney, and Jim Cummings. The film wasn’t a box office smash as it grossed $186 million worldwide on a $120 million production budget. The film did spawn a direct to DVD sequel in 2003 titled Milo’s Return.
SOURCE: Reddit
