Hi there! How’s it going? You probably heard Disney had announced plans to make a film based on their Disneyland theme park attraction Matterhorn, also known as the Matterhorn Bobsleds and now they have hired commercial director Brian Beletic to make his feature debut with the project.
Stepping into the shoes of success of Pirates of the Caribbean Disney are taking another crack at a positive franchise relations.
Known as the ‘Untitled Explorers Project’ while in development the plot follows ‘a small group of young, super adventure/explorers, each with a specific skill set, are brought to the remote backcountry of the Pennine Alps under various guises for a trek across one of the planet’s remaining untouched realms. They do this with extreme skiing, snowboarding and mountaineering.’
Originally built in 1959 at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, the mountain has dominated the Disneyland skyline for over half a century, and contains a bobsled-style roller coaster. It historically served as a connecting point for the Disneyland Skyway, but they closed in 1994. The major refurbishment came in 1978, breaking up the hollow interior space into a number of small, icy caves and tunnels when Audio-Animatronic Yeti or Abominable Snowman, nicknamed Harold, were added. The bobsled ride has new sleds added at the start of 2012.
The choice of new director might seem like gambling, but it paid off Tron: Legacy‘s Joseph Kosinski and The Muppets‘ James Bobin as well. Jason Dean Hall is writing the script for the project that Justin Springer (Tron Legacy) is producing.
Beletic is best known for helming ads. For Nike (Human Chain) he metaphorically linked a group of pro and amateur athletes . Beletic also recently helmed ads for Axe and energy drink FRS, an hour-long live special for Microsoft’s Bing search engine. He is busy developing several feature ideas through his production company Smuggler Films.
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Nike ‘Human Chain’ Commercial
Matterhorn Ride Disneyland
