"YELLOW SUBMARINE" Re-Make Confirmed by Disney !!!!

      MUSIC NEWS - The Walt Disney Studios has announced their deal with Apple Corps Ltd to develop a new 3D movie in performance capture animation of The Beatles 1968 animated film "Yellow Submarine".  The new version will be written and directed by Robert Zemeckis and will be created by ImageMovers Digital, Disney's performance capture animation studio operated with Zemeckis and his partners, Jack Rapke and Steve Starkey (producers of the film).

For this repeat visit to Pepperland, Zemeckis will use 16 Beatles songs and recordings from the original motion picture. The songs include "All Together Now," "All You Need Is Love," "Eleanor Rigby," "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" and "With A Little Help From My Friends" while combining his unique vision and style to bring this dazzling tale to life.

Zemeckis said, "'Yellow Submarine' is one of the greatest fantasy films of all time, and making this new 3D performance capture movie is a dream come true for me. With the latest advances in technology, we will be able to take moviegoers on a voyage unlike any other, and bring new excitement and dimension to Pepperland and the various sea worlds they encounter. I'm thrilled to be working with the good folks at Apple Corps and our partners at Disney on this epic retelling of one of my all time favorite films."

The original motion picture was released in the USA on November 13, 1968 thru United Artists and was directed by George Dunning and featured the inspired art direction & design of Heinz Edelmann. The film takes place in Pepperland, an undersea paradise inhabited by music lovers who live in peace and harmony and are protected by Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. That is... until they are threatened by the music hating Blue Meanies. It's up to John, Paul, George and Ringo to set off on a magical adventure in their yellow submarine and bring music and harmony back to Pepperland!

No word yet on the film's theatrical release date or a soundtrack .

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