Passing Into The Wild Frontier...

Fess Parker passed away today...

The man that became famous for playing Davy Crockett on Walt Disney's television series was 85 years old, but will be remembered by fans across the world forever.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to his friends and family...

The Return Of Zorro & Davy Crockett?

One thing I failed to mention yesterday regarding the Annual Shareholder's Meeting was Bob Iger talking about the every expanding presence of the Web in Disney's future plans. And those future plans could involve... the past.

The past?

As in vintage television series like "Zorro" or "Davy Crockett" along with numerous other series could be available via the internet. Mr. Iger hinted as such during his talk:

“In the near future, you’ll see more of that product available on Disney.com, either for free or through some sort of subscription,” Mr. Iger, 57, said at the company’s annual meeting. “Providing physical goods on DVD is tougher and tougher these days because shelf space is limited.”

In the near future we may find the Coon Skinned Cap Hero available at iTunes or Disney.com for rental or purchase. Just make sure you have a nice screen to view it on...

Interesting.

Disney Plans On You Taking A "Jungle Cruise"...

Walt Disney Pictures have toyed with the idea of making a movie using the Jungle Cruise ride for sometime now... since 2002 or so, I believe. It appears now they are much more serious about it.

Their goal is to make it a Summer/Holiday event and even though there is no director attached the project is being viewed as a possible Christmas 2008 release or Summer 2009 should events drag on. All this is subject to change depending on if the script(by Alfred Gough & Miles Millar of Smallville, Shanghai Noon/Knights and The Mummy 3, no less) is greenlit, a director is found and casting of actors goes smoothly(translate that as getting an "A" list actor to sign on).

Can "It's A Small World" the movie be far behind? Uhg... I hope not. I have a hard enough time getting that song out of my head now. Let me see... what other properties can they milk... err, I mean exploit. Indy... nope, done that. Finding Nemo Subs... nahh, that's been done too! Well, I don't know 'bout you... but I'd love to see a new version of Davy Crockett, ala: Pirates of the Caribbean style. How 'bout we see if Russell Crowe is free for a few months of filming and Michael Mann will agree to pull it in under three hours with a PG-13 rating? What am I saying??? That's SUCH wishful thinking...