Walt Disney's The Order of the Seven, meant to be the most infuriatingly obstinate of all Snow White adaptations, has been put on hold indefinitely. We're going to have to stretch the current crop of Snow Whites just a bit longer, everyone.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the decision strangely has less to do with Mirror Mirror and Snow White and the Huntsman than it does with the fact no one saw John Carter. With that film costing the studio $200 million and the job of its studio head, who has yet to be replaced, Order of the Seven has been deemed too costly for a Disney film without any eccentric Johnny Depp mugging. (The Lone Ranger was similarly put on hold earlier this year due to budget concerns, and that even has Johnny Depp mugging in it, with a bird on his head, so this never even had a shot.)
As previously reported, the adaptation has been in development for a decade now, beginning as a straight-up kung fu take on the fairy tale but later evolving into a fantasy adventure that would portray the dwarves as international fighters--from the U.S., Russia, and more--each with their own distinctive fighting style. Basically, it was going to be fantasy Street Fighter, but Jean-Claude Van Damme would have been played by Saoirse Ronan. Which doesn't sound so bad now that I'm looking at it again. Can we make this after all?
