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EXCLUSIVE: After helping bring the Paddington franchise and a new Willy Wonka movie to life, director Paul King has his sights set on another iconic character as sources tell Deadline King has come on to direct a new Prince Charming movie at Disney. Simon Barnaby and Jon Croker are co-writing along with King.
While plot details are unknown, the Prince Charming character has many origins throughout literature but when it comes to Disney usually linked to the character that becomes of the love interest of many of the Disney Princesses. While many have linked the person to classic animated pics like Sleeping Beauty and Snow White, the true origin appears in Cinderella where the actual love interest of the main character is Prince Charming.
As for the this project, insiders do add that the film will not specifically be linked to Cinderella.
The film seems to fall right in King’s wheelhouse after he successfully launched another family friendly franchise Paddington. The film that follows the young Peruvian bear and his travels across London has led to a sequel that King produced and an upcoming third film, Paddington in Peru, that King is exec producing.
King most recently directed the hit Willy Wonka pic, Wonka, which stars Timothee Chalamet. The film marked another massive success for the director grossing $634 million worldwide.
Barnaby, is a constant collaborator of King’s having penned the Paddington pics and Wonka.
Both are repped by Independent Talent Group with King also repped by WME and Barnaby repped by UTA.
