Disney Producing Rocketeer Reboot Film

Disney is dipping into the nostalgia bin once again and dusting off an older intellectual property. The Return of the Rocketeer is on the way, and fans are questioning this decision, but they remain hopeful.

Deadline reports that Disney is developing a sequel to the 1991 Rocketeer film. This will be available on Disney+. The cult classic film still has plenty of fans, and there are more Rocketeer stories to tell. The big question is how Disney will handle this tale.

The film will be produced by David and Jessia Oyelowo. It is possible that David Oyelowo will star in the film. The script will be written by Ed Ricourt of Now You See Me fame. The plot will focus on a retired Tuskegee airman who takes on the mantle of the Rocketeer this time around.

This isn’t the first time that Disney tried to revive the old property. In 2016, they tried to develop The Rocketeers, a film that would have focused on a young Black female pilot, but they never made that film. Matt Spicer and Max Winkler even penned the script.

We will have to see how the reception is for this new entry in the Rocketeer story, but Disney isn’t done bringing back their older properties at all. It makes us wonder how much longer it will be until they circle back to every movie they’ve ever made to remake it.

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