It's now official : the new project from Ron & John Musker (aka the directors behind Aladdin, The Princess & The Frog...) is an adaptation from one of the Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels, "Mort" !

There were already rumors that Disney wanted to do very different things from now on, and this project confirms it.

I have never read the books myself, but I have fond memories of the two video games that were released in 1995/1997, which are (to me) two of the best point'n click adventures games ever made. And I wouldn't mind at all Disney to borrow some of the art style from these games, considering it was very good!

I think it's a pretty good idea. These books have not been much exploited in films, and it has a potentially wide appeal, to kids, adults and families.

Of course, considering the film is still in very early developments, it won't be released before a few years - 2013 or 2014 at best. But now, at least, we know what to expect from the next major western traditional-animated film!

Looks like 2D animation is not "dead" yet! (ok, bad pun...)

Source : Blue Sky Disney