re: Guy Ritchie to direct live action Disney remake of Hercules

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I enjoyed his take on King Arthur.

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I thought it was hot garbage, but in his defense, it was supposed to be part of a trilogy. He said he had planned to introduce Merlin, Lancelot, Guinevere, etc. in the sequels, but it was universally panned by critics and tanked at the box office.

I'm curious if the Hercules remake will be a musical. Other than the Muses' songs, I can only recall 2 or 3 other songs in the original animated film. Of course the Muses will be black, which I'm totally cool with, since they were originally modeled after the Pointer Sisters. Will they cast actual Greek actors as Herc and Meg? Will they pollute the story with "the message"? There's no need to toughen up Meg like they did Jasmine, because she was already a strong female lead in the animated version. She wasn't Disney's typical damsel in distress.