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The production company Seven Bucks is developing a live-action film for Disney focused on Medusa of Greek mythology. Medusa is a Gorgon who could turn anyone to stone and had snakes for hair. In the myth, she was beheaded by Perseus, who offered the spoils to the goddess Athena.
The script for the film is being penned by Michael Montemayor, who wrote for Disney’s Live Action Tangled. Details on Medusa are still under wraps, but the creators indicate it will be a fresh take on the character. Disney’s Percy Jackson series also explored Medusa’s point-of-view.
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Montemayor has a few other projects in the pipeline including Stepsisters, a new take on a live-action Cinderella, and Court Date, which has been sold to Netflix.
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Dwayne Johnson is partnering with Seven Bucks’ Dany and Hiram Garcia to produce Medusa with Melissa Fried overseeing the label and Matt Smith producing. Johnson has worked with Seven Bucks before in the Jumanji trilogy, with the newest film Jumanji: Open World arriving on Christmas Day of 2026. Johnson and Seven Bucks partnered on a few other projects including Amazon MGM Studios’ upcoming Lizard Music with filmmaker Benny Safdie and Disney’s Jungle Cruise. Johnson was inducted as a Disney legend in this year’s D23, a Disney expo event.
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