"Phantom Of The Opera" Movie Reimagination in Works

Disney+ is in early development on "Phantom", a YA movie reimagination of classic novel "The Phantom of the Opera" by Gaston Leroux. 

The project hails from Disney Branded Entertainment and Kenny Ortega, who has led two major Disney franchises with "High School Musical" and "The Descendants".

"Phantom" is very green at this time but has the potential to become a franchise similar to "The Descendants" if it moves forward.

This marks Ortega’s return to Disney following the conclusion of his deal with Netflix. 

He will direct and executive produce the pic under his production banner The KO Company. 

The spec script was scripted by Giovanni M. Porta (At Midnight) from a story by Porta and Eric Bromberg.

The 1909 novel, set in the 1880s, tells the story of Erik, a mysterious, disfigured musical genius who lives beneath the Paris Opera House. 

He becomes obsessed with a young soprano, Christine, and manipulates events to make her the star of the opera.

The novel has been adapted countless times for theater, film, and TV — most famously by Andrew Lloyd Webber for Broadway. That musical had a record-smashing 35-year run from 1988-2023.

Exile Content (a part of Candle Media), which brought the package to Disney Branded Television, also will executive produce "Phantom".