The 1991 classic Disney live action film The Rocketeer is getting, what I consider a ‘rethink’. Although Disney is calling is a reboot, it’s not a retelling of the story. It could be considered a sequel. But, can you call it that, without the lead characters?
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the project is still very early in its stages of development. It is supposed to take place 6 years after the original and instead of Cliff Secord being the lead character, this go round it will be a young African-American female. The film’s plot centers around the new Rocketeer taking the title after Cliff goes missing while fighting in WWII. She then goes on a mission to stop a corrupt scientist from stealing the jetpack technology and shifting the balance of the Cold War.
Titled The Rocketeers, this film is being written by Max Winkler and Matt Spicer.
While the remakes and reboots have been dominating the box office of late, and revisiting classic ideas can work very well, The Rocketeer is not going to be a straight remake. The story may be similar but making the lead a young African-American female changes the dynamic of telling the story and could make for a very exciting film.
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