Warner Bros Taps AGBO for a New Free Willy Reimagining
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Warner Bros is developing a reimagining of the 1993 family adventure Free Willy, produced by Anthony and Joe Russo’s AGBO. Writers Mary-Margaret Kunze and Jade Halley Bartlett will pen the screenplay, with AGBO and the Russo brothers producing and executive producers including Lauren Shuler Donner; Courtney Baker is co-producing. The original film, about an orphaned boy and a captive orca, sparked sequels and activism and became a global hit, and the new project aims to reintroduce the story for a modern audience.
- ‘Free Willy’ Reboot in the Works at Warner Bros. Variety
- ‘Free Willy’ Reimagining Set at Warner Bros., Russo Bros.’ AGBO (Exclusive) The Hollywood Reporter
- This Oregon-filmed ’90s kids classic — starring the state’s most famous whale — is getting a remake OregonLive.com
- 'Free Willy' Reimagining From Warner Bros. & AGBO Finds Writers Deadline
- Prepare to blubber — Free Willy is getting a major Hollywood reboot empireonline.com
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