Mr. Popper's Penguins

[daber]

According to a WSJ article last July, Disney has been working on this. Anyone have any other info on this? The project seems to be flying way under this board's radar. (pun intended)

 

[YoHo]

I hadn't heard this. Is it live action or animated?

I'm officially intrigued.

 

[dbm20th]

LAst July? Do you have a link to article. Quick search found nothing

 

[daber]

Wall St. Journal 7/29/05 page W6
"....Meanwhile, Disney has it's own project in development, an animated movie based on "Mr. Popper's Penguins", a 60 year old children's book about a housepainter who ends up managing a troupe of performing birds. Elena Tropp, one of the writers, describes it as "a Ben Affleck romance comedy except with penguins"......"

 

[pedro2112]

Wall St. Journal 7/29/05 page W6.........
Elena Tropp, one of the writers, describes it as "a Ben Affleck romance comedy except with penguins

Great