Disney Sinks The Nautilus
Tue, November 17, 2009 
Captain Nemo’s days were numbers when the Disney D23 convention came and went without a single word uttered about it. Adding insult to injury was Tron: Legacy getting a prime Christmas 2010 release date which was previously intended for the 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea prequel.
Now Variety confirms what everyone already knew. Disney has killed the project. Slight correction, it’s been “halted indefinitely.” As we all know, that’s an apolitical way of saying, “Never gonna happen.”
At the start of this year, it was considered a major coup on Disney’s part getting McG on-board. Terminator: Salvation was expected to dominant the summer box-office (Star Trek? The Hangover? What the Hell are those?) with projections ranging from $220-250 million domestically. After it tanked stateside, the chances of Nemo happening died with the Terminator franchise.
Harsh words? Sure. But it’s the truth. For those months leading up to Salvation’s May opening, McG was the Golden boy of Hollywood. It was going to be the film to prove he was more than just a stupid nick-name. Alas. I’d be surprised if any studio lets him take the reign on another mega-property now.
Reader Comments (1)
I pretty much posted the same thing on Latino Review. Salvation not fairing well stateside clearly killed this movie's chances of being made.