Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson is stepping behind the camera to direct the highly-anticipated live-action/hybrid adaptation of Disney’s ‘The Aristocats.’ Thompson won the OSCAR for “Best Documentary” in 2022 for his docu-film ‘Summer of Soul.’
Thompson will also executive produce and oversee the music for the film. The script is written by Will Gluck and Keith Bunin.
The film is based on the 1970 animated pic about a family of Parisian felines who learn they are set to inherit a fortune from their owner. When the owner’s jealous butler kidnaps them and leaves them in the country, they must team up with a smooth-talking tomcat to try to make it back home before it’s too late.