Director James Bobin (The Muppets, Muppets Most Wanted, Dora and the Lost City of Gold) has been tapped to tackle Netflix’s feature film adaptation of the classic, 2D-animated arcade game Dragon’s Lair (1983).
Bobin is a multi-Emmy-nominated television director known for his work on the comedy The Flight of the Conchords as well as episodes the family-friendly fantasy adventures The Mysterious Benedict Society and Percy Jackson and the Olympians.
Dragon’s Lair was a hit in 1980s arcades, and quickly inspired a short-lived animated series on ABC. The storyline follows the brave knight Dirk the Daring on his quest to rescue Princess Daphne from an evil dragon named Singe and Mordoc the wizard. The game was created by Don Bluth, Gary Goldman, John Pomeroy — Disney animation veterans who, through Don Bluth Productions, brought classics like An American Tail, All Dogs Go to Heaven and The Land Before Time to screens — together with video game designer Rick Dyer.
Originally announced in 2020, the Netflix adaptation is produced by Ryan Reynolds (previously attached to star but now strictly behind the scenes), Roy Lee (Vertigo Entertainment), Trevor Engelson (Underground), Bluth, Goldman and Pomeroy.
Bluth and Golden previously crowdfunded production of an feature-length animated feature based on the game, raising over $700,000 in 2016.
[Source: The InSneider via The Hollywood Reporter]
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