Disney developing African princess fairytale movie 'Sade'

Disney is developing a live-action fairytale film centered on an African princess.




Titled

'Sade'

, the film will be produced by

'Dope'

director Rick Famuyiwa.







According to the reports, the studio bought a pitch from

Ola Shokunbi

and

Lindsey Reed Palmer

, who will co-write the screenplay about a young African girl named Sade whose kingdom is threatened by a mysterious evil force and accepts her newly discovered magical powers to protect her people, with the help of the kingdom's prince.

A director has yet to be named.

Tendo Nagenda

and

Zoe Kent

are overseeing the project for the studio.