Fans are looking forward to Witch Mountain Unfortunately, the TV series will be disappointing, as the stars Bryce Dallas Howard Disney confirmed that it had cancelled the project. In 2019, Disney announced that it had revived the project. Witch Mountain The franchise was adapted as a series for the new streaming platform, Disney+. The cast included Bryce Dallas Howard (jurassic world), Levi Miller (frying pan), Isabelle Gravett (American housewife), Bianca “B” Norwood (You), and Jackson Kelly (ChuckyThe series, like the original films, would have focused on alien children on Earth.
Pilot for Witch Mountain The movie has been filmed, but it looks like that's all it will ever come to. While attending Fan Expo Canada in Toronto, Bryce Dallas Howard took part in a panel discussion moderated by Collider's Maggie Lovett, where she revealed that Disney has dropped the Witch MountainHoward said that while he enjoyed filming the pilot, the series is not moving forward, which is unfortunately the case in the industry, where some projects do not make it past the pilot stage. Howard said:
“That didn’t happen, which is disappointing. It was really great, and we all had a great time filming it here in Toronto. Some things work, some things don’t, and that’s the sad truth of this industry.”
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Escape to Witch MountainThe film is based on a 1968 book by Alexander Key that centers on extraterrestrial children looking to return home to their planet. It was adapted into one of Disney's longest-running and underrated franchises of the late 1970s/early 1980s, with a trilogy that includes the 1975 films. Escape to Witch Mountain1978 Back to Witch Mountainand 1982 Beyond Witch MountainIn 1995, Disney produced a new television version called Escape to Witch Mountain which appeared mad menElisabeth Moss in one of her first screen appearances. In 2009, Disney rebooted the franchise with Race to Witch MountainStarring Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino, AnnaSophia Robb, and Alexander Ludwig.
Witch MountainThe TV series was announced during the early days of Disney+ when the studio was looking to release smaller, mid-budget films and TV series based on its massive IP catalog, including titles from the recently acquired 20th Century Fox. That’s how Disney+ ended up with shows based on Willow, Turner and Hotchand Strong duckWhile former CEO Bob Chapek quickly sought to capitalize on streaming releases, since Disney CEO Bob Iger returned, the studio has scaled back several previously announced projects. Earlier this year, Iger suggested that Disney had quietly canceled some movies, and it appears that this is also true of some TV series.
Witch Mountain This wouldn't be the first high-profile TV series based on Disney's intellectual property to be axed. Nautilusa 10-part miniseries inspired by the story of Captain Nemo from 20,000 leagues under the seaDisney+ was initially ordered before being cancelled. AMC has since acquired the streaming rights in the US and Canada, with Prime Video picking up the UK and Ireland release. Disney+ was also set to launch first Spiderwick ChroniclesIt also acquired the rights to the book when it acquired 20th Century Fox, which produced the 2008 feature film. When Disney+ backed out, Roku picked up the streaming rights, and the series debuted on April 19, 2024. In both cases, Disney canceled already completed works, while Witch Mountain The film never made it past the test screening stage, and Disney’s streaming wave that began in 2019 appears to be rapidly coming to an end as the company reassesses spending.
