Could the Hunchback of Notre Dame work as a realistic story based on novel with tragedy and death of both Esmeralda and Quasimodo by Disney as a live-action remake?

[u/snitchpogi12]

Let's just say that this movie would take a very Darker, tragic and even devastating which it embraced the novel's tragic ending, would feature the deaths of both Esmeralda and Quasimodo, a stark departure from the Disney animated film's happy ending, way better than those previous live-action films (Minus the Snow White and Little Mermaid live-action, which was very awful to be honest), would this movie actually works just as Victor Hugo intended? If so, how this movie will make Millions of people cry in this live-action movie.

[u/Rebatsune]

I dunno, i’d rather have an another studio take a crack at the story instead…

[u/RainOGM23]

Disney would face a monumental challenge. Hugo novel is raw, full of hopelessness and social criticism, something that clashes head on with the Disney brand.

[u/snitchpogi12 → u/RainOGM23]

Well the Hugo's novel can be fitted with a combination of dark themes with Family-friendly elements if the director/producer wants to.

[u/ThatOneRandomAccount]

Maybe make the Gargoyles clearly a figment of his imagination too.

[u/anikansk]

"She gave me water."

... i'm not crying, you're crying.

[u/MoonlightHarpy]

There's no point in making it a Disney LA remake. Just adapting the book will be a better course of action. Alternatively - adapt Notre Dame de Paris the musical. It keeps the original ending, is very popular, and honestly is just better than the Disney version.

[u/snitchpogi12 → u/MoonlightHarpy]

Why not make it both?

[u/MovieMike007]

Hugo’s novel was a dark and tragic tale exploring fate, justice, societal cruelty, and the power of the church. It’s heavily critical of medieval Parisian society.

In the book, the "love interest" Phoebus was a shallow, womanizing soldier who seduces Esmeralda but does not love her. He survives an attempted assassination and lets Esmeralda be executed.

Then there is the fact that the book ending is pretty damn dark, with Quasimodo's skeleton later found embracing the corpse of Esmeralda in her tomb .

I don't think Disney would be interested in releasing a book-accurate version.

[u/thewidowgorey]

Omfg no everyone dies in that book except for slutty Phoebus lol

[u/TheAquamen]

The movie would work, just as the book works, but Disney would never make it as their live action remake of their version. People go to the live action remakes expecting to have a good time (I assume).

[u/Confuseduseroo]

No.

[u/ZorroMeansFox]

Have you seen this tragedy?:

Charles Laughton as The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1010215-hunchback_of_notre_dame

[u/InstancePast6549]

The story would work better as it was written in the book. I hate Disney’s version

[u/snitchpogi12 → u/InstancePast6549]

Might be, but it would be better if mixed with Hugo's novel with Musical and Family-friendly elements from Disney, yet still faithful from the source material.

[u/HeroKlungo → u/snitchpogi12]

Basically the Disney Broadway adaptation, but with a trragic ending.

[u/snitchpogi12 → u/HeroKlungo]

That could work.