The star of recently released "Hot Pursuit," Reese Witherspoon, is set to appear in Disney's new adventure. Recent reports state that the 39-year-old Oscar winning actress has associated herself with "Tink," a live action flick based on the story of classic Peter Pan character.
Along with starring in the movie, the actress is also producing the upcoming Disney film. The project is being written by Victoria Strouse, who is also busy penning the script of another Disney flick "Finding Dory."
Not much is known about the plot of the movie yet, other than the fact that the "Walk The Line" actress will be playing the comic character Peter Pan's fairy companion with a temperamental character who can become dangerously jealous due to her unrequited love for the boy, The Hollywood Reporter stated.
Unlike other Disney projects, the movie is being treated to be made in a more modest, midrange budget. The upcoming project is still in development, and there is no timeline set for it's production as of now.
The news of Witherspoon playing a fairy character has triggered an anticipation and wave of excitement among her fans. MTV claimed that with blonde hair, big blue eyes, and bubbly personality, it appears that "she was born to play the character" of a fairy
Disney is apparently trying to recreate the .success of it's earlier such live-action projects including Angelina Jolie starring Sleeping Beauty story "Maleficent" and Cate Blanchett starring "Cinderella." Both the movies were a huge box office hit and the studio probably expecting the same response for the comic book adaptation. The studio's "Beauty and the Beast," "Dumbo" and "Winnie the Pooh" are also in pipeline for production.