EXCLUSIVE: Disney's Live-Action Movie Adaption Of TV Series, The Proud Family To Film This Summer, New Story Details

Posted on March 19, 2019

EXCLUSIVE: Disney's Live-Action Movie Adaption Of TV Series, The Proud Family To Film This Summer, New Story Details
Disney is gearing up for its live-action adaptation of The Proud Family, and we have some details on the production to share.

We have learned that production on the film has been moved to sometime this summer in Georgia, the studio was originally set to roll cameras next month.

The film based on the 2001 animated TV series is centered on a young teenage girl name Penny Proud who is about to go to High School in the fall, but some of her friends isn't going to High School with her. So Penny Proud is determined to make her summer the best of her life with her friends, and she plans a vacation for her family and friends.

We were also able to get our hands on the character breakdown for Penny Proud. Take a look below.

Female, age 14–16 to play 14-year-old 9th grader,  Penny is a 14 year-old female protagonist who is usually embarrassed by the way her father, Oscar Proud, acts. She is a normal teenager who is trying to have the life that she dreams for, despite her parents forbidding her to go on dates with boys. Penny Proud plans a vacation to spend her summer with her family and friends, for a lifetime. The studio is interested in actors of all ethnicities for the role.

Forest Whitaker is set to direct the film, and with the script being written by Carlos Menica.

Disney’s The Proud Family is expected to hit theaters on November 6, 2020.