In fact, when it was released, there were complaints that the film was unsuitable for children. The film touches on themes of genocide, racism, lechery and more, earning it a reputation as one of Disney's darkest animated features. One of the great literary tragedies of all time, The Hunchback of Notre Dame features some of the most well-known characters in all of fiction - Quasimodo, the hideously deformed bell-ringer of Notre-Dame de Paris, his master the evil priest Claude Frollo, and Esmeralda, the beautiful. That is until he encounters Esmeralda, a Romani dancer hunted by Frollo. Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885) Translated by Isabel Florence Hapgood (1851 - 1928). The 1996 animated film, which was based on Victor Hugo's 1831 novel, centered on the bell-ringer Quasimodo- who is reluctantly adopted by Judge Claude Frollo and kept within the walls of Notre Dame Cathedral. RELATED: Why Disney Almost Cut The Little Mermaid's Most Famous Song 'The Hercules movie is apparently underway and I got some inklings of what's going on, but just some, and I've been more involved with the Broadway show off of Hercules, which is coming, and it's really exciting,' he said. The composer went on to add that development is progressing on other live-action remakes like Hercules, though he was unable to offer any specific details. No further details have surfaced since then, including the approach the studio is taking with some of the animated film's darker elements. It was reported back in 2019 that a Hunchback of Notre Dame live-action film was in the works with Tony Award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang attached, along with Menken and Stephen Schwartz. RELATED: Why Disney Originally Thought Lion King Would Fail Disney's Other Live-Action Remakes

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