Sarah Polley In Talks To Direct Live-Action ‘Bambi’ Remake

Bambi, Sarah Polley. Disney/Getty Images.

Hot off the success of her (Best Adapted Screenplay) Academy Award-Winning Women Talking, Sarah Polley is in early talks to direct a live-action remake of Disney’s Bambi.

The film, which is in very early development, is looking to be a musical that would feature original music from artists like Kacey Musgraves. The most recent draft of the screenplay, one written before the WGA began their strike, was written by Micah Fitzeraman-Blue (A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood) and Noah Harpster (Transparent).

Polley’s Bambi will be the latest in a slew of live-action remakes from the studio, the most recent being The Little Mermaid, which opened in late May, as well as the live-action Moana being dated for June 27, 2025, as of this morning. Polley’s Oscar win earlier this year was a well-deserved one, as her adaptation of Miriam Toews’ novel was one of the strongest pieces of writing of 2022.

The original Bambi film, which was released in 1942 and was added to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress in 2011, told the story of Bambi, a young deer who would one day take over the position of Great Prince of the Forest. The film grossed over $250 Million at the worldwide box office.

This news was first reported by Deadline.

Sarah Polley is repped by WME.