A Musical Film Adaptation Of ‘The Oregon Trail’ Is In ‘Active Development’ From Creators Of ‘Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile’
etcanada.comThe classic computer game The Oregon Trail is currently being adapted into a musical from the same team who are bringing “Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile” to the big screen.
Filmmakers Will Speck and Josh Gordon revealed that they’ve been working with their “Lyle, Lyle” songwriting team Pasek and Paul (Benj Pasek and Justin Paul) to create a dark comedy musical version of the original 1974 video game.
A studio has yet to be attached to the project however, in an interview with Collider, the group shared that it’s in “active development” as they’ve gained rights to The Oregon Trail. “People are very protective of their IP as they should be,” Speck told the outlet. “These guys have so far been great partners in allowing us to take it and run with it.
Also, we’ve made them producing partners, basically.” READ MORE: Shawn Mendes Drops New ‘Lyle, Lyle Crocodile’ Single ‘Heartbeat’ The directing duo, who’ve created numerous films together, including “Office Christmas Party” and “The Switch”, recalled stating their desire “to do another musical,” to which Pasek and Paul stepped in, offering the idea of an adaptation.
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