Questlove Set to Lead Disney’s Remake of ‘Aristocats’

Questlove is doing it big this year. The Oscar-winning director and iconic drummer of The Roots will take on a remake of the Disney classic film Aristocats.

According to Variety, the film’s remake will have the characters created of a mixtape of live-action and CGI. Questlove will also serve as the film’s executive producer and music director. Peter Rabbit creator Wil Gluck and Onward writer Keith Bunin are joining him in the lead roles as those who will develop the screenplay—joining Questlove as Executive Producers are Tarik Trotter, Shawn Gee, and Zarah Zohlman.

Aristocats is the story of a family of cats living in Paris and about to inherit a large sum of money. Once that realization falls upon their owner’s butler, the cats are kidnapped, leading toa journey to reclaim their fortune.