Danny Devito Told Disney to Put Him in Live-Action Hercules’ As Phil
Disney continues to make animated classics live-action. Beauty & The Beast, Cinderella, Aladdin and dumbo all got the live-action treatment – and many more. Snow White and Hercules are all on the horizon. Danny Devito has some words of wisdom for Disney regarding Hercules.
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The Russo brothers from Avengers Endgame fame have been working with Disney to create a live-action version of Hercules. Danny Devito is interested in joining the project. In the animated 1997 film, Phil was played by Devito as Hercules’ mentor and friend.
In an interview with WIRED, Devito was asked whether he would like to portray Phil in the live-action remake. It turns out that Devito doesn’t want to play Phil. He believes he should be the sole actor in contention. Devito stated, “I am live-action Hercules.” What are you talking about? They don’t need to put me in that if they don’t want to.”
Strong words. However, fans are unanimous. Shokuwarrier stated, “There’s no reason for Disney not to have Phil back in the live-action Hercules.” He gave Peter Jones a “come and get me” call. Peter Jones said, “I swear this man looks and acts like an animated character.” So, is he ready to play live-action, Phil? We believe so.
