Bruno Mars Producing & Starring In New Music-Themed Disney Movie
Bruno Mars is getting his own Disney movie. Deadline reports that the singer has signed a deal with the studio to produce and star in a narrative feature film including original music written and performed by Mars himself.
Mars doesn’t have a lot of acting experience, but he appeared in the movie Honeymoon In Vegas as a child actor and voiced a singing Spix’s macaw named Roberto in the 2014 animated feature Rio 2. He’s also pulled double duty as host and musical guest of Saturday Night Live and is all-around a consummate performer.
Disney also recently signed a huge deal with Lin-Manuel Miranda to distribute the filmed version of his blockbuster stage musical Hamilton. That movie, which will feature a performance from the original Broadway cast taped in 2016, will open in theaters in October 2021.
“If your heart is in your dream
No request is too extreme
When you wish upon a Star”🎶 #MarsMeetsTheMouse #ImGoingToDisneyland #YESSS!!😜 pic.twitter.com/L4nLzinmKa— Bruno Mars (@BrunoMars) February 6, 2020