Disney's Prince Charming Movie Moves Forward With the Director of WONDER

Stephen Chbosky has signed on to write and maybe even direct Disney’s live-action movie Charming, a re-telling of the Prince Charming folk tale. Variety reports that Chbosky will reteam with the same producing team he worked with on Wonder in which he wrote and directed.

Matt Fogel wrote the first script for the project, which focused on the point of view of Prince Charming’s brother who never quite lived up to the family name.

Chbosky is no stranger to the "Mouse House," as he worked on the screenplay for Disney’s huge live-action Beauty and the Beast movie. He also wrote and directed the 2012 film The Perks of Being a Wallflower. 

Wonder opens in theaters on Friday. It's an adaptation of the R.J. Palacio novel that tells the story of a boy born with a facial deformity who enters fifth grade. It stars Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson, and Jacob Tremblay.

Charming is part of Disney’s strategy of using fairytale properties like Maleficent, Cinderella, and Beauty and the Beast as the basis for live-action movies.