20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is a 1954 American adventure film starring Kirk Douglas as Ned Land, James Mason as Captain Nemo, Paul Lukas as Professor Pierre Aronnax, and Peter Lorre as Conseil. It was the first science fiction film produced by Walt Disney Productions, as well as the only science fiction film personally produced by Walt Disney.

It was also the first feature length Disney film to be distributed by Buena Vista Distribution. The film has become the best-known adaptation of the book of the same name by Jules Verne, and cited as an early example of the genre now called steampunk.  This film is also Disney's fifth live-action film overall.

During the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con, director David Fincher announced plans of directing 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea for Walt Disney Pictures based on a script by Scott Z. Burns.  While Fincher was wrapping up The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (2011), it was speculated that 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea would enter principal photography by late 2012.  In the meantime, Fincher began courting Brad Pitt to play the role of Ned Land while the film was kept on hold.  However in February 2013, it was announced that Pitt had officially turned down the role.  In April 2013, it was announced that the Australian government will provide a one-off incentive of $20 million in order to secure the production.  Despite this, the film was put on hold again the following month due to complications in casting a lead.  On July 17, 2013, Fincher dropped out of the film to direct the adaptation of Gone Girl.

In 2021, it was revealed that fans of Disney’s vision of this Jules Verne property would finally be getting a new adventure involving Captain Nemo. Of course, this being a major pop culture production in 2021, it was taking the form of a streaming show. The program, entitled Nautilus, stars Shazad Latif as Captain Nemo and has not been given an airdate. With this venture, a 21st-century take on the 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea material by Disney will finally be realized.

'Nautilus': Disney Announces Live Action '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea' Prequel Series

Alongside their already full slate of new adventures, Disney+ is taking us 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea... well, eventually. Unveiled at the Edinburgh TV Festival, The Hollywood Reporter revealed that Disney has announced a prequel series to the famed Jules Verne tale, titled Nautilus. Produced by U.K. banners Moonriver TV and Seven Stories, the series will follow the infamous Captain Nemo and his rise to power, detailing just how he came to own his legendary submarine, The Nautilus, and what adventures he embarks on before Verne’s novel begins.

Written and executive produced by James Dormer, Nautilus will follow Captain Nemo in his youth, as an "Indian prince robbed of his birthright and family," who is a prisoner of the East India Company — the very same company hellbent on destroying Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean — and is determined to right the wrong that stole his life from him. The series will see Nemo battling foes and discovering “magical underwater worlds” with his ragtag crew aboard the Nautilus, surely proving to be an adventure worthy of the storybooks.

“Jules Verne’s story is a beloved classic all around the world,” said Johanna Devereaux, director of scripted original content for Disney+. “It’s a huge privilege to bring the Nautilus and her crew to life again in such a bold, exciting way, with a diverse team of creative talent and on-screen characters. The series will be breathtaking, action-packed and a huge amount of fun.”

This is far from the first time Disney has adapted the tale of Captain Nemo for the screen: the company’s 1954 adaptation of 20,000 Leagues (starring the late Kirk Douglas) was so successful that it inspired an attraction in Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World, which remained open from the park’s debut in 1971 all the way until 1994. The film’s original sets were also used as a walkthrough attraction at Disneyland from 1955 to 1966, and a similar version of the walkthrough can be experienced at Disneyland Paris, titled Les Mystères du Nautilus.

Nautilus was unveiled as part of a multitude of announcements for Disney+ at the Edinburgh TV Festival, including two new series for Star, the European section of the platform offering more mature, R-rated offerings for audiences. The series will be produced by Xavier Marchand for Moonriver TV and Anand Tucker for Seven Stories, along with Dormer and Devereaux.

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