Live-Action SWORD IN THE STONE Remake Lands Director January 23, 2018 Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, the Spanish filmmaker behind ’28 Weeks Later’ and the 2011 supernatural horror ‘Intruders,’ is take the helm for a live-action reimagining of Disney’s classic ‘The Sword in the Stone,’ THR has learned. Loosely based on T. H. White’s novel of the same name, the 1963 animated feature was a light-hearted take on the King Arthur legend, focusing on a 12-year-old orphan named as he learns how to become King under the tutelage of Merlin the magician. ‘Game of Thrones’ writer-producer Bryan Cogman is on board to tackle the screenplay with Brigham Taylor producing. Louie Provost is overseeing development for the Mouse House.