Walt Disney Pictures are returning to the world of The Black Cauldron, with Variety reporting that the studio has picked up the rights to Lloyd Alexander’s five-book fantasy series The Chronicles of Prydain – the first two of which were adapted in the 1985 movie.
Released between 1964 and 1968, the five books – The Book of Three, The Black Cauldron, The Castle Llyr, Taran Wanderer and The High King – are set in the magical land of Prydain, which is engaged in a series of battles with Annuvin, the Land of Death. The series follows its protagonist Taran, an assistant pig-keeper with dreams of becoming a grand hero.
The Black Cauldron was the 25th animated Disney film, and struggled at the box office, grossing just $21 million from a budget of $44 million.
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Originally published March 21, 2016. Updated April 15, 2018.
