Disney developing African princess fairytale movie 'Sade'

Disney is developing a live-action fairytale film centered on an African princess.

Titled "Sade", the film will be produced by "Dope" director Rick Famuyiwa.

According to Deadline, the studio bought a pitch from Ola Shokunbi and Lindsey Reed Palmer, who will co-write the screenplay about a young African girl named Sade whose kingdom is threatened by a mysterious evil force and accepts her newly discovered magical powers to protect her people, with the help of the kingdom's prince.

A director has yet to be named. Tendo Nagenda and Zoe Kent are overseeing the project for the studio.