DISNEY is revisiting its 1963 animated fantasy “The Sword in the Stone,” putting into development a live-action remake.

    Brian Cogman, a writer-producer on HBO’s fantasy “Game of Thrones,” has been tapped to pen the script for the project, which will be produced by Brigham Taylor.

    “Stone,” the final movie released before Walt Disney’s death, told of a young King Arthur who is being mentored by Merlin. The feature is loosely based on the T.H. White novel of the same name that later became part of White’s multi-book landmark Arthurian fantasy “The Once & Future King.”

    Taylor, a former production exec at Disney, is producing the studio’s live-action version of “The Jungle Book,” Jon Favreau’s remake of its 1967 animated movie.

    Cogman has already demonstrated an affinity for the Medieval fantasy genre. His work on “Thrones” has seen him nominated for WGA Awards four times and he is currently working on adapting the fantasy card game “Magic: The Gathering” for Fox.

    (SD-Agencies)