A remake of the 1980s teen space adventure “Space Camp” is in development at Disney+, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap.“Saturday Night Live” writers Mikey Day and Streeter Seidell are writing the script.
John Rickard (“Rampage”) is producing.“Space Camp” followed a group of teenagers who attended an astronaut camp near Cape Canaveral, Florida.
When they are sitting in a space shuttle during an engine test, they are accidentally launched into space and they must work together to bring the shuttle back to earth.Also Read: ‘Lizzie McGuire’ Creator Terri Minsky Out as Showrunner for Disney+ RevivalLea Thompson, Kelly Preston, Tate Donovan and Joaquin Phoenix (in his theatrical feature debut) starred in the 1986 film.This marks Day and Seidell’s third project for the streaming division: they previously wrote the “Home Alone” reboot starring Archie Yates, and are also working on the live-action take on the animated series “Inspector Gadget.
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