Disney’s brand new live-action movie about “Black Beauty” was filmed in South Africa… and will be coming to Disney+ later this month!
Western Cape, South Africa (12 November 2020) – Black Beauty is an upcoming internationally co-produced drama film written and directed by Ashley Avis, based on the 1877 novel of the same name by Anna Sewell. It stars Mackenzie Foy, Kate Winslet, Claire Forlani, Iain Glen and Fern Deacon and was filmed right here in South Africa.
The Disney Plus adaptation of Black Beauty has little to do with Anna Sewell’s 1877 novel of the same name. Sewell’s book followed one singular horse throughout his life, giving an unflinching look at the cruel conditions that horses endured during the time period.
“This movie adaptation, however, takes place in the modern-day, following teenage Jo Green (Mackenzie Foy) who moves to her uncle’s ranch out west in America (but in really out in the Western Cape) after an unspecified separation from her family. It’s there where she encounters a wild, untamable horse (now a female horse voiced by Kate Winslet) with no name. They form a deep bond, and she dubs the mare Black Beauty.”
But when the horse is sold, Jo is determined to reunite with Beauty no matter what. Beauty, meanwhile, changes different hands and owners, her bond with Jo keeping her steady throughout.
Using South Africa as a backdrop for Black Beauty brings the beauty of our county and landscape to the forefront.
The film will be released on Disney+ on November 27, 2020, and should hit other streaming services soon after that.
Check out the trailer here:
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