Former Disney screenwriter behind Bambi remake calls for scene in which famous deer’s mother dies to be destroyed because it’s too exciting for parents and children
- Screenwriter Lindsey Anderson Beer said a Bambi remake needed to be reworked because the parents are more “sensitive”;
- Anderson Beer had been hired by Disney Studios to rework the classic film for modern audiences, but she has since left the project
- The scene she was talking about was the death of the main character’s mother.
A former Disney screenwriter behind the Bambi remake has said the scene in which the famous deer’s mother dies should be reworked because the parents are more “sensitive”.
Writer and director Lindsey Anderson Beer had been working on a live-action version of the beloved Bambi film to bring it to modern audiences.
Part of the process of modernizing the classic 1942 film, she said, was removing the scene of the main character’s mother’s death.
Talk to ColliderAnderson Beer said this was because parents were now more “sensitive” than previous generations.
Anderson Beer said: “I don’t want to spoil the plot, but there is a treatment of the dying mother that I think some kids, some parents are more sensitive to these days than in the past.”
Anderson Beer, right, was speaking to Collider reporter Perri Nemiroff, left, when she made the comments
The film tells the story of Bambi and his friends, including a rabbit named Thumper, seen here on the right, and a skunk named Flower as an adult.
She continued: “And I think that’s one of the reasons they didn’t show it to their kids.
“What’s interesting about Bambi to me is that it’s absolutely a classic and it’s a beautiful love poem, with such artistry.
“I think there’s a whole generation of kids who have never seen the original and it’s very different from, say, The Little Mermaid or Aladdin or the ’90s movies, which they have certainly seen it before.
“I can’t tell you how many kids I’ve seen who have never seen Bambi, which is a shame.
“The thing is, it’s such a beautiful film. It’s a bit of a different pace than I think modern audiences are used to.
Anderson Beer had to step away from the Bambi project due to other projects, including her directorial debut on Pet Sematary: Bloodlines.
The original film, released in 1942, told the story of a young fawn named Bambi as he learns his place in the forest.
The scene that Anderson Beer was referring to shows him and his mother trying to escape a hunter, who manages to kill her while Bambi escapes.
The scene she was talking about was the death of the main character’s mother.
The original film, released in 1942, told the story of a young fawn named Bambi as he learns his place in the forest.
With his two friends, a rabbit named Thumper and a skunk named Flower, Bambi comes of age as he faces joys and sorrows, the loss of a parent, and growing up.
News of the remake first emerged in 2020 when The Hollywood Reporter said the studio hired Anderson Beer and Tomb Raider screenwriter Geneva Robertson-Dworet to write the script.
At the time, insiders told the outlet that the studio was considering Bambi as a companion piece to their Jungle Book and Lion King remakes.
The outlet also said the studio was aware that Bambi was “less epic in scope and story” and would not aim to incorporate a larger story into the classic.
