Amazon MGM Studios Announces Live-Action FernGully Adaptation

Amazon MGM Studios announced Friday that it is developing a live-action adaptation of the 1992 animated film "FernGully: The Last Rainforest," with director Marielle Heller attached to write and helm the project.

The original movie, released on April 10, 1992, follows Crysta, a young fairy in an Australian rainforest who has never encountered humans. When a logging company encroaches on the forest, Crysta accidentally shrinks a logger named Zak to fairy size. Together with other fairies and a talkative bat voiced by Robin Williams, Zak learns about the environmental destruction caused by deforestation and joins the effort to protect their home from Hexxus, an ancient evil spirit that thrives on pollution and is voiced by Tim Curry. The voice cast also included Samantha Mathis as Crysta, Christian Slater and Jonathan Ward in supporting roles, Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong. The film's score was composed by Alan Silvestri, and its soundtrack featured original songs performed by artists including Elton John, Sheena Easton, Tone Loc, Raffi, Johnny Clegg and Jimmy Buffett, as well as cast members like Williams with his memorable "Batty Rap" and Curry's "Toxic Love."