Disney has found a director for its meta take on the Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers movie adaptation. Akiva Schaffer, one-third of Lonely Island along with Andy Samberg and Jorma Taccone, has closed a deal to helm the studio’s live-action/CG hybrid take on Rescue Rangers, featuring the classic chipmunk duo.
Plot details for Rangers are being squared away, but it will not be an origin story nor detective agency story. Rather, the take is being described as being meta, something self-referential and cool. Dan Gregor and Doug Mand wrote the script.
Distribution for the film remains a bit unclear at the moment. It may end up a theatrical release or could head to Disney+, the company’s upcoming streaming service that is set to launch later this year.
Chip ‘n Dale began their lives way back in 1943 but Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers gave the duo a bit of makeover in 1989 and it instantly became a part of animated series pop culture. The show saw Chip, the brains behind the pair, and Dale, the goofball, running a detective agency and helping animal clients. Disney made three seasons’ worth of shows that then ran in syndication for the next decade on The Disney Channel.
