This one is a little more straightforward. Yes, everyone remembers Disneys musical (which did a lot right, in my opinion), but if it is based more closely on Victor Hugos original novel. Like some of the monsters outside of the big three, you can play around with them a lot for a new audience- lets be honest, how many people out there have seen Universals film of Hunchback?. This seems to me an odd mix of The Phantom of The Opera and The Creature from the Black Lagoon. The biggest challenge is to fully immerse the audience with a monster (even that statement is questionable- see what I mean? A lot of room for a master filmmaker to make something thought-provoking) they can empathise with, as well as making a solid tragic romance. Again, it is less of an obvious horror, but some violence an genuine frights would not go amiss. To direct, I think Ridley Scott would do well- imagine his sensibilities of Black Hawk Down, Blade Runner and Prometheus in a context similar to Gladiator or Robin Hood well, this mixture isnt doing him any favours, but I hope you get my point. Hes bold, brave and rarely makes a bad film, and even the misses are fascinating to watch, so he can do no wrong in my eyes. Based on his Batman work, James Newton-Howard can give the film an emotive and unnerving sound to become part of the universe Scott creates. And for the Hunchback, someone rough and formidable, like Sean Bean, with a wide range who will intimidate whoever they cross, and then challenges both their preconceptions and that of the audience, much like Julian Bleach as The Creature from The Black Lagoon.
