Disney has tapped Michael Montemayor, the writer on the live-action Tangled, to pen a brand new Medusa movie based on the snake-haired figure of Greek myth. The source material has been around for thousands of years. Hollywood has a long history of dusting off ancient legends and handing them a generous studio budget. This latest project arrives with a familiar producer attached, and a lead character who needs no introduction.

While Perseus needed nerve to face Medusa, Disney just needed a screenwriter, and the details on the project are worth a closer look.

Michael Montemayor is writing the first draft of Disney’s live-action Medusa

Disney’s live-action Medusa is now in development, with Michael Montemayor writing the first draft. The project is a fully original story, and it is currently being developed by Seven Bucks under its deal with the studio. Seven Bucks is the banner of actor Dwayne Johnson, and its previous Disney outing was Jungle Cruise. Deadline further reported that the film will offer a fresh interpretation of the Greek mythological figure.

Deadline reports that Johnson is producing the project alongside his Seven Bucks partners Dany Garcia and Hiram Garcia, while producer Matt Smith joins through Electro Corduroy Entertainment. Montemayor’s Tangled rewrite, directed by Michael Gracey, reaches theaters on March 31, 2028, while Stepsisters and the Netflix sale Court Date keep his slate busy.

While Disney builds its Medusa from scratch, Netflix has already been staring back with a series of the same name, released earlier.

Medusa on Netflix follows a CEO who survives her own yacht explosion

Medusa on Netflix is a Colombian drama thriller co-created by Said Chamie and Claudia Sánchez, and it swaps Greek gods for a ruthless business empire. Bárbara Hidalgo, played by Juana Acosta, is about to become CEO of her family’s conglomerate, which is also named Medusa. On the eve of her inauguration, a luxury yacht explosion leaves everyone assuming she is dead. She survives and teams up with Detective Danger Carmelo.

Season 1 premiered on March 5, 2025, and climbed to the top of Netflix’s global chart for non-English series. Season 2 arrived on September 30, 2026, and Netflix positioned it as the final chapter. Critics were less generous, with an IMDb rating around 5.3, and viewers in Colombia criticized how non-local actors handled the Caribbean accent. Disney’s big-screen Medusa now has a streaming namesake to outstare once it arrives.

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