Disney+ is wishing upon a familiar star: The streamer is developing a new version of “Tink,” a project about iconic character Tinker Bell that has been in the works in various forms for at least a decade. Now, the new “Tink” is considered a “high priority project” at Disney+, with “Friday Night Lights” pals Liz Heldens and Bridget Carpenter on board to write and executive produce.
Disney hasn’t shared a logline for the project, but “Tink” has a long history at the studio. In 2010, “Tink” was announced as a live-action romantic comedy with Elizabeth Banks attached to star and Adam Shankman, Jennifer Gibgot and McG as producers. 2015, Reese Witherspoon was attached to star in another version of “Tink,” which was then billed as a live-action film based on the “Peter Pan” character Tinker Bell. (More recently, Yara Shahidi played Tinker Bell in the 2023 live action film “Peter Pan and Wendy.”)
This version of “Tink” is in drama development at Disney+ through 20th Television. Besides Heldens and Carpenter, also attached is former Disney Channels Worldwide president/Disney Branded Television president and chief creative officer Gary Marsh, who departed that post in 2021 and turned his attention to producing. (Even at that time, “Tink” was mentioned as a project he was pursuing.) Selfish Mermaid’s Quinn Haberman is also an exec producer.
Heldens is currently co-showrunner on ABC’s “Will Trent.” Her previous credits include “Boston Public,” medical drama “Mercy,” crime drama “Deception,” sci-fi thriller “The Passage” and network dramedies “Camp” and “The Big Leap.” She also was an executive producer on Fox’s “The Orville” and Hulu’s “The Dropout.”
Carpenter’s credits include “Only Murders in the Building,” “Parenthood,” “Westworld,” “The Red Road” and “11.22.63.” She is also a playwright whose work has been produced at Steppenwolf Theatre Company, The Public Theater, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Oregon Shakespeare Festival and more.
Deadline broke the news.
