Club 33, the exclusive dining club inside Disneyland, is getting the movie treatment.
Darren Lemke, who has worked on such family films as Goosebumps starring Jack Black and Shazam!, has been tapped to pen the script set in a fantastical world about the club.
Deadpool & Wolverine director Shawn Levy, Dan Levine and Dan Cohen are producing through 21 Laps Entertainment, the prolific banner behind Stranger Things and the recent Holocaust drama All The Light We Cannot See.
The project is said to exude the tone and vibes of Clue and Night at the Museum, Levy’s own fantasy-adventure trilogy set in a museum and featuring exhibits and historical figures to come to life.
For Club 33, the story centers on Kim, a young aspiring detective living in present-day New York, who receives a mysterious invite to the highly secretive Club 33. In this case, it’s a magical and exclusive dining club that exists outside of time and space. The club’s members are the greatest and most iconic members from the past: geniuses, royalty and history-makers. When a murder is committed on the premises, the patrons look to Kim to solve it.
Club 33 is the latest effort by Disney to seek screen inspiration from its theme parks. Adapting attractions has been a 21st-century tradition ever since The Pirates of the Caribbean became a billion-dollar franchise, which in turn fueled park interest. Other efforts, such as 2015’s Tomorrowland or the more recent Jungle Cruise or Haunted Mansion, have shown it’s not an easy ride.
Even non-marquee attractions are getting attention. Ron Moore (For All Mankind) is developing a Disney+ series based on Society of Explorers and Adventurers, while Ryan Reynolds is working on a feature on the same subject.
Club 33 first opened in 1967 and is located near the Pirates theme park attraction. It was a dining area where Disney hosted celebrities, dignitaries and friends, and for the longest time, it was the only place at the park that served alcohol. Over time, word quietly got out about the place, and it morphed into an elite stealth club that nevertheless operated in the open. The club now has outposts in Disney World in Florida, as well as Tokyo Disneyland and Shanghai Disneyland.
Reprinted from The Hollywood Reporter: LINK