Disney in tune with facet of celebrity DJ

ConnorEXCLUSIVE: Disney has acquired the existence rights to Casey Connor for Mandeville Films ("The Muppet Movie") to evolve becoming an inspiring biopic in regards to the female celebrity DJ.The project will essentially be an "8 Mile"-type undertake Connor and the way, at 17, the promising singer-dancer put her aspirations aside to enhance her 12-year-old sister after their parents die. Connor wound up accelerating her secondary school courses to graduate early and run their mother's child care center using their Brooklyn where you can pay lower the household's $80,000 obligations. Her dream will require off carrying out a chance encounter getting a talent manager lands her spinning gigs at NY City nightclubs and moves her to La, where she DJ'd parties for Madonna, Britney Warrior warrior spears, Kanye and Jennifer Lopez, fashion shows, film premieres and club parties, among others, which allowed her to pay for her sister's studies at Loyola Marymount. Her sister graduated with honors this season.Job matches well while using lower-allotted inspiring tales Disney is famous to make, like sports photos "The Rookie," "Incredible," "Miracle" and "Secretariat," as well as the "Step-upInch dance franchise, which Summit co-produces.Mandeville's partners David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman will produce the project while using shingle's senior V . p . David Manpearl. Kristin Burr and Tonia Davis will oversee at Disney.CAA reps Connor. Mandeville, having a start searching deal at Disney, is putting the finishing touches on "The Muppet Movie," out over Thanksgiving, and contains a bigscreen version in the "Jungle Cruise" theme park ride in development with Tom Hanks and Tim Allen installed on star. It produced last year's "The Fighter," with Relativity Media, and "The Proposal" and "Surrogates," both for Disney. Contact Marc Graser at marc.graser@variety.com