Disney has shelved its highly anticipated live-action remake of “The Aristocats.”

The Roots drummer and frontman Ahmir Khalib Thompson, better known as Questlove , was set to direct the film based on the 1970 Disney classic. However, on the August 20 episode of “Score: the Podcast,” he gave fans an update, revealing the remake is no longer happening.

The director and musician explained that the project was shelved due to multiple leadership changes at Disney. “A new administration came in, and then I was like, ‘Okay, well, this is what I plan to do...,’” Questlove recounted to hosts Robert Kraft and Kenny Holmes. He tried to get the project off the ground, but the administration shuffled twice more.

“By the third time I was just like, ‘Maybe this isn’t meant for me,’” he said. “Beca

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