Elizabeth Banks to play live-action Tinkerbell
Now that Tim Burton’s Alice In Wonderland has become such a universally tolerated film, the race is on to remake every last fairy-tale character and beloved Disney animated property as flesh and blood. We’ve reported previously on talking-meat transformations of Snow White, Cinderella, and The Little Mermaid, totally forgot to tell you about Maleficent until just now, and today comes word that Disney is moving forward with a “live-action romantic comedy” starring Peter Pan’s sexy insect friend Tinkerbell.