Disney in tune with aspect of celebrity DJ

ConnorEXCLUSIVE: Disney has acquired the existence privileges to Casey Connor for Mandeville Films ("The Muppet Movie") to evolve being an inspiring biopic concerning the female celebrity DJ.The project will basically be an "8 Mile"-type undertake Connor and just how, at 17, the promising singer-dancer put her aspirations aside to boost her 12-year-old sister after their parents die. Connor ended up speeding up her senior high school courses to graduate early and run their mother's childcare center from their Brooklyn the place to find pay lower the household's $80,000 financial obligations. Her dream will take off following a chance encounter having 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 spears, Kanye and Jennifer Lopez, fashion shows, film premieres and club parties, amongst others, which permitted her to cover her sister's studies at Loyola Marymount. Her sister graduated with honors this year.Task matches well using the lower-allocated inspiring tales Disney is renowned for making, like sports photos "The Rookie," "Incredible," "Miracle" and "Secretariat," and also the "Step-upInch dance franchise, which Summit co-produces.Mandeville's partners David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman will produce the project using the shingle's senior Vice president David Manpearl. Kristin Burr and Tonia Davis will oversee at Disney.CAA reps Connor. Mandeville, with a start looking deal at Disney, is putting the finishing touches on "The Muppet Movie," out over Thanksgiving, and it has a bigscreen version from the "Jungle Cruise" amusement park ride in development with Tom Hanks and Tim Allen mounted on star. It created last year's "The Fighter," with Relativity Media, and "The Proposal" and "Surrogates," both for Disney. Contact Marc Graser at marc.graser@variety.com