Treasure Island's Latest Voyage: A Film Franchise in Perilous Waters Ridley Scott and Hugh Jackman are taking their Treasure Island movie to Sony, sending ripples through Hollywood.
Beneath this deal lies a more complex tale – one of a film franchise struggling to find its footing. For decades, adaptations of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novel have faced challenges.
The sheer volume of previous attempts to bring Treasure Island to life on screen is staggering: the 1934 talkie version starring Jackie Cooper and Lionel Barrymore, Disney's 1950 adaptation, and even Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy in Muppet Treasure Island (1996).