Indie Walt Disney Biopics Due in 2014

Directed by Logan Sekulow and written by Wendy Ott, As Dreamers Do is described as “an art film for families.”

In a recent press release Sekulow said “This movie is a passion project for me. Since before I went into film school, I dreamed of telling a story like this. Walt has been a lifelong inspiration, and I hope to share this often-untold adventure in a unique, creative and entertaining way. I’m a hardcore Walt fan, and we will not disappoint.”

As Dreamers Do stars Olan Rogers as Walt Disney, Mark Stuart and Tyler Hayes as his parents Elias and Flora Disney, Ryan Dunlap as his brother Roy and William Haynes as Disney’s friend/business partner Ub Iwerks.

Walt Before Mickey, the second film, is based on the book of the same name by Timothy Susanin. The 2011 book was supported by the Disney family, and had a foreword written by Walt’s daughter, the late Diane Disney Miller. “Walt Before Mickey is a fresh take on a classic American ideal, exploring a part of Walt Disney’s life that little is known about,” producer Armando Gutierrez said in a press release about the film.

Alongside Gutierrez, the film will be produced by Jeff Rice and Arthur Bernstein and directed by Ari Taub. It will also feature Jon Heder (Napoleon Dynamite) as Roy Disney, Hunter Gomez (National Treasure) as animator Hugh Harman, Matt Cook as Ub Iwerks, Donn Lamkin (Nashville) as Elias, and Kate Katzman as Walt’s wife, Lillian.

Thank you to Cartoon Brew for sharing the Official Teaser of As Dreamers Do!