Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Lindsey Beer will pen the adaptation of the 1942 animated Disney classic.

The young prince is returning to the forest. In the latest move to turn its animated classics into live-action features, Disney has set its sights on one of its most storied: Bambi. The studio has hired Geneva Robertson-Dworet (Captain Marvel, Tomb Raider) and Lindsey Beer (Sierra Burgess Is a Loser, Chaos Walking) to pen the screenplay for the live-action remake.

Depth of Field, the production banner run by Chris and Paul Weitz and Andrew Miano and which is coming off the success of indie darling The Farewell, will produce the new iteration. The original movie, released in 1942, told the story of a young fawn named Bambi as he learns his place in the forest. With his two best friends, a rabbit named Thumper and a skunk named Flower, Bambi comes of age as he faces the joys and heartache — cue the loss of a parent — of growing up. The film received three Oscar nominations — best song, best score and best sound — but was not initially held in high esteem as it is in modern times.