The first-ever Disney Channel Original Movie, Under Wraps, which premiered for the 1997 Halloween season, is getting a remake.
Deadline shared the news this week, along with details on the film’s cast. The modern take on the mummy comedy will star Christian J. Simon (“Sydney to the Max”), Malachi Barton (“Stuck in the Middle”), Sophia Hammons (“The Social Dilemma”) and Phil Wright (“Disney Fam Jam”). The film will reportedly premiere in 2021 and is scheduled to begin production in Vancouver later this month.
“The re-imagined story takes place a few days before Halloween when 12-year-old friends Gilbert (Simon), Marshall (Barton) and Amy (Hammons) accidentally revive a mummy they discover in a neighbor’s basement, which they affectionately name Harold (Wright). However, they must rush to return him to his resting place before midnight on Halloween. Along the way, the team narrowly escapes a nefarious group of criminals intent on selling the mummy to the highest bidder. When Harold is inevitably captured, Marshall, Gilbert and Amy must band together to stand up to the criminals, face their fears and rescue their new—but rather ‘ancient’—friend.”
Interestingly, out of all the spooky content available on Disney+, the original Under Wraps is one of the few Disney Channel Original movies not available to stream on the platform. If you want to see what you might have missed back in ’97, or if you want to revisit this Disney Channel Halloween classic, you’ll have to do so via Amazon Prime Video or YouTube.
