Stories by @briannarichins

Sapphic Cyrano

(Taken from IMDb): A man ahead of his time, Cyrano de Bergerac dazzles whether with ferocious wordplay at a verbal joust or with brilliant swordplay in a duel. But, convinced that his appearance renders him unworthy of the love of a devoted friend, the luminous Roxanne, Cyrano has yet to declare his feelings for her and Roxanne has fallen in love, at first sight, with Christian.

Genderbent Beauty and the Beast

Exactly what it says on the tin. An animated retelling of Disney's Beauty and the Beast, where Belle is a beautiful little man and Beast is a woman. All characters swap genders.

Welcome Home (2026)

A 2026 live action/mixed media/puppet tv show based on the mixed-media horror project “Welcome Home”. This show will follow the story both on and off-screen, documenting the findings of the Restoration Project and the goings-on of the characters themselves. On the website, it says that Welcome Home “focuses on unraveling the mysterious disappearance of a beloved 1970s children’s television show of the same name. Accompany a colorful cavalcade of puppets as their beloved neighborhood begins to skew and distort into a haunting perception of reality. Through an array of old merchandise, you will find what dwells within this home, tucked behind its beautiful wallpaper and hidden beneath its rotting foundation. So take the hand of someone familiar, as you walk down a path now long forgotten.”

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2026)

A 2026 retelling of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Hadestown (all-female cast)

(Taken from Wikipedia) Hadestown tells a version of the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. Eurydice, a starving young girl, goes to work in a hellish industrial version of the Greek underworld to escape poverty and the cold, and her poor singer-songwriter lover Orpheus comes to rescue her.

The Haunted Mansion

The first Haunted Mansion movie was a flop, the 2023 one was pretty good but not my favorite, and the Muppet one was of course spectacular, but let’s see if we can cast a better one

Hunchback of Notre Dame

Josh Gad posted a teaser poster for a live-action Hunchback a while ago and it made me mad because it was fake so I'm recasting it