MUMBAI: Jon Favreau will direct Disney's upcoming project centered around the Disneyland theme park Magic Kingdom, that will see attractions and characters come to life. The film is to be produced by Marc Abraham and Eric Newman of Strike Entertainment.

The deal is a development pact for Favreau and the studio that is now looking out for a writer to reshape the original script by Ron Moore, Battlestar Galactica showrunner.

Among Favreau's other projects in development are Me and My Monster and Johnny Zero, both set up at Columbia.

Disney has already turned theme park attractions into films such as Pirates of the Caribbean and Haunted Mansion.