Post by TGM on Dec 1, 2007 18:12:35 GMT -5
Okay, I remember alot of people being excited about the Frog Princess Movie (or Princess and the Frog- whatever they're calling it now.) so I didin't know if anyone had realized they were doing a Rapunzel movie as well. Apparently they wanted to have it finished by 2007 with an Enchanted-esque real-people-traverse-into-fairytale-land script, but they cut the script for something more traditional and bumped the movie back to 2010 to be reworked. The best part to me is that they're changing styles again: Rapunzel is supposed to make use of the non-photorealistic rending, or NPR, style, which will combine Disney's traditional artists with modern computer animation wit the use of graphics tablets. The overall design is influenced by the work of the French Rocco artist Jean-Honore Fragonard, so it's very lush and pretty. Here's some pictures and clips:
(Images courtesy of mysterymanonfilm.blogspot.com/2007/03/disneys-rapunzel.html)
A clip from the movie: www.worstpreviews.com/trailer.php?id=205&item=0
"Broadway veteran Kristin Chenoweth (who starred in the Wonderful World of Disney musicals Annie and The Music Man) will voice Rapunzel, while another stage actor (Dan Fogler) will lend his vocals to the prince. Although estimated releases have seemingly changed with the years, current plans pin this for summer 2009 release, which gives it plenty of time to stay on schedule."
- (UltimateDisney.com, www.ultimatedisney.com/intheaters.html
Personally, I'm glad they going more traditional, both with the animation and the storyline. Shrek was cute, but there's only so many times you can put a spin on a fairy tale. Why not just present it as-is?
And now that Disney has both Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth under their thumb, who's to say a Disney's Wicked might not be way off in the distance somewhere? ;3
EDIT: Sorry, didn't know we had a movies board <3
(Images courtesy of mysterymanonfilm.blogspot.com/2007/03/disneys-rapunzel.html)
A clip from the movie: www.worstpreviews.com/trailer.php?id=205&item=0
"....fairy tales are back in vogue even at Disney.
"I noticed that for an organization known for fairy tales, we hadn't done one since Beauty and the Beast," says David Stainton, the studio's recently appointed chief of feature animation. "It's something that the audience wants and we can uniquely present. What makes fairy tales significant are the very deep themes that resonate through them and touch everybody."
Up first: Rapunzel, she of the long, golden tresses. But don't expect a serious bookworm like Beauty's Belle or a passive victim like Snow White, not after hoary fairy-tale traditions have been irreverently and irrevocably Shrek-ified. As Amy Peters, author of The Everything Fairy Tales Book, notes: "The core value of being good and true in these stories remains. But it is dated to think superficial beauty will win the day."
Rapunzel will be a tower-dwelling heroine who really lets her hair down. "For the first time, we'll have a Disney princess who's a fully comedic character," Stainton says. "Usually we relegate the comedy to the sidekicks, but not anymore." Other humorous fairy tales on the drawing board include Uncle Stiltskin, a retelling of Rumpelstiltskin, and The Frog Prince. "
-(USAToday, www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2003-09-16-fairytale_x.htm)
"I noticed that for an organization known for fairy tales, we hadn't done one since Beauty and the Beast," says David Stainton, the studio's recently appointed chief of feature animation. "It's something that the audience wants and we can uniquely present. What makes fairy tales significant are the very deep themes that resonate through them and touch everybody."
Up first: Rapunzel, she of the long, golden tresses. But don't expect a serious bookworm like Beauty's Belle or a passive victim like Snow White, not after hoary fairy-tale traditions have been irreverently and irrevocably Shrek-ified. As Amy Peters, author of The Everything Fairy Tales Book, notes: "The core value of being good and true in these stories remains. But it is dated to think superficial beauty will win the day."
Rapunzel will be a tower-dwelling heroine who really lets her hair down. "For the first time, we'll have a Disney princess who's a fully comedic character," Stainton says. "Usually we relegate the comedy to the sidekicks, but not anymore." Other humorous fairy tales on the drawing board include Uncle Stiltskin, a retelling of Rumpelstiltskin, and The Frog Prince. "
-(USAToday, www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2003-09-16-fairytale_x.htm)
"Broadway veteran Kristin Chenoweth (who starred in the Wonderful World of Disney musicals Annie and The Music Man) will voice Rapunzel, while another stage actor (Dan Fogler) will lend his vocals to the prince. Although estimated releases have seemingly changed with the years, current plans pin this for summer 2009 release, which gives it plenty of time to stay on schedule."
- (UltimateDisney.com, www.ultimatedisney.com/intheaters.html
Personally, I'm glad they going more traditional, both with the animation and the storyline. Shrek was cute, but there's only so many times you can put a spin on a fairy tale. Why not just present it as-is?
And now that Disney has both Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth under their thumb, who's to say a Disney's Wicked might not be way off in the distance somewhere? ;3
EDIT: Sorry, didn't know we had a movies board <3
