A seemingly abandoned Disney film is far from “dead,” according to the star of the project. Related: New Disney World Filing Seemingly Confirms Plans to Overhaul Abandoned Theme Park Over the last decade, The Walt Disney Company has fully embraced live-action remakes, transforming some of its most iconic and classic stories into an entirely new medium. Beloved animated fairytales like ...
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Disney Retires ‘Aladdin’ Narrative Permanently, Unveils Fresh Storyline
If you are ready to hop on a magic carpet to fly to Agrabah, a word of warning, there is a big change going on in the palace. Aladdin is one of the classic animated Disney film released in 1992. It was directed by Ron Clements and John Musker and produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation. The voice cast includes ...
Read More »Disney Cuts Ties With Will Smith, Axes $1 Billion Franchise
The Walt Disney Company has reportedly elected to cancel a beloved $1 billion franchise starring Will Smith. Despite the fanfare and financial success of the live-action adaptation of Aladdin (2019), it appears that Disney has opted to chart a different course. The film, which grossed over $1 billion worldwide, was headlined by Will Smith in the iconic role of the ...
Read More »Top Ten Disney Characters with the Most Giving Nature (Number One Will Shock You!)
Throughout the years, we’ve seen some pretty generous characters being brought to life within the realm of Walt Disney Entertainment. Excluding villains, of course, it goes without saying that the vast majority of Disney characters exude a moral, kindhearted nature about them. The exemplary examples established by Disney Princesses provide the perfect demonstration of such precedents, as do the righteous ...
Read More »Artist Behind the Iconic Look of ‘Aladdin’ And ‘The Lion King’ Dies at 68
During Disney Animation Studio’s renaissance in the early 1990s, CEO Michael Eisner was famous for letting his creative people just work and see what would come of it. One of those people was a young Kent Melton. Melton’s job at Disney Animation Studios was as an animation sculptor who created maquettes made of clay. Kent Melton was one of the ...
Read More »DIY Disney Drinks: “Aladdin’s Magic Carpet” Champagne Cocktail
If you love all things Disney, then this Aladdin-inspired drink is perfect to serve during your next movie night! After all, a Disney-inspired cocktail makes everything more magical. This Disney-inspired cocktail is something I like to call “Aladdin’s Magic Carpet,” and it is sure to deliver the high-flying fun and glamor that Carpet is known for. This is essentially a ...
Read More »Greed Nearly Destroyed Disney’s Relationship with Robin Williams
With all due respect to Academy Award winner Will Smith, voice actor Dan Castellaneta, and the dozens who have played a role in the musical, there is only one Genie, Robin Williams. For those who don’t remember, he was a sheer force on the screen, unique in every possible way. You didn’t direct him so much as wind him up ...
Read More »Josh Gad Faces Backlash After Defending Disney’s Posthumous Use of Robin Williams’ Voice
Earlier today, Disney Legend and Frozen star Josh Gad revealed that the late Robin Williams was brought back to life, so to speak, to reprise his Genie role in the new Disney short called Once Upon a Studio. Robin Williams and His Controversial Return At first, responses to this news — particularly since the short was using “previously unheard audio” that Robin Williams ...
Read More »Disney Releases “Previously Unheard” Genie Dialogue From Robin Williams
The iconic comedian and A-list actor named Robin Williams passed away several years ago, but the actor (who was known among Disney fans for his performance as the Genie in two Aladdin films from Walt Disney Feature Animation) recently returned — in a manner of speaking — for a very heartwarming ode to Disney Animation and Walt Disney Pictures! In a ...
Read More »‘The Little Mermaid’ Remake Officially Surpasses the Original 1989 Animated Film
On November 17, 1989, Walt Disney Pictures released a little mermaid into wild, uncharted waters, and Disney fans welcomed her with open arms. Directed by John Musker and Ron Clements with an original score by Alan Menken and the ethereal vocals of Jodi Benson as Ariel, The Little Mermaid made back five times its $40 million budget with a ...
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