Are we due for a new princess?

Originally Posted By electra

I would like a new princess movie too...but what fairy tales are left for Disney to adapt? I think they should give Swan Lake a 2nd try...maybe set it in Russia...lots of snow. I love how snow looks in traditional animated movies...

 

Originally Posted By BlazesOfFire

Dont need to adapt any, make a new story!

 

Originally Posted By u k fan

Some fairytales are very light on story.

Who wants to see an hour and a half of the Princess and the Pea?

What could be an interesting idea is that Jim Hill said recently that what he thinks will save the Disney Toon studios is to start making animated DTV's of new stories, not sequels. I don't always agree with Jim, but perhaps they could make a series of the shorter fairytales as shorts to run theatrically with family movies, that could then be comiled as a DVD in the future. This would then add a line of secondary Princesses to the Disney canon who could be used for merch etc. either with the existing Princesses or on their own.

Just a thought!!!

 

Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA

<Who wants to see an hour and a half of the Princess and the Pea?>

The Broadway hit 'Once Upon a Mattress' is based on just that fairy tale.

Made a star out of a young Carol Burnett in the early 60s. In fact, it was just remade and shown on 'The Wonderful World of Disney' a month or so ago.

All fairytales are pretty thin, story-wise. 'The Little Mermaid' was a great adaptation of the original, as was 'Beauty and the Beast.'

 

Originally Posted By u k fan

I think what sticks out about the Fairytales that Disney have produced is that although Disney does revise the story they are some of the fuller stories already. They have at least one complex character in the original version already, and it's not always the Hero/Heroine!!!

 

Originally Posted By Witches of Morva

ORWEN: There are still a lot of great stories out there just waiting to be made into great motion pictures--in the more TRADITIONAL Disney style. There are: 1. Rumplestiltskin 2. Jack & the Beanstalk 3. Thumbelina 4. Tom Thumb 5. The Gingerbread Man 6. Puss 'n Boots 7. Princess & the Pea 8. Little Match Girl--and there are many others besides those.

 

Originally Posted By u k fan

I agree - particularly with Rumplestiltskin and The Little Match Girl, but neither of those are Princess stories, noy many on your list are.

A lot of the stories you mention have been done in one form or another either by Disney or someone else, so I don't know if they would tackle them. I would say that Rapunzel, is probably the last of the really famous Princess stories for them to tackle. That doesn't mean that they won't do more Fairytales, just that they might not feature Princesses so much!!!

 

Originally Posted By u k fan

I would add that The Frog Prince would be worth tackling if done right. It might be a bit too much like BatB, but I think it could be workable!!!

 

Originally Posted By smeeeko

how about a live action remake of the Prydain Cycle (Black Cauldron anyone with Peter Jackson as the director?? and a direct from the book adaptation instead of these weird cartoony frog thingys) Princess Eilonwy is a princess.. but they made a crappy animated feature from an excellent story.. and ruined it. It's not Princess Eilonwy's fault.. =)

 

Originally Posted By u k fan

The book of The Black Cauldron makes me weep for what could have been.

I'd happily watch a live action version as long as it stuck to the books better!!!

 

Originally Posted By Witches of Morva

ORGOCH: Hey! smeeeko, ducklin'! What's that yer flappin' yer gums 'bout? I happen ta LIKE them weird toony frog thingies! Bet they taste better 'n anything comin' outta YER cauldron!!

ORDDU: You really have to excuse a sister witch who continually refuses to take her medication, smeeeko, dear. There's no doubt that THE BLACK CAULDRON could have been done much better from how it turned out. The studio was is such a confused mess at the time we were in production. Oh, well...

ORWEN: I was also thinking that HANSEL & GRETTLE needs to be done by Disney!! Just think of all the fancy little Ginger Bread housese they could sell at the theme parks--if only they'd go ahead an animate THAT one!!

 

Originally Posted By u k fan

Hansel and Gretel could be good, but they'd have to add more characters to fill out the cast I think, which would mean a fair old rewrite!!!

 

Originally Posted By Witches of Morva

ORDDU: Disney is usally pretty good at fleshing out stories with thin story lines. In the case of Hansel & Gretel, forest animals--along with a troll or a good fairy--might work, depending on how they were inserted.

ORWEN: Or maybe develop the relationship between the father and mother of the children. In one version we read years ago, the mother was kind of harsh and uncaring towards the children. Maybe it could be revealed, later, that SHE was the witch--who led a double life luring innocent children to a ginger bread house.

ORDDU: That would be sure to enrage SOME people though. How about a nice mother with an eating disorder--who ended up eating the witches house to the ground--as revenge for taking the children?

ORGOCH: Hmph! Ta think ev'rybody says I'm the one always digressin'!!!

 

Originally Posted By u k fan

Since we're encouraging children to eat candy, how about a talking toothbrush?!!!

 

Originally Posted By BlazesOfFire

I like the Hansel & Gretel idea! Wish it would be done instead of this "Rapunzel" flick.

 

Originally Posted By Witches of Morva

ORWEN: Why can't we have both--done the way they should be, that is?

 

Originally Posted By electra

now that I think about it, Disney needs an African & a Hispanic princess. They have 2 Asians(Jasmine & Mulan though I know she's not a princess technically), a Native American(Pocahontas), a gypsy(Esmeralda-again not princess technically), a Mediterranean(Megara, not princess technically once again), & everyone else is European...

so they need to make one set in Latin America & one in Africa, for the latter they could just adapt their own musical Aida, its already got songs & a score, it would be a no-brainer...

 

Originally Posted By Witches of Morva

ORGOCH: Ain't they already got 'nuff princesses without no brains as it is?

 

Originally Posted By Kylesmom

LOL Orgoch!

 

Originally Posted By basil fan

We had a chance at a Hispanic princess, but Kuzco rejected all his prospective brides.

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