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I hit the jackpot. :D

So, I mentioned on Is hand-drawn animation dead? that Disney originally planned "Swan Lake" as a Disney movie where SuperAurora asked for concept art. (http://www.dvdizzy.com/forum/viewtopic. ... 203#573203) I looked it up and couldn't find the concept art, but instead I stumbled on the List of unreleased Disney animated shorts and feature films. Not only I found Swan Lake there, but I found a lot of interesting and shocking ones. All I have to say is some of your dream Disney movies are in the list! Here are the highlights (You will recongize some of them):
1938-
Snow White Returns - A Sequel to Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (1937).
(If you got the newest DVD edition of Snow White, you should know that).

1939-Jabberwocky–Nonsense world of Lewis Carol is brought to life
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The Wizard of Oz- Originally Walt Disney's follow-up to Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs but the film rights were lost out to Samuel Goldwyn, who originally intended to make it as a standard musical comedy, with Eddie Cantor as his star. However, Goldwyn ended up selling the rights to MGM.

So if Disney got the rights, there would be no....

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1941-
Don Quixote – This proposed feature film would have been of similar artistic as Bambi. It is about man named Alonso Quixano (or Quijano), a retired country gentleman nearing 50 years of age, lives in an unnamed section of La Mancha with his niece and a housekeeper. He has become obsessed with books of chivalry, and believes their every word to be true, despite the fact that many of the events in them are clearly impossible. Quixano eventually appears to other people to have lost his mind from little sleep and food and because of so much reading

Chanticleer - proposed feature film about a rooster who believes his crowing makes the sun rise

Wait a minute! Chanticleer=

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:jawdrop: :jawdrop: :jawdrop:

Anyway....
1943-The Gremlins (film) – A feature film project based on novel by Roald Dahl of the same name about Gremlins that wreck airplanes
Epic Mickey anyone? :wink:
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They need to make this again for EM!
1943-The Tales of Hans Christian Andersen – The film was meant to be a co-production with Samuel Goldwyn, who also wanted to make a film about Andersen's live. It was decided at some point that the part of the film would be shot in live action, with animated segments depicting some of Andersen’s tales. These included The Emperor’s New Clothes, The Emperor's Nightingale, Through the Picture Frame, The Little Fir-Tree, The Steadfast Tin Soldier and The Little Mermaid.[1]

Chicken Little - Sky is falling on Donald, Goofy and Mickey.

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Bambi's Children - Sequel to the original Bambi film. This film would have dealt with Bambi's adult life
(This should have been Bambi 2. Just saying)


1946-Carnival also known as Surprise Package and Cuban Carnival – A proposed third South of Boarder Disney feature film. The segment would have been as follow - Brazilian Rhapsody an extended version of what would later become Blame it on the Samba and this segment was released as part of Melody Time in 1948. "The Laughing Gauchito" is that the character we first saw in The Three Caballeros, learned he has an ability to shatter voice with his laugh. He becomes a star, but his fame ends when his voice deepens, due to the effect of that he is now a man. San Blas Boy is about a boy named Chico and his dog Kiki who are lost in a storm. Cape Dance was a surreal colourful fantasy and finally Rancho in the Sky, and four others featuring Donald, Jose and their teacher and love object, Aurora the Parrot
(Guess that's where Sleeping Beauty's name came from?)

1967-Hansel and Gretel – This proposed feature was to be an adaptation of Brothers Grimm's tale "Hansel and Gretel", involving a brother and a sister threatened by a cannibalistic witch living deep in the forest in a house constructed of cake and gingerbread

1972-Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
(Oh, hi Don Bluth! :D)
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1980

Where the Wild Things Are (FOOTAGE *points down*)

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Musicana - An early version of what eventually became Fantasia 2000. Some segments of the planned film were to be titled "Finlandia", involving a fight between the Ice God and Sun Goddess; an African segment about a curious monkey and a Rain God that includes many hippos, lions and elephants; "The Emperor's Nightingale", based on the Andersen story and which would have starred Mickey Mouse as the keeper of the nightingale; a southern jazz story called "By the Bayou" which included many frogs, including caricatures of Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong; a segment set in the Andes with a beautiful girl/bird; and a version of "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves" featuring tropical birds. It was cut due to financial issues and in favor of The Black Cauldron and Mickey's Christmas Carol.

1984-The Brave Little Toaster (http://www.ask.com/wiki/The_Brave_Littl ... Production 4 more info)

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:lol: :lol: :lol:

1988

Army Ants (AKA.....)

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1990

Who Discovered Roger Rabbit - The shelved proposed prequel to the 1988 Disney/Amblin film, Who Framed Roger Rabbit. The film, which previously went by the working title, Roger Rabbit Two: The Toon Platoon, was set in 1941 and the Second World War, and would have had Roger Rabbit and Baby Herman going on a journey through the perils of the war in search of Roger's birth mother and birth father, in the midst of the Americas. It also would have been a musical, also would have been a direct-to-video release.

1992

Homer's Odyssey[13]
Sinbad the Sailor - Was scrapped after Aladdin was released.[13]
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1993

Swan Lake - Later retooled into The Swan Princess by former Disney animator and animation director Richard Rich, who had been working on and proposed a pitch to Disney about the said film.[13]
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1994

Mickey Mouse: The Movie - A feature-length Mickey Mouse film was in pre-production at DisneyToon Studios for a while, until the plan was eventually dropped one year later. (Will this be the Mickey Mouse movie coming out in 2014-2016?!?! :o )

Untitled fourth Roger Rabbit cartoon short - A fourth, as-yet-untitled, Roger Rabbit cartoon short based on Who Framed Roger Rabbit was planned for release in 1995, to coincide with the release of Toy Story preceding that proposed feature film in the process. It was canceled after pre-production ended and before production could begin, and was replaced in the preceding gap with a rerun of Rollercoaster Rabbit.[citation needed]

1995

The Rescuers III - A third Rescuers film was planned, to released straight-to-video rather than theatrically, but due to the sudden death of Eva Gabor, the voice of Miss Bianca, were eventually altogether scrapped the prepared plans for the film, and all future Rescuers installments in the would-be franchise, and even into a proposed television series adaptation.

Kingdom of the Sun (a. k. a. Kingdom in the Sun) - A very early, serious traditional musical version of what eventually became...
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Dumbo II - At one point, Disney planned a proposed direct-to-video sequel to Dumbo, which after its announcement, and its early pre-production status, with concept art already prepared for the film, for some mysterious reasons, was aborted before it began production, and the development of the film was never revived. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEOs2zR6jD8)

Atlantis II: Shards of Chaos - The original proposed direct-to-video sequel to Atlantis: The Lost Empire, it ultimately eventually became Atlantis: Milo's Return, just two years after the film was scrapped along with plans for a television series spin-off of Atlantis.[citation needed]

The Nightmare Before Christmas (Sequel) - At one point, Disney had planned to do a sequel to Tim Burton's Nightmare, but instead of using traditional stop-motion animation, the sequel would have use computer animation instead. Burton, however, convinced Disney to drop the idea, as he was very protective of the Nightmare franchise, and did not want a continuation of Jack Skellington's chronicles outside Halloween World.[17][18][19]

2006

Fantasia III - Also known as Fantasia 2006, this would have been the third film installment in the Fantasia franchise, until the plans were eventually altogether dropped, and proposed segments from that abandoned film was instead produced and released as individual stand-alone Disney animated shorts.[citation needed]
Mulan III - At one point, a third film in the Mulan film series was planned; like the first sequel this proposed second sequel to Mulan would have ultimately gone direct-to-DVD. The production was eventually canceled, and was never finished after that.[citation needed]

2007

The Aristocats II - The canceled proposed direct-to-video sequel to the original 1970 film.[20][21]
Chicken Little: The Ugly Duckling Story - The proposed direct-to-DVD sequel to Chicken Little.[20][21]
Meet the Robinsons: First Date - The canceled direct-to-DVD sequel to Meet the Robinsons. It would have further chronicled Cornelius Robinson's new-found life, as a teenager, growing up, going on his first date.[20][21]
Disney's Dwarfs - At one point, Disney was developing a sort-of Lord of the Rings-like franchise series of direct-to-DVD films, that which would chronicled the adventures of the Seven Dwarfs before they met Snow White. The proposed project didn't go through, and the planned resulting series was ultimately canceled.
(What the heck??? O__O)

And of course....

2010

Newt - The first canceled proposed project from Disney/Pixar. It would have concerned the exploits of two blue-footed newts, one male and one female, trying to find each other and then bonding themselves, and eventually made to prevent the extinction of their newt race, as well as trying to avoid the need to hate and stop caring about each other in the process. It was planned to be released in 2012.[22][23]




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Bambi's Children
I would've liked to have seen that--if it was made by Walt and the other people involved with the first one. I don't think a Snow White sequel would work, but I could see one to Bambi. But I guess it would feel somewhat pointless considering the first already emphasizes the cyclical aspect of nature--so there wouldn't be anything new to add that we hadn't already seen with Bambi himself.

Also, it's hard to imagine how The Wizard of Oz might have been different, considering it's such a classic. And I still really wish The Kingdom in the Sun would've made it. I love TENG, too. It's too bad they couldn't still do TKitS, considering the storylines are so different.

I would've liked to have seen Quijote, Sinbad (the Disney version), Hansel & Gretel and The Odyssey. Hopefully they'll still see the light in future.
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disneyprincess11 wrote:Where the Wild Things Are (FOOTAGE *points down*)

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I first saw this as a kid in the 80's and was dumbfounded.
Even back then I knew exactly why both Glen Keane and John Lasseter saw potential with combining hand drawn animation with CG.
disneyprincess11 wrote:1984-The Brave Little Toaster (http://www.ask.com/wiki/The_Brave_Littl ... Production 4 more info)

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I always liked that pic. :lol:

Slightly off topic here, but part of me would still love to see Pixar remake this film in CG, like Lasseter [partially] wanted to do back in the 80's.
There was something about Cars that made me want to see Pixar kill off characters like Brave Little Toaster did. :p
And oddly enough, that sorta happened in Cars 2, but didn't have near the emotional impact that it did in the Worthless song. :shock:
Although somehow if Toaster was remade, I think the story might lose a lot of its charm.
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Wait...there was going to be a sequel of Snow White? Tell me more!
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Oh man, I would have LOVED to have seen Disney's take on "Where the wild things are".

No offense to fans of the movie, but I thought the Spike Jonze version was too serious and melodramatic, almost like it was trying to get a best picture nomination.

I think a Disney animated version would have made it more magical, whimsical and heartwarming.

Instead we got a well shot but very cold movie...
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pap64 wrote:No offense to fans of the movie, but I thought the Spike Jonze version was too serious and melodramatic, almost like it was trying to get a best picture nomination.

I think a Disney animated version would have made it more magical, whimsical and heartwarming.

Instead we got a well shot but very cold movie...
I really liked the real-world bookends in Where the Wild Things Are, as I felt that they managed to capture a very specific type of childhood melancholy. However, I thought that the adventures in Wild Thing Land were far too slow and could have been a bit livelier. I suppose that's the problem with adapting such a picture book by someone with such a striking version like Maurice Sendak; the essence of the original is so fragile that it can easily be broken. A short version would probably have done better justice. :p
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pap64 wrote:Oh man, I would have LOVED to have seen Disney's take on "Where the wild things are".

No offense to fans of the movie, but I thought the Spike Jonze version was too serious and melodramatic, almost like it was trying to get a best picture nomination.

I think a Disney animated version would have made it more magical, whimsical and heartwarming.

Instead we got a well shot but very cold movie...
Yeah, it looked really depressing. WTWT are would have been a great Disney movie.
Disney's Divinity wrote:And I still really wish The Kingdom in the Sun would've made it. I love TENG, too. It's too bad they couldn't still do TKitS, considering the storylines are so different.
Yeah, looking from the concept art, story, and the songs, it looked AMAZING! Not to mention that we would have a Hisipanic Disney Princess. :(

I'm really surprised it got horrible recepction from test audience members. it looked great! Maybe they can attempt doing it again with the different characters and animals??? :o
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Slightly off topic here, but part of me would still love to see Pixar remake this film in CG, like Lasseter [partially] wanted to do back in the 80's.
There was something about Cars that made me want to see Pixar kill off characters like Brave Little Toaster did. :p
And oddly enough, that sorta happened in Cars 2, but didn't have near the emotional impact that it did in the Worthless song. :shock:
Although somehow if Toaster was remade, I think the story might lose a lot of its charm.
2 things:

1) There's a song in Cars 2?!?! :o (Haven't seen it yet and I may not see it until it comes out on DVD-----first Pixar movie I haven't seen in theaters).
2) I do remember Lassenter saying that he wanted to TBLT with CGI, but Disney didn't let them. If TBLT wasn't actually done by Disney, but produced by Disney, they can do TBLT, right?
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I wanted to see how Fantasia III looks like.
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Yo can anyone provide me where I can see the story and concept arts of Kingdom of the Sun? I've been meaning to find and see all of this since i heard the name, but never saw any.

link? pics?
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Here is a nice collection of concept art from Kingdom of the Sun: http://animationarchive.net/Feature%20F ... ept%20Art/
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disneyprincess11 wrote:1) There's a song in Cars 2?!?! :o (Haven't seen it yet and I may not see it until it comes out on DVD-----first Pixar movie I haven't seen in theaters).
2) I do remember Lassenter saying that he wanted to TBLT with CGI, but Disney didn't let them. If TBLT wasn't actually done by Disney, but produced by Disney, they can do TBLT, right?
1) Sorry I didn't clarify enough, but I was referring to the Worthless song from Toaster:

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Minor characters die in it. I was just making a direct comparison in how it has a more emotional impact than the minor characters lost in Cars 2.

2) From what I can tell, Disney purchased the rights to the novel in the early 80's, and backed the project when it was transferred to Hyperion.
I'm not sure how it works and where the rights would currently lie now.
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disneyprincess11 wrote:I'm really surprised it got horrible recepction from test audience members. it looked great! Maybe they can attempt doing it again with the different characters and animals???
They could do it again in a different setting as it was basically the "Prince and the Pauper" set in the incan empire. I like the sound of the film but I loved The Emperor's New Groove and I think to a large extent it's very underrated. I'm a big fan of Sting so it's a shame that more of his songs didn't end up in the finished film but there's very little I would change about TENG.

The cancelled Disney project I would love to see finished is My Peoples. It was an original story that was written by Barry Cook, the co-director of Mulan, who also would have directed the film. A lot of the artwork is featured in the book "Disney Lost and Found" and most of it was done by Andreas Deja.
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For those interested on the story of Disney's "Chanticleer" and how it later became "Rock-a-Doodle", about ten years ago, Jim Hill Wrote an article about it:

Part One:
http://jimhillmedia.com/editor_in_chief ... 1/306.aspx

Part Two:
http://jimhillmedia.com/editor_in_chief ... 1/307.aspx

Part Three:
http://jimhillmedia.com/editor_in_chief ... 1/308.aspx
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estefan wrote:Here is a nice collection of concept art from Kingdom of the Sun: http://animationarchive.net/Feature%20F ... ept%20Art/
The images don't show at all. :(
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Sotiris wrote:
estefan wrote:Here is a nice collection of concept art from Kingdom of the Sun: http://animationarchive.net/Feature%20F ... ept%20Art/
The images don't show at all. :(
The thumbs aren't working for me either but did you try clicking on them? :) If those don't work either, I could probably rehost them. :)
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enigmawing wrote:The thumbs aren't working for me either but did you try clicking on them?
You're right. I didn't try that. :oops: Thanks. :)
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Sotiris wrote:
enigmawing wrote:The thumbs aren't working for me either but did you try clicking on them?
You're right. I didn't try that. :oops: Thanks. :)
Whew! :D And no problem. ;)
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@enigmawing-Ohhhh ok. Makes sense (both of your comments). Thanks!

@DisneyAnimation88-Yeah, I love TENG too. It's really funny! Sting's music was really good too. He was really mad at Disney for removing his music that he swore revenge!!! But, then Disney was like, "Ok, will it make you feel better if you write songs for the credits?" (Not in their words). He agreed and I guess he felt better.


@ AlexValve-Thanks for the links. It was really interesting and it makes perfect sense of why it didn't became a film!
As for The Kingdom of the Sun....

Here's the story (http://blueskydisney.blogspot.com/2007/ ... e-fun.html):
"Pacha, the peasant llama herder, was not a heavyset middle-aged married man but a carefree, good-hearted 18-year-old who was a dead ringer for Emperor Manco. (In the final version, the character is renamed Kuzco following Fullmer's horrified discovery of the Japanese slang term "omanco" that politely translates into the word "vagina.") A young Owen Wilson provides the voice for Pacha.

Sting wrote "Walk the Llama Llama" that Pacha was to sing as he led his trio of llamas down the mountainside and into the marketplace. There was concern that Hartley's clever lyrics were too sophisticated for an unsophisticated peasant boy who would never use words and phrases like "panorama" and "the perfect fashion statement."

Manco (voiced by David Spade) had grown bored with being ruler of his mountain kingdom so when he discovers the kindly llama herder who is his doppelganger, he decides to get away from his duties of state by switching places. Unfortunately, a sorceress named Yzma who has her own agenda turns Manco into a llama who cannot talk so Pacha must continue the masquerade.

The situation becomes more complicated when Manco's betroved, the handmaiden Nina, finds the arrogant and haughty emperor is now kind and funny. She finds herself drawn to the seemingly transformed emperor. Pacha also finds himself falling in love with Nina even though she is promised to the emperor.

Sting wrote "One Day She'll Love Me" that was to appear midway through the movie where Pacha and Nina are at a party at the palace and the two teens fight their growing attraction to one another.

Yzma had once been an incredible beauty in the Incan royal court. However, time and the sun have cruelly robbed her of her good looks. Yzma begins dabbling in the dark arts in an attempt to revive her beauty although she firmly believes it is the sun that has robbed her of her beauty.

She wants to snuff out all light on earth by unleashing the demon, Supai who is a force of darkness, to block out the sun. In a world locked in perpetual darkness, Yzma feels that her great beauty will finally be restored."
Waaaaaaah, I wanna hear Owen Wilson sing! :cry: And I love the story why Manco's name was changed! :lol:

*Here's Yzma's song from TKOTS (EPIC!!!!!):
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Last year, I found a website FULL of concept art for KOTS including character sketches. Sadly, I can't find the site. But, I found a few pieces of concept art.

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^^Manco/Kuzco or Pacha
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^^Manco/Kuzco (or Pacha) and Nina

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^^That's defientely Yzma

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^^Friends from the Other Side, much?

And there's a few more pictures and songs here:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kingdom-o ... 4823227101

All I can say is that this looked amazing & the old Yzma reminds me a lot of Dr. Facilier with the demons and stuff!!!! Really hope that Disney would try to do this again!
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