Really.PatrickvD wrote:With all these canceled productions and a pipeline full of sequels this current era is looking like a copy of the late 90s early 00s.
Can WDAS ever keep its act together? Oh and obviously Lasseter needs to go.
While I agree somewhat, I can't help but notice that some people keep worrying (in excess) that there's nothing in the WDAS pipeline following WIR2 and Frozen 2.PatrickvD wrote:With all these canceled productions and a pipeline full of sequels this current era is looking like a copy of the late 90s early 00s.
Source: https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/disney ... s-webcast/Christine McCarthy, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of The Walt Disney Company:
"Our fiscal 2017 results came in roughly in line with last year which is consistent with the guidance we provided in early September, although they were adversely affected by three notable items. 1) the impact of hurricane Irma on our parks business 2) the impact of cancelling the animated film, Gigantic 3) the impact at BAMTech of a valuation adjustment to sports programming rights that were prepaid prior to the acquisition."
Good. I was never a fan of Gigantic from the beginning. I hope the film stays dead.Sotiris wrote:Don't expect for Gigantic to be revived now that Disney reported a write-off for the cancelled feature.
Source: https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/disney ... s-webcast/Christine McCarthy, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of The Walt Disney Company:
"Our fiscal 2017 results came in roughly in line with last year which is consistent with the guidance we provided in early September, although they were adversely affected by three notable items. 1) the impact of hurricane Irma on our parks business 2) the impact of cancelling the animated film, Gigantic 3) the impact at BAMTech of evaluation adjustment to support the programming rights that were prepaid prior to the acquisition."
We already heard two versions of it, and the first one was still somewhat ok, but the one with the little girl sounded awful. And even the song they screened at D23 or somewhere like that got a lukewarm response, unlike the way Let It Go was received. I'm sick of Disney butchering fairy tales now anyway with the modern vernacular and adjective titles.Disney Duster wrote:You know to the haters of this film, it could have been changed from what we heard and turned out really good. For all we know in the future just the name could have been kept and it could have been a pretty faithful Jack and the Beanstalk adaptation.
Honestly, I think that's exactly the downfall. "Gigantic" was a flop at the Expo and I think Disney was really really rushing to make it epic and less immature. I would think they were writing another story, but I just found a Imna audition from August.Disney Duster wrote:You know to the haters of this film, it could have been changed from what we heard and turned out really good. For all we know in the future just the name could have been kept and it could have been a pretty faithful Jack and the Beanstalk adaptation.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/steve.hulett.9 ... 6186097792Steve Hulett wrote:Walt Disney Animation Studios was having problems with this property a year ago, when I was still tromping around studio corridors. So I guess they never licked the story hurdles, after all.
Can you explain more what you mean in relation to what I said? I don't know what Imna is either.disneyprincess11 wrote:Honestly, I think that's exactly the downfall. "Gigantic" was a flop at the Expo and I think Disney was really really rushing to make it epic and less immature. I would think they were writing another story, but I just found a Imna audition from August.Disney Duster wrote:You know to the haters of this film, it could have been changed from what we heard and turned out really good. For all we know in the future just the name could have been kept and it could have been a pretty faithful Jack and the Beanstalk adaptation.
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/07/busi ... pixar.htmlDisney scrapped “Gigantic,” an animated take on “Jack and the Beanstalk,” and took a $98 million write-off in October.
My hunch was right. It's official now.Sotiris wrote:Nathan Greno changed agencies soon after the cancellation of Gigantic. Could this be an indication he's leaving the studio?
I wonder why so many have left Disney lately. Maybe it is normal that people leave a workplace after some time to seek new challenges, but how often does it happen at Disney? It could be that other studies really do offer better opportunities when headhunting experienced animation people, or it could be that something has happened with Disney's work environment during the last years. Just curious what the reason is.Greno’s departure from Walt Disney Animation marks the latest high-profile exit from the studio in recent years. Others who have left include directors Leo Matsuda (Inner Workings), John Kahrs (Paperman), and Patrick Osborne (Feast), as well as Tangled animation supervisor Clay Kaytis, Frozen head of animation Lino DiSalvo, and Moana head of animation Hyrum Osmond.
I was assuming the opposite, that because Gigantic was cancelled, Greno left.disneyprincess11 wrote:The biggest question is why did Greno quit Disney? And is his departure solely why Gigantic was cancelled?
Source: https://twitter.com/TheDisInsider/statu ... 2299716608The DisInsider: Hearing Disney’s Gigantic is still in Disney’s plans and could make its way to theaters as soon as 2022.
Q: Without Nathan Greno...? I thought that that was one of the reasons why he left Walt Disney Animation Studios...because it was shelved.
The DisInsider: I know Nathan personally, and I guarantee you he didn’t leave Disney for Skydance because of Gigantic. He was being sought by multiple studios to develop the film he’s working on now.
Q: Wasn’t it officially cancelled?
The DisInsider: Disney “shelved” it.
Q: Any ideas as to why it was shelved? It seemed to be a hard concept.
The DisInsider: Yes, but I’m saving that for a story I’m working on.