Disenchanted

[blackcauldron85]

Amy Adams and Patrick Dempsey's Enchanted lovebirds 'hit a bumpy patch' in sequel
https://ew.com/movies/disenchanted-amy-adams-interview/

Amy really tried to not be too spoilery in the interview, so I think it's safe to read (it was more about Amy getting back into playing Giselle) if you are avoiding spoilers...

[Disney Duster]

Thanks for the article, Ames! It wasn't very spoilery at all! I enjoyed it!

[D82]

First book cover:


Source: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1368082688/ref=sr_1_2


Also, apparently, on Dancing with the Stars they announced the soundtrack will come out on November 18, almost a week before the film's release. I can't wait to listen to it!

Amy Adams and Patrick Dempsey's Enchanted lovebirds 'hit a bumpy patch' in sequel
https://ew.com/movies/disenchanted-amy-adams-interview/

Amy really tried to not be too spoilery in the interview, so I think it's safe to read (it was more about Amy getting back into playing Giselle) if you are avoiding spoilers...

Thanks for posting! It was an interesting article and it had some new info. Amy Adams confirmed her baby girl in the movie is called Sophia and also revealed the titled of yet another song, "Fairy Tale Life". Judging by her description, it sounds like it'll be an "I Want" song Giselle sings at the beginning of the film before she makes the wish on the magic wand. She also seemed to debunk The DisInsider's rumor that the seven dwarfs from Snow White would have an important role in the movie. At least, she said that "there are references to the classic Disney movies, but everything's done in the world of Enchanted". I'm glad about that.

Here's another article:

Why Amy Adams' Giselle Becomes An Evil Stepmother In Disenchanted
https://www.slashfilm.com/1047426/why-a ... enchanted/

[Disney Duster]

That crimson dress is the first costume in this film I thought was good! Also, thanks for the other article, D82! I really enjoyed it.

[D82]

New still and interview with Adam Shankman from Total Film Magazine (here's the full article):

EXCLUSIVE: WICKED SIDE
Disenchanted Director Adam Shankman on Amy Adams’ long-awaited fairytale follow-up.

Believe me, the amount of Easter eggs in this thing – you could make omelettes for the world,” laughs director Adam Shankman when filling in Teasers
on his Enchanted follow-up. “It is the ultimate Disney movie because there is so much laced into it from the rest of Disney history.”

You’d think Shankman might feel more daunted shouldering a long-anticipated sequel to a beloved one-off, but having gone through a baptism of fan-expectation fire directing 2007’s Hairspray, he was pragmatic in his approach to Disenchanted. “The most daunting thing about it was that the first movie hinged on a very simple concept,” he says of the 2007 original. “It was a fish-out-of-water animated princess, coming into the world, in a romantic comedy, and so much of the fun of the movie was about her trying to operate in this world.”

With Giselle (Amy Adams) no longer a fish out of water, and Shankman not wanting to bin off her relationship with lawyer Robert (Patrick Dempsey) – “I wasn’t about to make an Enchanted divorce movie” – the question was where the conflict would come from.

“It was sitting right there in front of me, which is that she had this daughter [Robert’s daughter, Morgan] who was ageing, and Giselle, being from Andalasia, would not know how to process change and evolution,” says Shankman. “The beacon for me was that she was Morgan’s stepmother. And in fairytales, stepmothers are evil. I was like, ‘But Giselle’s a wonderful stepmother. How do we play with that?’”

Before you can say monkey’s paw, Giselle’s wish for a simpler life generates unexpected consequences, switching the upbeat Giselle into villainous mode. “Everybody knows that playing a bad guy is pretty tasty for an actor,” says Shankman. “Amy is a huge Disney fan, and it became a sort of amalgamation of so many of the Disney villains. We laid out a system of degrees, and she found different characters for each level. Amy does it with such ease and aplomb, but it is a remarkably thought-through performance.”

Alongside returning players like Dempsey, James Marsden and Idina Menzel, Maya Rudolph also appears as another baddie, Malvina Monroe. “[She’s] so formidable with Amy that when you see them actually really going toe to toe in the fairytale iteration of themselves, it’s fricking heaven,” says the director.

Fun as that sounds, Shankman had his work cut out convincing the studio that having two competing antagonists could work. “I think that there was some trepidation about how that would be perceived, or what even structurally that would look like from a storytelling perspective. For me, I was like, ‘Are you kidding? It’s the greatest thing ever. It’s like a drag show!’” MATT MAYTU

[Sotiris]

“It was sitting right there in front of me, which is that she had this daughter [Robert’s daughter, Morgan] who was ageing, and Giselle, being from Andalasia, would not know how to process change and evolution,” says Shankman.

Except animated and fairytale characters do age and change. It would make no sense if they didn't.

[D82]

That crimson dress is the first costume in this film I thought was good!

I agree, I liked elements of the other costumes, but this is the first I fully like. It looks like a combination between Cinderella's stepmother's outfit and Cruella's red/orange dress from 102 Dalmatians. I wonder if those were really the inspirations for it. It also features thorns or climbing plants like the ones covering everything in the trailer. And I noticed both this and the blue dress have "flecks of gold" (I'm not sure if this is the right word) on the sleeves. I wonder if there's some meaning behind that too.

Except animated and fairytale characters do age and change. It would make no sense if they didn't.

Maybe the fact that the protagonists in these types of films are usually always young and we don't tend to see older versions of them or them having children, etc., plus characters like Mickey or Donald, is what makes people have this impression, but it's obviously not true.

[Disney Duster]

Glad we feel similarly on the costumes, D82. Interesting observation on the flecks of gold!

And yes, Sotiris, the making fun of Disney Enchanted and this film will do always were based on the cynical view of Disney's films, right from Giselle not understanding sarcasm. But it's easier to make fun of Disney and have a script that way.

[Sotiris]

And I noticed both this and the blue dress have "flecks of gold" (I'm not sure if this is the right word) on the sleeves. I wonder if there's some meaning behind that too.

It probably represents the dust from the magic wand that caused Giselle's change.

Maybe the fact that the protagonists in these types of films are usually always young and we don't tend to see older versions of them or them having children, etc., plus characters like Mickey or Donald, is what makes people have this impression, but it's obviously not true.

We often see the protagonists of animated films as infants and toddlers before we see the teenage or adult versions of them, so Giselle not being able to understand the concept of growing up doesn't make much sense.

[D23ExpoVisitor25]

Though it was taken down, apparently, Disney is planning to move up the premiere of DisEnchanted to Friday, November 18th to coincide with the soundtrack release and to give Strange World the whole Thanksgiving week/weekend to itself at the movies: https://twitter.com/almanaquedisney/sta ... 5513315329.

Hopefully, this gets confirmed next week.

[D82]

It probably represents the dust from the magic wand that caused Giselle's change.

That's a good guess.

We often see the protagonists of animated films as infants and toddlers before we see their teenage or adult versions of them, so Giselle not being able to understand the concept of growing up doesn't make much sense.

That's true. I hope it's better executed in the film than it sounds. It actually makes sense to me dealing with a teenager would be a bit more difficult for someone like Giselle, since they established in the first film she comes from a much more innocent and naive world. Or a more back-and-white one, I guess, since there are villains in it too. I can also see her missing the simpler times and having a moment of weakness where she makes that wish, so on paper it could work, in my opinion, but we'll see how it's executed.

[D82]

People.com has a nice interview with the cast, but I don't know how to obtain the link to it. You can watch it here if you pause the video. Then, a list of other recommended videos appear on the right and the Disenchanted one is among them. At least, for now.

[Disney Duster]

And I noticed both this and the blue dress have "flecks of gold" (I'm not sure if this is the right word) on the sleeves. I wonder if there's some meaning behind that too.

It probably represents the dust from the magic wand that caused Giselle's change.

Clever idea! If that's the real meaning behind it, cool!

[D23ExpoVisitor25]

https://twitter.com/DisneyStudios/statu ... 8485638148

Yes!

I knew it.

I KNEW IT.

It was true all along.

Disney’s #DisEnchanted officially moves up to premiere on Disney+ Friday, November 18th to give Walt Disney Animation Studios’ #StrangeWorld Thanksgiving weekend to itself at the movies.

[Farerb]

That's good news!
I hope the soundtrack is still released on the same day so I want be tempted to listen to it before watching the film.

[D23ExpoVisitor25]

That's good news!
I hope the soundtrack is still released on the same day so I want be tempted to listen to it before watching the film.

It is.

[D82]

Disney’s #DisEnchanted officially moves up to premiere on Disney+ Friday, November 18th to give Walt Disney Animation Studios’ #StrangeWorld Thanksgiving weekend to itself at the movies.

You were right, D23ExpoVisitor25! I'm glad it was confirmed to be true. I was also convinced they would move one of the two films at first, since releasing both at the same time didn't make sense to me, but then Strange World and Disenchanted got their trailers and the original release dates were confirmed, so I didn't expect them to do it anymore. But they still did! I wonder why now and not before. It's also interesting they didn't announce the change through a press release or gave any explanation and just put the new date on the poster released today.

I hope the soundtrack is still released on the same day so I want be tempted to listen to it before watching the film.

Yeah, when it seemed the soundtrack would come out a week earlier than the movie I didn't know how I would be able to resist the temptation either. Thankfully, it looks like both will be released on the same day now.

[D23ExpoVisitor25]

Disney’s #DisEnchanted officially moves up to premiere on Disney+ Friday, November 18th to give Walt Disney Animation Studios’ #StrangeWorld Thanksgiving weekend to itself at the movies.

You were right, D23ExpoVisitor25! I'm glad it was confirmed to be true. I was also convinced they would move one of the two films at first, since releasing both at the same time didn't make sense to me, but then Strange World and Disenchanted got their trailers and the original release dates were confirmed, so I didn't expect them to do it anymore. But they still did! I wonder why now and not before. It's also interesting they didn't announce the change through a press release or gave any explanation and just put the new date on the poster released today.

Yep. Now all we need is for Disney to give Strange World a release in IMAX with a ramped up marketing campaign that includes an exclusive clip of Strange World in front of IMAX showings of Wakanda Forever, maybe the clip I saw at D23 of the Clades, Callisto and Splat escaping the tentacle-shelled monsters on the path of flying, color-changing cells.

[D82]

People.com has a nice interview with the cast, but I don't know how to obtain the link to it. You can watch it here if you pause the video. Then, a list of other recommended videos appear on the right and the Disenchanted one is among them. At least, for now.

The interview is now on Youtube as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8DuSUmOzoI

By the way, I've realized that now that the release date was moved, we'll get a new Disney movie each week three weeks in a row. First, Black Panther on November 11th, then Disenchanted on the 18th, and finally Strange World on the 23rd. I'm very excited for the first two, and also looking forward to seeing Strange World. I'm trying to manage my expectations for Disenchanted, though, especially after not liking Hocus Pocus 2 too much, but everything new we've learned about it, like for example, Giselle turning evil after the spell since she's a stepmother to Morgan, sounds good to me, so it's difficult.

[Farerb]

Trailer:
https://youtu.be/DY63dfyn7HQ