Spellbound

[Sotiris]

Teaser poster and teaser trailer.

[Farerb]

It's supposed to have music by Alan Menken and they decide to put a Journey song instead

Netflix don't know how to market.

The movie itself looks like a Modern Disney knock off.

[blackcauldron85]

Her little purple sidekick made me smile. They went hard with the John Lasseter promotion in the beginning of the trailer, huh?

I don't have Netflix so probably won't be seeing it...even after watching the trailer I'm kind of meh on it. I didn't love the YouTube comment that came up saying "Why does this look better than Wish?"

[Jules]

I didn't love the YouTube comment that came up saying "Why does this look better than Wish?"

I am no fan of Wish, but I disagree this looks better.

It looks just like the next homogenised, boring, mainstream animated feature with cringe dialogue and an awkward female lead ripped off straight from WDAS' recent successes. And it seems the movie expects me to get excited to see how far this girl will "go for family."

I am surprised the trailer didn't also remind us of the sacrosanct importance of "following our hearts" and "being ourselves."

Hopefully, this is just a case of a bad trailer, and the movie itself is actually excellent. (It'd better be. Alan Menken's music deserves a worthy movie.)

[D82]

TV spot, merch and book covers:

Spellbound Netflix dolls and toys
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Spellbound Princess Ellian fashion doll from Spin Master
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Here are also photos of a leaflet handed out at Annecy and a crew T-shirt.


The cardboard cutout standee below, from the film's wrap party, gives us a better look at Ellian's dress. It reminds me of those dresses with very wide skirts from the 18th century or so. I've looked it up and, apparently, they're called panniers and originated in Spain in the 17th century. Like it happened with Wish, the art direction of this film is partly inspired by Spanish culture, so it would make sense if that was the inspiration for the dress.

By the way, the carriage featured in the trailer and in one of the playsets looks like a clear homage or reference to Disney's Cinderella, doesn't it? I'm a bit surprised by it since this is not a Disney production.

[Sotiris]

Main poster and main trailer.

[blackcauldron85]

That actually looks pretty good. I wonder if that pop song is by Alan Menken, if it's just a random pop song or if it's the end credits song...

[D82]

According to someone in the comments, the song featured in the trailer is "Family" by the Chainsmokers & Kygo, so it's not by Menken. I don't know if there'll still be a final trailer and they're waiting to preview some of the film's songs there, but Netflix tends to promote the songs. I think they'll release clips and lyric videos closer to the release date.

[blackcauldron85]

So weird. With Tangled and now this: "Alan Menken wrote amazing music, but let's promote with random pop songs instead!". So puzzling.

[D82]

They're finally starting to promote the music. First, with this promo where they acknowledge fans are asking for the songs and then releasing a full song from the movie:

Rachel Zegler Sings "The Way It Was Before" In the Booth
"The Way It Was Before" Lyric Video


EDIT: The end credit version of the song, performed by Lauren Spencer Smith, has also been released. And here's an interview with Alan Menken and Glenn Slater.

[Farerb]

Netflix made a mistake releasing this film today. With all the big films coming out (Gladiator II, Wicked, Moana 2), this film is overlooked. They should have released it a month ago.

[Sotiris]

They're finally starting to promote the music. First, with this promo where they acknowledge fans are asking for the songs and then releasing a full song from the movie:

Rachel Zegler Sings "The Way It Was Before" In the Booth
"The Way It Was Before" Lyric Video

Netflix has released more videos.

Rachel Zegler Sings "My Parents Are Monsters" In the Booth
"The Way It Was Before” (Lauren Spencer Smith End Credits Version) Lyric Video
"My Parents Are Monsters" Lyric Video
"I Could Get Used to This" Lyric Video
"Step By Step" Lyric Video
"Look for the Light" Lyric Video
"How To Break the Spell" Music Clip
The Royal Postmaster's Message for Ellian Clip
Ellian's Enchanted Carriage Escape Clip
Ellian Meets the Oracles Clip
Escaping the Tunnel of Light & Darkness Clip
Ellian's Gryphon Rescue Mission Clip
Flink's Funniest Moments
Ellian's Parents Being Monsters for 4 Minutes
"My Parents Are Monsters" Full Song
"I Could Get Used to This" Full Song
"Look for the Light" Full Song
Every Song From Spellbound Karaoke Sing Along
Ellian's Super Song Compilation Spellbound Sing Along
Alan Menken Creates a Magical Opening Number
Alan Menken On Composing "The Way It Was Before"
Bound by the Music
Cast a Spell
In The Booth With the Cast of Spellbound
Rachel Zegler's Coloring Book Interview
Rachel Zegler Unboxes Spellbound Toys
Spellbound Royal Trivia Challenge
DIY Ellian Costume
DIY Flink Sock Stuffie
"Look for the Light" Toy Play Music Video