Re: List of abandoned projects
Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2025 5:37 pm
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Re: List of abandoned projects
Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2025 12:46 pm
That's really cool! Apparently I saw it all those years ago because I commented on that thread, but watching it felt fresh to me. And the link to the video, at least on my phone, is broken to that old blog post. In the comments on that blog, though, Hans Bacher said that he has an animation test of Magda. I wonder if that will ever appear online.
Re: List of abandoned projects
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2025 12:33 pm
Aside from the sequel to Mary Poppins that was in the works in the late '80s, a fully-animated prequel was also in the works in the early '00s.
Source: https://haraldsiepermann.com/2019/06/11 ... y-poppins/In August 2003 Harald Siepermann created character design for a project called Miss Mary Poppins, that was slated to be an animated feature film. The story treatment was developed by Greg Manwaring and Patrick Gleeson, and was a prequel to the beloved Walt Disney movie from 1964. It tells the story about a young Mary Poppins, and how she came to be the magical nanny. The project was developed for the Walt Disney studio. Harald Siepermann was asked by Greg Manwaring, with who he befriended since the days of Who Framed Roger Rabbit, to create character design for a young Mary Poppins, to have some visuals for the pitch of the project. While the people at the Walt Disney studio really liked the project, it was never green lit because at that time the Travers Estate did not allow the studio to develop anything further with the property.
Re: List of abandoned projects
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2025 1:11 pm
I’ve never heard of this project, thank you for sharing!
I don’t think the premise is particularly inspiring. I think a key element of Mary Poppins is her mystique— Disney should never answer too many questions about her, like her origin. It’s probably a good thing it was never realized but I’m glad some art from the project has surfaced.
I don’t think the premise is particularly inspiring. I think a key element of Mary Poppins is her mystique— Disney should never answer too many questions about her, like her origin. It’s probably a good thing it was never realized but I’m glad some art from the project has surfaced.
Re: List of abandoned projects
Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2025 2:23 am
Agree with u Bumbershoot, overexplaining lore kills the magical aspect. Unfortunately, todays Disney would 99% greenlight this with no hesitatation, first Maleficent, then the Wish Godmother, then the rumored Hades prequel, this could be next any minuteUmbrellaFish wrote: ↑Fri Apr 18, 2025 1:11 pm I don’t think the premise is particularly inspiring. I think a key element of Mary Poppins is her mystique— Disney should never answer too many questions about her, like her origin. It’s probably a good thing it was never realized but I’m glad some art from the project has surfaced.
it didnt work for me either. Also WOW i would love to see the test, i know im repeating myself but this movie just fascinates me so much i will eat up every further little test, concept art or plot details we can get from this, this would have been WDAS Shrek before Shrek, could have been really unique and interestingblackcauldron85 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 23, 2025 12:46 pm And the link to the video, at least on my phone, is broken to that old blog post. In the comments on that blog, though, Hans Bacher said that he has an animation test of Magda. I wonder if that will ever appear online.
Re: List of abandoned projects
Posted: Wed May 21, 2025 10:28 am
I just learned that Alan Menken had written songs for the shelved show "Little Mermaid's Island". It makes sense he would have worked on it since the show was being developed towards the end of the film's production. Not to mention, he had experience writing for Sesame Street. However, it's unknown if any of the songs from the two surviving episodes were written by him as the show reportedly went through multiple songwriters.
Re: List of abandoned projects
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2025 4:16 pm
A few sketches from the project by Mel Shaw.blackcauldron85 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 21, 2018 6:29 amDisney had been developing The Little Broomstick in the '80s, and now it's coming out via another studio, called Mary and the Witch's Flower.
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Re: List of abandoned projects
Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2025 4:00 am
Stumbled over those My Peoples/ few good ghosts character tests that were discovered recently (almost 2 years lol)on discord via bio. The Classic that got away 
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https://youtu.be/YHDO_Iqnkgw?si=Epz6r4TDvwzKa0rW
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Re: List of abandoned projects
Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2026 7:19 pm
Back in 1994, a live-action musical with songs by Alan Menken was in the works at Disney.
Source: https://variety.com/1994/voices/columns ... 117862457/Marvin Worth, composer Alan Menken and director Des McAnuff team for an original musical at Disney. The untitled feature was wanted by Fox, but Menken’s exclusive deal is at Disney, so that’s where it’s going. The Disney musical is from an original idea by Worth — part fantasy and contemporary. McAnuff wrote the treatment with Worth.
Source: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm ... story.htmlProducer Marvin Worth (“Malcolm X”) has joined forces with Tony Award-winning director Des McAnuff (“Tommy”) and Oscar-winning composer Alan Menken (“Beauty and the Beast”) to mount a project insiders describe as “a horror musical in the spirit of the ‘Wizard of Oz.’ ” No lyricist has been set. The film is being developed at the Walt Disney Studios where Menken has an exclusive deal. Worth, who originated the idea several years ago, is writing a treatment with McAnuff that will be submitted to the studio next week.