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megustajake wrote:Though has it been confirmed it'll be a Musker and Clements project?

toonaspie wrote:I wish Disney could take some sort of break from the fairytales for the time being.

megustajake wrote:I like Mickey's Jack and the Beanstalk just fine. I don't really need to see another animated adaption of it

blackcauldron85 wrote:

toonaspie wrote:I wish Disney could take some sort of break from the fairytales for the time being.

What genres, or stories, would you rather see them make?

megustajake wrote:I like Mickey's Jack and the Beanstalk just fine. I don't really need to see another animated adaption of it

I'd be curious to see how Disney expands the story, and obviously it can't just be a retelling of Mickey's version; part of me thinks that they should tackle stories that they haven't done yet, and/or make some more original films, but there are a lot of fairy tales and classic stories that they haven't done yet, but at the same time, if it's different enough than the Mickey version. But, no, I'm not thrilled with all the remakes going on at Disney...

Rob, your Jack is hot. Can you work for Disney...kthanx.

I always think of Jack as being a young boy, but older Jack me likey.

UmbrellaFish wrote:We've got several representatives from Disney on here- let's see if they can hire you, Rob!


That really is an awesome sketch. I'd love to see a DAC version of Jack and the Beanstalk with that character design for Jack. I just love your work.

blackcauldron85 wrote:Rob, your Jack is hot. Can you work for Disney...kthanx.

I always think of Jack as being a young boy, but older Jack me likey.

robster16 wrote:

UmbrellaFish wrote:We've got several representatives from Disney on here- let's see if they can hire you, Rob!


That really is an awesome sketch. I'd love to see a DAC version of Jack and the Beanstalk with that character design for Jack. I just love your work.

Oh, I wish But I'll need to improve my skill a lot before I would even qualify for something like that

robster16 wrote:I was inspired to make my own Jack and the Beanstalk sketch

Rudy Matt wrote:

robster16 wrote: Oh, I wish But I'll need to improve my skill a lot before I would even qualify for something like that

Ha ha - who do you think you're kidding? Your work has CALARTS stamped all over it.

The hand-drawn feature is one of two projects that two venerable Disney directors pitched to Lasseter, with the hopes that one of those would get the green light to move forward. And while details are slim, this project is being described as unlike any project that these two directors have done before and takes Disney into territory it hasn't really explored. This will be no princess movie. It's still in the embryonic state, but the development of this project that we'll call the "Untitled John Musker & Ron Clements film" is moving forward. That's right, the duo are back at it, but no release date is set as it hasn't been put into production and likely won't until at least next year.

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There have been several ideas shot down. Some are what you'd expect, like using classic characters in new situations. Others, like Chris Buck's project have been shelved. What was Buck working on? Well, after his Snow Queen project was shelved, he started working on a twist on a classic fairy tale. He was planning a big animated "Jack and the Bean Stalk" film. He had a very good and aggressive pitch that he poured his heart into, but Ross and Co. turned it down. You see there is a little project that Brian Singer is working for Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures on called "Jack the Giant Killer" that would have been out well before Chris' project and the Suits didn't want any brand confusion with the competition. And so Buck went back to working on another pitch. His and several others are planned to be heard by Lasseter in the coming weeks, so another one could be greenlit for development before the year goes out. There are many ideas at work in the Hat Building. The walls there cannot stop them; eventually they'll get out.

It takes time. More time than we would like, but Disney Animation is moving on and moving forward. Now that Lasseter has improved the storytelling, he's trying to improve the bottom line. The more money the Burbank animation unit generates, the less it will be compared to its younger brother. Once the hits start coming, the moral will improve and the letting go of talent will cease. And as that happens, the depth of stories and ideas in the production pipeline will improve and grow. It's frustrating, but when you break something apart like what was done to WDFA in the late 90's/early 00's, it takes time to find all the pieces and correct your bearings. But based on some of the projects I've heard about, those bearings may have finally been found.

Anonymous said...
Its not Scaredy Cat.

Its a name and idea no one outside the animation building knows. Its nowhere on the internet. Its being closely guarded.

And its pretty cool.