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It's a shame that Disney movies are the ones that suffer from competition.

yukitora wrote:It's a shame that Disney movies are the ones that suffer from competition.

Not that I think that there's a conspiracy theory (or maybe I do...), but have any Pixar movies had to change their dates around due to competition?

blackcauldron85 wrote:

yukitora wrote:It's a shame that Disney movies are the ones that suffer from competition.

Not that I think that there's a conspiracy theory (or maybe I do...), but have any Pixar movies had to change their dates around due to competition?

Well those are 2 movies with pretty popular characters vs a controversal film that is introducing characters no one knows that is being released by a company that has been dieing for a huge hit since 2002....

I agree that it shouldn't have had to move, but I don't blame anyone for making the move. I feel like have 3 animated films released on the same day is a bad idea to anybody.

mooky_7_sa wrote:PatF's release date is now moved to November 2009, in order to avoid the competition from James Cameron's "Avatar" and "Alvin and the Chipmunks 2".

Also, the first official poster is supposed to come out this Friday.

I read this at PatF's IMDb board.

Gee, I don't know what 'Avatar' is about, but does Disney really have to fear for competition from "Alvin and the Chipmunks 2"?

BelleGirl wrote:Gee, I don't know what 'Avatar' is about, but does Disney really have to fear for competition from "Alvin and the Chipmunks 2"?

Avatar is the much-anticipated scifi film from James Cameron, and his first (aside from documentaries) since Titanic. So there will be a helluva lot of Cameron fans and scifi geeks planning to watch it.

And never underestimate the power of chipmunks. Especially among children who'll gleefully laugh at high-pitched talking animals and fart jokes.

albert

I'm kind of glad they changed the release date, we'll be getting the film sooner .

And if less competition equals higher box-office results and higher box-office results equals more hand-drawn films, that's another reason to be happy about it.

if its released in nov.then disney is going back to the november patterns akin to the 90s classics. i hope we'll get it around the same time here..

what short is rumored to accompany PATF?

mooky_7_sa wrote:PatF's release date is now moved to November 2009, in order to avoid the competition from James Cameron's "Avatar" and "Alvin and the Chipmunks 2".

Also, the first official poster is supposed to come out this Friday.

I read this at PatF's IMDb board.

Really?? AatC2 is coming out next year?? I thought it'd be out by 2010?

BTW, I so cannot wait to see the first official poster of PatF! Speaking of PatF, we all will have to support this kind of release, b/c it could be our last hope of seeing any more 2D films from Disney!

DisneyJedi wrote:

mooky_7_sa wrote:PatF's release date is now moved to November 2009, in order to avoid the competition from James Cameron's "Avatar" and "Alvin and the Chipmunks 2".

Also, the first official poster is supposed to come out this Friday.

I read this at PatF's IMDb board.

Really?? AatC2 is coming out next year?? I thought it'd be out by 2010?

BTW, I so cannot wait to see the first official poster of PatF! Speaking of PatF, we all will have to support this kind of release, b/c it could be our last hope of seeing any more 2D films from Disney!

I'm with you 100% there, I really really hope that The Princess and The Frog is going to be a brilliant new classic marking a new era for Disney. Alot relies on this film, if we are ever to see more 2D Classics in the future which I soley hope for then this is going to have to be a Box Office Hit, no pressure!

I remember hearing that a theatrical poster was supposed to be released sometime soon, so i was looking for it online and i came across this concept art. I can't tell if it's official concept art from Disney or what, either way i think it's beautiful!

It's not official concept art it's Prince Kido's who is just a fan of Disney with amazing talent in drawing. I think his blog was posted somewhere in this threat. I was also looking for the theatrical poster but with no avail. That must mean that it has not been released yet, right? If anyone knows more, please do tell...

Not to offend that artist, but I certainly hope Tiana doesn't turn out looking that way. The design looks way too much like Penny (from The Proud Family) and it's strange to have a tiny, anorexic-thin girl in a huge, billowing dress. Doesn't fit at all, imo. I do like the overall feel of the dresses though--with the flowers--but it shouldn't be that large unless the character is going to have a realistic waistline.

Disney's Divinity wrote:Not to offend that artist, but I certainly hope Tiana doesn't turn out looking that way.

Emmm..she doesn't. Haven't you watched the teaser trailer or seen any official pics of Tiana?

sotiris2006 wrote:

Disney's Divinity wrote:Not to offend that artist, but I certainly hope Tiana doesn't turn out looking that way.

Emmm..she doesn't. Haven't you watched the teaser trailer or seen any official pics of Tiana?

Yes, I have. But a design can always be subject to change. Mostly, I was just giving an opinion on the concept of what "she could've been." Sorry if that irritated you.

Disney's Divinity wrote:Yes, I have. But a design can always be subject to change.

I think it's too late in production of the movie now for the design of Tiana too change again.

Disney's Divinity wrote:Sorry if that irritated you.

I wasn't irritated at all, sorry if it appeared that way. I just didn't realize at first what you meant to say.

The following article about the film appeared in the New Orleans newspaper The Times-Picayune today so I thought I'd share the link here:

http://blog.nola.com/mikescott/2008/11/ ... orlea.html

That article and the pixar story documentary on my wall-e dvd have really changed my views of mr. lassater.

I really do feel is heart is in the right place by not really showing much favortism, but providing audiences with good films. I'm confident in his ability to bring back Disney.

What a great interview! Couldn't agree with Lasseter's position more!

Great article! I love this quote:

"I think 2-D animation became the scapegoat for bad storytelling. That's why we believe so strongly in it and we're bringing it back, and to me it just makes sense. The one studio in the world that should be doing hand-drawn animation is the one that started it all."

Wow, great article! I'm still so excited that 2-D is making a comeback at Disney.