Steamboat Willie Redux

[Sotiris]

Steamboat Willie Redux is a new hand-drawn short produced by Disney Consumer Products. It's basically a remake (if you can call it that) of the original short in various graphic styles by different artists. It will premiere at the D23 Expo on August 10, 2013. There's going to be an exhibit with artwork from the short as well.

2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Steamboat Willie Redux special guest artist signing with Robert Farrell, John T. Quinn III, Jeff Shelly, and Becky Wong at the Disney Consumer Products Pavilion

5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Steamboat Willie Redux Panel Discussion at the Disney Consumer Products Pavilion

Source: https://d23.com/d23-expo/schedule/satur ... t-10-2013/

Steamboat Willie Redux – Celebrate the history and timelessness of your favorite character from the pioneering 1928 cartoon short, Steamboat Willie. Using the original story and characters as a template, each scene has been graphically re-interpreted by Disney artists and designers in a phenomenally fun mash-up tribute to Mickey Mouse. [...] Disney Store will launch Steamboat Willie Redux, a fresh new take on Classic Mickey Mouse, and will host a guest artist signing on stage with Robert Farrell, John T. Quinn III, Jeff Shelly, and Rebecca Wong.

Source: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/2 ... ney-Sketch

John T. Quinn III: I've been working on an exciting project. Steamboat Willie Redux. More to come.

Jeff Harter: What's it for?

John T. Quinn III: We're reanimating the short. Each scene to a different artist. I can't say too much yet but, I wanted to post the poster to alert other animation geeks like myself.

Ricardo De Los Angeles: Great poster John, so honored to be a part of this!

Tom Smolenski: Hey John! Tom Smolenski [smo!] here! Just wanted to see if any info was out there or if we could talk about this and found your blog! Love the poster!

John T. Quinn III: Thanks smo! We can't talk about it yet. March 2013 is when the muzzle comes off.

Source: http://jtq3.blogspot.com/2012/04/steamb ... redux.html

Here's a sample frame from a scene I'm working on for Steamboat Willie Redux. We're going to premiere the short at D23 in August. I can't share too much but, wanted to post something.

Source: http://jtq3.blogspot.com/2013/05/steamb ... redux.html

Animated and re-designed the characters and BG.

Source: http://matshepherd.com/cgreel/


• Artwork by John T. Quinn III:
http://jtq3.tumblr.com/post/21726321760 ... toon-short
http://jtq3.blogspot.com/2013/05/steamb ... redux.html

• Artwork by Matt Shepherd:
http://static.squarespace.com/static/51 ... _devSW.jpg
http://static.squarespace.com/static/51 ... _devSW.jpg

• Clip by animator Matt Shepherd (go to the 00:16 mark)
• Clip by animator Samantha Youssef.

There's a Mickey Mouse wall calendar that features artwork from the project.

[TheValentineBros]

inb4 TsWade2 faps to the words, "hand drawn," "Mickey," and "Steamboat Willie."

In all seriousness, this looks like a really good idea. So, Disney, don't screw up the remake.

[DisneyJedi]

Umm... I know I'm gonna get the 'Don't knock it until you tried it' response, but does the phrase 'Don't fix what isn't broken' have any meaning anymore?

[thelittleursula]

It looks very promising ! Hopefully they play it on the Disney Channel when it's done like the other Mickey toons.

[TsWade2]

That's an awesome idea, but will that be disrespectful for Walt Disney?

[SWillie!]

Umm... I know I'm gonna get the 'Don't knock it until you tried it' response, but does the phrase 'Don't fix what isn't broken' have any meaning anymore?

I think it's more if just an homage to the original. I wouldn't call it a "remake". Especially since its a different style for each shot.

[Sotiris]

Steamboat Willie Redux will finally be screened to the public after more than 5 years since its completion at the Mickey: The True Original Exhibition located at 60 10th Avenue in New York, NY opening on November 08, 2018 until February 10, 2019.

Disney commissioned me to direct a section of this classic in my own style. It's just a small part of a big collaboration with other amazing directors. Its screening debut will be part of Mickey: The True Original Exhibition in NYC opening November 2018.

Source: https://vimeo.com/294713061


Video taken at the exhibition.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6P8T_IWVUw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLuua1HIOr8

Credits.
https://www.instagram.com/jtq3/p/C1shZgtRAwA/
https://www.instagram.com/jtq3/p/C1xuAO_xHde/
https://www.instagram.com/jtq3/p/C12NHRKRGQp/
https://www.instagram.com/jtq3/p/C12UrWvRk4D/
https://www.instagram.com/jtq3/p/C14gaJCL0Z0/
https://www.instagram.com/jtq3/p/C149xaRRczj/
https://www.instagram.com/jtq3/p/C15IiuTRFFf/
https://www.instagram.com/jtq3/reel/C193PY4rUY1/

[milojthatch]

Umm... I know I'm gonna get the 'Don't knock it until you tried it' response, but does the phrase 'Don't fix what isn't broken' have any meaning anymore?

More people with power at Disney today could really use a strong dose of that wisdom. Way too many "reboots, reimaginings and homages" slapped with the "Disney" name these days IMO. None of it was ever broken, so why "fix it?"