Ron Clements is unretiring, heading back to Disney

[Kyle]

https://variety.com/2025/film/global/di ... 236430278/

wonder what this could mean. He did direct Moana, but he's a big hand drawn guy, so one cant help but wonder if he might push for more of that in his new advisory role.

[Sotiris]

He'll just be a figurehead and a mentor. Give notes as part of the story trust. That sort of thing. Nothing to get excited about.


Source: https://www.laughingplace.com/disney-en ... ts-return/

Q: The big news today was the unretirement of Ron Clements. What are the plans for him? Obviously, he worked on Moana, and it felt like Moana 2 was asking for another. But also, he can do anything; he’s Ron Clements.

Jared Bush: I’ve been very good friends with Ron for a long time, and he’s one of the most delightful human beings on the planet. He has this enormous wealth of knowledge and approach to storytelling that ties back to that Disney legacy. He has so much learned experience. So I think more than anything, it’s about making sure our up-and-coming storytellers—anyone at the studio—are hearing those things. Because certainly, as long as I’ve been there, you keep relearning lessons. Just having someone who’s been through it so many times saying: 1) risk-taking is important; 2) every single one of our movies is difficult. We’re trying to make something timeless—the best movie in the world—it’s always going to be hard. You’ll find moments that are extremely difficult, and when you’ve been through it a number of times, those moments continue to be scary, but you believe you’ll make it through—because you’ve made it through so many times before. To not panic, and to have that steady hand that’s able to say, “It’s all going to work out. Here are some things to think about. Here’s a true north." I think more than anything, my hope is that he’s writing with all of our stories moving forward, just helping filmmakers with that advice.

Source: https://www.laughingplace.com/disney-en ... ecy-parks/