Tag: Aladdin

  • ‘Aladdin’ Main Characters, Ranked by Likability

    ‘Aladdin’ Main Characters, Ranked by Likability

    After finishing his work on The Little Mermaid, lyricist Howard Ashman pitched an idea to Disney to adapt the story of Aladdin. Though initially rejected, it was picked up around the time Ashman and his musical partner, Alan Menken, agreed to work on Beauty and the Beast. Mermaid’s directors John Musker and Ron Clements joined…

  • ‘Cool Runnings’ Director Battled Disney Over Jamaican Accents, Told Cast He’d ‘Get Fired If You Don’t Sound Like Sebastian the Crab’

    ‘Cool Runnings’ Director Battled Disney Over Jamaican Accents, Told Cast He’d ‘Get Fired If You Don’t Sound Like Sebastian the Crab’

    With Disney’s beloved sports comedy “Cool Runnings” celebrating its 30th anniversary this month, director Jon Turteltaub and the cast reunited for an interview with The Independent and revealed their battle against Disney over the film’s Jamaican accents. Loosely based on the debut of the Jamaican national bobsleigh team at the 1988 Winter Olympics, the film…

  • Disney Veteran Ken Caldwell Retires After 40 Years

    Ken Caldwell, a nearly 40-year veteran of Disney, is retiring from the company at the end of the year.He most recently served as executive vice president and general sales manager of North American theatrical sales and reported to Tony Chambers, the executive VP of theatrical distribution. In his role, Caldwell oversaw domestic distribution encompassing the…

  • ‘The Little Mermaid’ Ending Explained — What Happens to Ariel?

    ‘The Little Mermaid’ Ending Explained — What Happens to Ariel?

    Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for The Little MermaidAs a famous crustacean once said, “The seaweed is always greener in somebody else’s lake,” and so is all the money that Disney’s 2023 live-action remake of The Little Mermaid made in its theatrical run. While many of Disney’s live-action updates of their classic animated films…

  • Kumail Nanjiani Isn’t Returning To Adventure Time For The Crappiest Reason

    Kumail Nanjiani Isn’t Returning To Adventure Time For The Crappiest Reason

    There is an intricate balance when it comes to animated performances, with animators and voice actors working together to create memorable characters. Remove one of the two elements, and you get a completely different character. Look at Mark Hamill as Joker in “Batman: The Animated Series,” Dante Basco as Zuko in “Avatar: The Last Airbender,” or Robin…

  • No, Disney Did Not Cancel Its Upcoming Live-Action Snow White Adaptation

    No, Disney Did Not Cancel Its Upcoming Live-Action Snow White Adaptation

    When Disney finds a trend that makes money, the company will more or less run it into the ground. If the Marvel Cinematic Universe is doing well, it will continue to churn out feature films and TV miniseries until the market is oversaturated. If “Pirates of the Caribbean” is successful, it will try out all…

  • The Oscars Let Robin Williams Show Off His Comedy Genius

    The Oscars Let Robin Williams Show Off His Comedy Genius

    Few artists and creative figures share the same unmistakable presence and electric show-stopping prowess as the late great Robin Williams. He imprinted his mark on television with Mork & Mindy, was revered for his stand-up, and gifted us with a number of excellent comedic and dramatic performances in films such as Mrs. Doubtfire, Good Will…

  • Yes, ‘The Little Mermaid’s Songs Needed an Update in the Live-Action Movie

    Yes, ‘The Little Mermaid’s Songs Needed an Update in the Live-Action Movie

    The Little Mermaid is the latest in line of the Disney live-action remakes, directed by Rob Marshall. Following in the likes of Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and Cinderella. With this comes the expected deeper exploration of the classic stories we know and love, as well as updating them for modern audiences. The original The…

  • This Warner Bros. Animation Tried to Beat Disney at Its Own Game and Failed

    This Warner Bros. Animation Tried to Beat Disney at Its Own Game and Failed

    In 1998, Warner Bros. Feature Animation attempted to challenge Walt Disney Animation in the realm of big-budget, family-friendly animated features. While the Disney Renaissance was already winding down at that point, the studio had enjoyed unprecedented critical and commercial success throughout the 1990s with its groundbreaking, beloved animated films, such as Beauty & The Beast,…

  • ‘Hercules’: Everything We Know So Far About the Disney Live-Action Remake

    ‘Hercules’: Everything We Know So Far About the Disney Live-Action Remake

    One of the next animated Disney movies up for a live-action remake is Hercules. In recent years there has been a slew of live-action remakes of classic Disney films, such as Beauty and the Beast, Pinocchio, The Jungle Book, Aladdin, and most recently, The Little Mermaid. Hercules is based on the Roman myth of the…