Tag: Beauty and the Beast
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‘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…
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Every Song From ‘The Hunchback Of Notre Dame’, Ranked
From the directing duo behind Beauty and the Beast, The Hunchback of Notre Dame is Disney’s attempt at adapting the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo. It is one of their most ambitious projects, telling a dark story about prejudice, corruption, and societal injustice with grand visuals and fantastic characters. It also possesses…
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10 Main ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Characters, Ranked by Likability
Beauty and the Beast was a landmark movie in the history of animation and remains one of Disney’s most beloved films. After overcoming a tricky production and the tragic death of lyricist Howard Ashman, the film was released to universal praise. It became the first animated film nominated for the Academy Award for Best Feature…
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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…
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Disney’s Planned ‘Dumbo’ Sequel Was Never Released
The more things change, the more they stay the same. Today, Disney is going through each of its animated classics and giving them a live-action update. It doesn’t matter if the individual plotlines of those features work well in real life or not, everything from Beauty and the Beast to The Artistocats is getting that…
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’One Piece’s Live-Action Series Took Inspiration From These Classic Films
When it comes to adapting such an established piece of art like the One Piece franchise, you’d think that the production team has everything they need in terms of inspiration from the source material. However, not everything works in live-action format, and certainly the professionals involved want to bring their own vision to the story.…
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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…
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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…
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Guillermo Del Toro’s Frankenstein Shares A Common Theme With Nightmare Alley And Pinocchio
Guillermo del Toro has worked on a lot of projects (and I mean a lot) that have never been made. Because of this, he seems to have adopted a handy waste not, want not approach to directing. For example, when his “Haunted Mansion” film fell apart, he channeled those energies into his sumptuous haunted house…
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This Is the Hottest ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Adaptation, Period
Beauty and the Beast has always been a romance. Written by French author Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve, many historians interpret the original story from the 1740s as a metaphor for arranged marriages. The titular beauty of La Belle et la Bête must look beyond physical pretenses and realize that the “monstrous-looking” man asking for her…