Which Fairytale Should Disney Adapt Next?

[Jackoleen]

Dear Disney Enthusiasts,

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[Escapay]

I still want Disney to do Margery Williams' The Velveteen Rabbit.

And it'd be great if they remade 1944's The Princess and the Pirate (Bob Hope, Virginia Mayo), or came up with their own story that simply had the same title. It would certainly give marketing a challenge: market it exclusively to boys, market it exclusively to girls, or market it to *gasp* everybody?

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Your (Disney) dream animation project

Idea for Animated Classic

Fairy Tales you want to see Disney make

Ideas for future Disney films.

What project should Disney do next?

What classic story would bring back disney's glory?

What Would Be a Great Disney Animated Classic?

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[skyler888]

i have this idea in my head of a coming of age tale based on the song "Puff the Magic Dragon" sort of in the vein of the "Where the Wild Things Are" film, but much lighter and with much more of a plot

[milojthatch]

i have this idea in my head of a coming of age tale based on the song "Puff the Magic Dragon" sort of in the vein of the "Where the Wild Things Are" film, but much lighter and with much more of a plot

Amen to that!

I also think that Disney should do some version of "Rumpelstiltskin." It's is about the last well known and popular Western Fable that has yet to be made into a Disney film.

"The Velveteen Rabbit" would be great as well. But they really should also get back to "The Snow Queen."

It may be nice to have something original again as well, like "Lilo and Stitch."

[LySs]

I would love to see an adaption of the Japanese folktale "Momotaro".

Also, like others have previously said, The Snow Queen, The Velveteen Rabbit, and The Nightingale.

Or maybe even the story of the Jewish holiday Purim. I always thought the tale of Queen Esther would make an interesting animated film, although I doubt Disney would step into the Biblical department. Plus the themes in the story may or may not be entirely appropriate for a Disney film and could cause controversy if not done right.

[eralkfang]

Man, I could easily see a Queen Esther film as a third film in Dreamworks' Biblical duet.

I don't have any particular fairy tales I want adapted, but I would really love an original story set in medieval India.

[Wonderlicious]

I know it's in and out of development to the point where nobody has any idea what is or isn't going on with it, but I'd really love to see The Snow Queen, so long as they keep reasonably close to the original fairy tale. All that Disney would need to do to make me happy is keep it as a story about a test of friendship or platonic love between an ordinary boy and girl in a Scandinavian town, as opposed to turning it into an Arctic romance with little relation to Andersen's original (at least one version developed at Disney I believe had next to no relation to the Andersen original, instead having a dashing young hero try and melt the Snow Queen's icy heart).

I won't tell you which ideas I would definitely choose if I were personally able to go and pitch some potential films, but I'll give hints. One is a fantasy adventure based on aspects of Russian folklore, another is an original story set in a small French town, and the other would be...erm...I'll get back to you on that one.

Either way, I wouldn't want to fall into the trap of simply pitching any old fairy tale or classic literature just based on the fact that it may be popular or include a princess as a main character. I feel in previous threads of a similar ilk, I was simply listing notable classic stories that Disney hadn't done without considering their suitability as feature films; some I can see as reasonably fitting, whilst others really aren't. If we consider stories that'd be good fodder for featurettes and mini series, some of the stories that I mentioned in previous threads could be reasonably fitting.

It would certainly give marketing a challenge: market it exclusively to boys, market it exclusively to girls, or market it to *gasp* everybody?

They'd market it to boys, and in the process they'd simply remove the word "princess" from the title. Coming for Christmas from Walt Disney Pictures: The Pirate and the Unspecified Royal Female Protagonist!

[Super Aurora]

A story with a Japanese setting. Could be based on Musashi Miyamoto legacy.

that and/or

Bluebeard.

[PheR]

If we think about famous fairytales, Disney is yet to turn 'Rumpelstiltskin', 'Little Red Riding Hood', 'Hansel and Gretel' and 'Jack and the Beanstalk' into animated Classics, and there's of course 'The Snow Queen'. I think they've lost the opportunity to make 'Puss in Boots' though... They've adapted from less known bedtime stories like 'The Emperor's New Clothes' 'Treasure Island' or 'Chicken Little', there's also a bunch more of those to make, like 'Ugly Duckling', 'Hammelin's Fluteplayer', or 'Goldilocks'.

I also loved how they have done famous books as well, like 'Alice', 'Peter Pan', 'Hunchback', 'Robin Hood' or 'Tarzan', that being said, there's still an enormous list of best sellers they could make, like 'The Little Prince', 'Velveteen Rabbit', 'Don Juan', 'Don Quixote', 'Count of Montecristo', 'The Three Mosketeers', 'Les Miserables' or.. why not? even 'Dracula'.

They've also made movies inspired in real life people or their legends like King Arthur, Pocahontas or Mulan. They could easily made movies about Cleopatra, Alexander the Great (oh no, Colin Farrel made future movies about that character impossible to sell), Christopher Columbus or someone from England's or France's Royal History (they have lots of good stuff history wise there).

But hey! I also hope they keep original stories rolling!!

[tlc38tlc38]

"The Little Red Hen" would be so cool, IMO. My grandpa used to tell me this story all the time but he would make up parts and put in there to make the story longer and have more detail and meaning. I wish Disney would take this title and make a nice feature out of it...without making it stupid like "Chicken Little".

[Barbossa]

I wonder if there is a market for a 3rd Fantasia.

Maybe revisit The Chronicles of Prydain?

[Siren]

I'd like to see Island of the Blue Dolphins. I know its not a fairytale, but the story is fantastic, love the imagery of the book. I wonder how'd they handle the death in it, especially of her brother, but I would so love to see a well made movie adaptation, animated or not.

[Super Aurora]

Here's another one: Moby Dick.

An awesome book written an 1800's Goliath.

[Cheshire_Cat]

How about a Disney film about the French Revolution?

[skyler888]

i want an animated disney musical about my life tbh

[RyGuy]

What a great thread! (even if it's evidently been done a few times before).

I too would love to see Don Quixote and I think a movie about Queen Esther would rock. Or a movie about King David would be kinda cool (maybe they could even use some of Alan Menken's music from the King David oratorio - I know Disney Record released the soundtrack - I'm not sure if they own the rights).

I think Disney could get away with taking a few liberties with these stories if they put a disclaimer in the front of the movies similar to what Dreamworks did with The Prince of Egypt.

I would like to see Disney explore more muli-cultural stories. Mulan is one of my faves, and while it had it's weak moments, I really enjoyed Brother Bear because it seemed so different from most of the other animated classics (Pocahontas and perhaps The Lion King excepted).

[Super Aurora]

How about a Disney film about the French Revolution?

How about a disney movie about Charles Manson?

[RyGuy]

How about a Disney film about the French Revolution?

Like The Scarlet Pimpernel? They'd doubtless change the name on that one!

[Barbossa]

Bring back a package film! In the spirit of Saludos Amigos, Disney could send a group of animators to North Korea and...

[Wonderlicious]

In the spirit of Saludos Amigos, Disney could send a group of animators to North Korea and...

Would that be the long awaited sequel, Adios Amigos?