Jennifer Lee Wants Next Project to Be Sci-fi Blockbuster

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Jennifer Lee Wants Next Project to Be Sci-fi Blockbuster

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Looking forward, Lee has her sights set on one barrier yet to be broken: "I would love to be the first female director to do a giant sci-fi movie. I have a real love of sci-fi. A pretty obsessive love of sci-fi, actually."
Source: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/f ... ion-666372
Q: Are there any pet projects or dream stories that you want to bring to life?

Jennifer Lee: I do have a need for socially conscious films. I respond to those. But my slight obsession is science fiction. Science fiction, to do it well, is one of the hardest things. I don't know if I'm ready, and I only want to do it when I can do it exactly right.
Source: http://www.buzzsugar.com/Frozen-Directo ... m-33515997
Next up: Lee’s eager to craft something wholly original, leaning toward the sci-fi genre she adores (“Not just okay sci-fi—I want to do something amazing!”) and maybe live action (“Disney’s a big place, so there may be opportunities”). “It’s that feeling of the blank page,” she says, “and knowing, in a wonderful way, I can do anything right now.”
Source: http://la-confidential-magazine.com/per ... ower-women
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Maybe she could help with the story problems in that teen space race movie that recently got shelved. Unless she means live action sci-fi, in which case...

Shoot for the stars, Ms. Lee. :wink:
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Excuse me - but who is Jennifer Lee? Did I miss something?
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She's the writer and co-Director of FROZEN...as stated in the article linked.
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Thank You!! I am really gunshy of links that some people use here. The last time I used one I lost my computer for over six months. So if I don't recognize the link, I don't click on it.
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Hahaha ohhhhhh junkie.
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I think it's safe to trust anything Sotiris links ya to.
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I absolutely adore Frozen but I hope if they go in this direction they meticulously study Atlantis and Treasure Planet and use them as examples of how not to make a Disney Sci-fi adventure. I know they have their fans but I would hate to have another dry and boring animated feature with good intentions but nothing all that fun or interesting.
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Does Lee mean she'd like to do a sci-fi film for a DAC or for a personal project?

Because if it's the former, I'm all for it. Atlantis and Treasure Planet were both imperfect films, but there's still plenty of good in them, as well as a plethora of potential for a good sci-fi animated Disney film if Lee and the rest of the studio try to drop what didn't work for them. I know some fans want Disney to stay in the realms of fairy tales, but there's no reason they can't branch out some more.
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I want a steampunk themed DAC.
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unprincess wrote:I want a steampunk themed DAC.
You don't consider Atlantis and Treasure Planet Steampunk?
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I'd like more Disney films that aren't about princesses or fairy tales, too. Overusing the same genre can get boring.
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kidglov3s wrote:
unprincess wrote:I want a steampunk themed DAC.
You don't consider Atlantis and Treasure Planet Steampunk?
eh... I guess they have some aspects of it, but I want something thats more victorian era themed. TP had more 16th/17th century influences & Atlantis spends most of the movie with the Atlantean's culture...
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