blackcauldron85 wrote:
(Should this have gone in the Disney Discussion sub-forum instead?! Should I ask Sotiris?!)
It probably could go either place. It would doubtless get more views there than in this section.
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For a film with Russian architecture, would you prefer an original story, or that Disney adapt a Russian fairy tale or fable? Same with epic sorcery- would you rather Disney adapt an existing book series, or make an original film? And same with a cat movie- original or based on a book/existing property?
And for the cat idea, would you prefer it to be a mystery movie (like Fraidy Cat), a comedy, a drama, a mix of all?! A musical? The only property that directly comes to mind is Lloyd Alexander's "Time Cat"- I haven't read it in years, but that's a time-traveling cat (Hey, this fits in with my time traveling dog idea!-- Disney, buy the rights to "Time Cat"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
I always prefer Disney to adapt something, preferrably a fairy tale, book, or legend, over original content. I mean, they play with the source material for things so much, most of the time it's like something original anyway.

I've read
Time Cat, too, back in middle school! It's what lead me to read
The Chronicles of Prydain, because it was the same author. I think
Time Cat could be really fun as an animated film.
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And a musical w/ a male lead- that seems like such a no-brainer for Disney, but it's been such a loooong time!
I agree. And I'd love to hear a song along the lines of "Don't Walk Away" as performed by Cheyenne Jackson in
Xanadu. His voice was
so epic and majestic on that. The live performance at the Tony's introduced by Lily Tomlin was even better than the recording, because they added a part with Kerry Butler's character and her two Muse sisters that was hilarious. "When
will she
goooooooo?!"
You know, I wouldn't mind if they transplanted Cheyenne Jackson into a Disney film like they did with Idina Menzel and give him a new song that imitates that, sort of like "Let It Go" has a similar breakout vibe to "Defying Gravity."
Another seemingly no-brainer for Disney would be a big diva villainess with magical powers... It's funny, because I have a shelf for my Funko pops of the villains lined up by order of release (the ones that have been made so far, anyway). It's just weird to see so many female characters crowded on one side and it practically turns into a fraternity at the opposite end.

Considering how much villains and Maleficent in particular sell in merchandise, you'd think they'd want another character like that... I just don't get it. I guess they're as dead as hand-drawn animation.
