Disney animation legend John Musker “bemused” by remakes

The previous decade has seen plenty of Disney animated movies being re-imagined in dwell motion, from Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast to Aladdin and The Lion King.

But regardless of their industrial success Disney directing duo Ron Clements and John Musker, who have been behind basic hits together with The Little Mermaid, Aladdin and Moana, have admitted that they are not big followers of the present development for remaking basic Disney animations in dwell motion.

“I’m bemused by the live-action remakes, though the extra profitable ones to me are those mockingly that reinterpret the supply to a higher diploma, like Maleficent,” Musker stated in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter.

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“I believe (Jon) Favreau’s a superb filmmaker, however the shot-for-shot fealty to the hand-drawn Lion King, in addition to the inexpressive animation in his movie, left me uninvolved.

“In basic, I might fairly see extra unique content material, and fairy tales significantly by their nature do not appear to accommodate or demand the extension and/or repetition of their self-contained narrative arcs.

“But Frozen 2 simply made greater than $1 billion, so what the heck do I do know?”

Clements added that he could be eager to see hand-drawn animation options develop into prevalent once more in an age of CGI-created movies.

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“I do miss hand-drawn features and hope that there’s a future for this unique and very special kind of animation,” he stated. “I think people really do miss it, and it’s poised for a potential comeback.”

The pair additionally opened up on working with late actor Robin Williams on the unique Aladdin, revealing that the actor’s voice efficiency because the Genie was nothing wanting astonishing to look at.

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“One of the good joys in all my years at Disney was getting to look at Robin Williams at work on Aladdin, ” Clements stated. “The script was written for him in an improvisational type, and he at all times began with the script as written.

“Then he would begin embellishing, including stuff, altering stuff, going quicker and quicker as he went alongside. He recorded in four-hour classes and hardly stopped.”

“Almost every thing he did was nice, however there have been occasions when he was particularly “in the zone” – on one other degree – and the stuff he was developing with was jaw-droppingly superior. He was a marvel to witness.”

With additional live-action Disney remakes on the way in which, together with The Little Mermaid, Mulan, Pinocchio and now Bambi too, it seems like it is a development that will not be going away any time quickly.

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