Written by steet :
It's now official : the new project from Ron & John Musker (aka the directors behind Aladdin, The Princess & The Frog...) is an adaptation from one of the Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels, "Mort" !
There were already rumors that Disney wanted to do very different things from now on, and this project confirms it.
I have never read the books myself, but I have fond memories of the two video games that were released in 1995/1997, which are (to me) two of the best point'n click adventures games ever made. And I wouldn't mind at all Disney to borrow some of the art style from these games, considering it was very good!
I think it's a pretty good idea. These books have not been much exploited in films, and it has a potentially wide appeal, to kids, adults and families.
Of course, considering the film is still in very early developments, it won't be released before a few years - 2013 or 2014 at best. But now, at least, we know what to expect from the next major western traditional-animated film!
Looks like 2D animation is not "dead" yet! (ok, bad pun...)
2256 visits
Last comments
| November 18, 2010 | ||
 | ||
sorry i am a nerd from doing that on here     |
| November 18, 2010 | ||
| | ||
hi i am new here and i am a big fan of all dogs go to heaven
|
| November 14, 2010 | ||
 | ||
wow this looks really cool! |
| November 13, 2010 | ||
 | ||
Dude... the next 2D feature is Winnie The Pooh.. It will be released
in 2011.... Disney's strategy = one 2D moive every 2 years = WIN! |
| November 08, 2010 | ||
| | ||
Yes  |
| November 07, 2010 | ||
Webmaster   | ||
| BS leader |
They said that in 2004, but brought Princess & The Frog in 2009. They
haven't stopped, but it's very slow motion (one 2D film every 5 years
really isn't much...especially when compared to how many CGI films are
released each year) |
| November 07, 2010 | ||
| | ||
| My inner wolf is a Loner |
Hey! I thought they said that they stopped doing 2D Animated Movies. |
| November 07, 2010 | ||
Site builder (graphics)  | ||
"These books have not been much exploited in films" Hum, not really. About a dozen of these books have been adaptated into films, they weren't release in theaters or not even on french television, but they exist in english  If this happens to be true, I only hope Disney won't "ruin"the initial story. (censored) , I can't wait for it ayway |
| November 07, 2010 | ||
| | ||
this is great news for me, being a long term disney fan (who isn't, i
mean c'mon) AND i have allso read alot of the discworld books, i just
know it is gonna be great, Mort and the rest of the *death* books are
one of my fave |
| November 07, 2010 | ||
| | ||
I researched 'Mort' for English last year so I vaguely know the story.
Terry Pratchett is a fantastic author [although you really have to
concentrate at times] and it's great that they are doing more with the
story. And it's even better that it's a 2D animation by Disney!  |
To be able to send messages, you must be connected.
Create an account, it's free!
Or connect directly with
Keyframe, the most popular review site for animated films and series
