Wednesday, June 6, 2007

Rapunzel, Let Down Yer Hair...



At a recent Walt Disney Animation Studios meeting, Glen Keane, co-director of the new Rapunzel film commented how the new structure of feature animation that new leaders Ed Catmull and John Lasseter have instituted has greatly improved the story for Rapunzel. In fact, everyone seems to be excited about the new emphasis on story.

We all know that the creedo in Pixar is "Story is God" and it appears that WDAS are new converts. The atmosphere is decidedly upbeat. Glen and co-director Dean Wellins are moving ahead with the story, which is up on reels. The "Story Trust" of Disney and "Brain Trust" of Pixar have contributed valuable assistance to the second and third acts of the film. The first act is relatively the same as Lasseter fully approved of it earlier in the year.

Rapunzel is tentatively scheduled to be the Summer 2010 release for Walt Disney Animation Studios. I'm counting the seconds...

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I'm really excited about this one. The artwork looks incredible and I love Glen Keane. I'm wanting to see Rapunzel more than the Princess and the Frog.

Josh Bowman said...

I'm also very much looking forward to seeing this on the big screen, the animation tests an artwork look amazing. I felt a little uneasy when it was mentioned somewhere that it would be reverted to a 2D flick so hopefully it stays CG.