Category "disney"

Is there a categorization of Disney "classic" live-action movies similar to for animated movies?

For Disney animated movies, there is a subset of so-called "Disney Classics". These distinguish the really well-known/acclaimed films such as "The Lion King", "

Does Disney now own Howard the Duck, and why?

Howard the Duck is considered one of the worst films of all time. It was based on a Marvel Comics character, made into a movie by George Lucas in 1986. The mo

Why does MCU and Netflix MCU differ so much in showing graphic content?

Disney has strict rules on showing graphic content in its movies. We see a lot less blood even if a character falls from a great height. But Marvel shows, espec

What led Disney Studios to release a film like Black Cauldron?

Looking through the list of films released by Disney throughout the years, its 25th film "The Black Cauldron" sticks out like a sore thumb. The imagery is so d

Disney's common theme of villainesses

Many of Disney Animation Studios movies have had a common theme where the antagonist was a female. From the Queen of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland, to Cruella

Did Disney ever consider adapting Dodie Smith's sequel to 101 Dalmations?

In 1961 Walt Disney adapted Dodie Smith's 1956 children's novel, The One Hundred and One Dalmatians into an animated feature film, 101 Dalmatians. In 1967 Smit

How many Disney princesses end up with older men?

Disney princesses are often quite young. Snow White - 14 Jasmine - 14/15 Ariel - 16 Aurora - 16 Mulan - 16 Merida - 16 Belle - 17 It seems like they often e

Why do so many Disney princesses end up marrying older men?

It's been established that quite a few Disney princesses end up meeting and marrying older men: How many Disney princesses end up with older men? These relati

Does Disney no longer produce hand-drawn cartoon films?

Over the past few years Disney has remade a lot of their hand-drawn films with either live-action or [modern] computer animation. Examples that immediately come

In Disney’s Cinderella, is her full name Princess Cinderella Charming?

Cinderella married Prince Charming in the original Disney animation, and in Descendants, she has a son called Chad Charming? Does that mean her name is actually

Why is there no Disney logo in MCU movies?

On August 31, 2009, The Walt Disney Company announced a deal to acquire Marvel Entertainment for $4.24 billion... I know that Disney acquired Marvel in 200

Is Hamilton the biggest film acquisition in history?

Coming from an article at Deadline with the headline, Disney Paid $75 Million For Worldwide Movie Rights To Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ‘Hamilton’;

Why are Pluto and Goofy so different?

In the Disney Mickey Mouse world, Goofy and Pluto are both dogs. However, Goofy is anthropomorphic and verbal, whereas Pluto is not and is Mickey's pet. What gi

What company produced and owns The Lorax?

I've been looking around the internet and I've come across a very confusing dilemma. Did Walt Disney Productions produce The Lorax, or did Universal? (By way of

When the singing voice is also the regular voice

In animated musicals (or animated films with some singing but not to the point of being a musical eg Wreck-It Ralph 2: Ralph Breaks The Internet), sometimes the

How true to knowledge is this representation of fictional (CGI) dinosaur behaviours?

In the Disney film Dinosaur (2000), how true to knowledge is the representation of the dinosaurs' behaviours? Does the film try to be true to knowledge or is it

How and why did Disney reuse animation?

I recently saw a video of Disney reused animation. This clearly shows lots of instances where Disney films reused animations from much earlier films, presumably

Which Disney film reused the most animation from previous films?

We know Disney often reused animation from previous films. I'm curious to learn if the practice for worse over time, or that did perhaps faded away. Do we know

In The Aristocats, why does Duchess's look change so dramatically after the first ten minutes?

In these images you can see clear differences in the animation, starting from the first scene that really focusses entirely on the cats. The kittens change a li

Why is the disney logo in Hercules the cgi intro while the Emperor's New Groove uses older logo?

I was re-watching The Emperor's New Groove and noticed that it used the old Disney castle intro where the castle is filled in on a blue background from the top