Tinker Bell (film)

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Tinker Bell
Directed by Bradley Raymond
Starring Mae Whitman
Anjelica Huston
Jesse McCartney
Pamela Adlon
Kristin Chenoweth
America Young
Cameron Bowen
Emma Hunton
Zach Shada
Distributed by Walt Disney Home Video
Release date(s) 2008
Country Flag of the United States United States
Language English
All Movie Guide profile
IMDb profile

Tinker Bell is an upcoming 2008 direct-to-video computer animated film based on the Disney Fairies franchise being produced by DisneyToon Studios. The movie was delayed for a year after John Lasseter, creative head of Walt Disney Feature Animation made several comments and complained that the film was "virtually unwatchable" [1] and that it would hurt both Walt Disney Feature Animation as well as the Disney Consumer Products line it was meant to support. [2] It has been reported that the complications surrounding this movie are the reasons that Disney will no longer produce straight-to-DVD sequels.

The film revolves around the titular Tinker Bell, a fairy character from the 1953 Disney animated film, Peter Pan. Although the character had never spoken anything before (save for an audio tour of Disneyland created around the time the park was opened), Mae Whitman will provide the voice for the fairy in this film.

Contents

  • Director - Bradley Raymond[7]
  • Writers - Cheryl Abood, Carter Crocker

According to Variety, the head of DisneyToons direct-to-DVD division since 1994, Sharon Morrill, was fired due to problems with the release of the Tinker Bell film. The budget had ballooned to almost $50 million, and production was troubled by "close to two dozen versions of the script and a dozen different directors." Morrill clashed with Pixar Animation executives John Lasseter and Ed Catmull who were given leadership of Walt Disney Animation after Disney purchased Pixar. Though they weren't placed in charge of DisneyToons, "they are said to have gotten increasingly involved in the unit's operations." Morill was moved to "special projects" and the status of the movie is seriously in doubt, as Pixar executives have stated that straight-to-DVD sequels "undercut the value of the original features."[8]

According to Disney's official "Fairies" website,[9] Tinker Bell is now set for a 2008 release.

Because of the controversies surrounding Tinker Bell, Disney has announced that straight-to-DVD sequels will stop being produced with The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning being the final sequel.[10] Although they have proven to be big money-makers for Disney and also very popular with their target demographic (children and their parents), the straight-to-DVD sequels have received a lot of backlash. Critics and purists have branded them "cheapquels", with many claiming that they are inferior and unnecessary. Some, John Lasseter included, have expressed disgust, and feel that Disney has become more concerned with making a quick buck rather than maintaining the integrity of their earlier classics.

  • This film was originally titled The Tinker Bell Movie and then Tinker Bell and the Ring of Belief before finally deciding on Tinker Bell.
  • In addition to serving on the film's "story trust," Frank Nissen is also directing a series of webisodes for Tinker Bell.[7]
  • Disney Channel viewers got their first glimpse of the new computer animated Tinker Bell and her friends when each were featured in their own network bumpers in which they would draw the Disney Channel logo with their wands. Soon all of the Tinker Bell's friends were revealed on Disney Channel creating the Disney Channel logo.

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ http://www.o-meon.com/pages/news&features/n&f_2007/n&f_02-27-07.htm
  3. ^ a b c d e "Variety.com"
  4. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0823671/fullcredits#cast
  5. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0823671/fullcredits#cast
  6. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0823671/fullcredits#cast
  7. ^ a b "Director Frank Nissen on Cinderella III". Animated-Views.com. January 23, 2007. Retrieved January 28, 2007.
  8. ^ Tinkerbell Straight-To-DVD Release in Limbo.
  9. ^ Disney's Fairies.
  10. ^ Disney to scrap lucrative direct-to-DVD animated sequels.

 v • d • e Peter Pan
Major Characters Peter Pan - Wendy Darling - Captain Hook - Tinker Bell - John Darling - Michael Darling - The Lost Boys - Smee - Tiger Lily - George Darling - Mary Darling
Official Books and Stage Plays The Little White Bird - Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up or Peter and Wendy - Peter Pan in Scarlet
Feature Films Peter Pan (1924) - Peter Pan (1953) - Peter Pan (2003) - Hook - Return to Never Land - Tinker Bell
v • d • e
Disney direct-to-video animated features
Sequels/
prequels/
midquels

The Return of Jafar (1994) • Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1996) • Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin (1997) • Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997) • Belle's Magical World (1998) • Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (1998) • The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998) • An Extremely Goofy Movie (2000) • The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (2000) •
Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure (2001) • Cinderella II: Dreams Come True (2002) • The Hunchback of Notre Dame II (2002) • 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure (2003) • The Lion King 1½ (2004) • Mulan II (2005) • Tarzan II (2005) •

Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch (2005) • Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie (2005) • Kronk's New Groove (2005) • Bambi II (2006) • Brother Bear 2 (2006) • The Fox and the Hound 2 (2006) • Cinderella III: A Twist in Time (2007)
Films based
on TV series

Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving (1999) • Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse (2001) • Recess Christmas: Miracle on Third Street (2001) • Mickey's House of Villains (2002) • Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year (2002) • Tarzan & Jane (2002) • Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade (2003) • Recess: All Growed Down (2003) • Leroy & Stitch (2006)
TV pilots

Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken (1995) • Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off (1997) • Hercules: Zero to Hero (1998) • Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins (2000) • Stitch! The Movie (2003) • Atlantis: Milo's Return (2003)
Other

Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas (1999) • Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo (2004) • Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers (2004) • Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas (2004) • Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams (2007) • Tinker Bell (2008)
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