[Cicero]

I know what you're saying. I know about the Roy Disney campaign and I know that Eisner almost lost the vote at the recent annual meeting. His back is against the wall.

Nevertheless, this would require not only management changes at the top, but huge changes in the personnel who do the actual movie. I'm not just talking about putting in a Christian message. I'm almost more worried about the style of the cartoons. As Marshall McLuhan pointed out, the medium is the message. All you need is a bunch of cutesy fawns doing a dance to a Caribbean tune or a bunch of kids who look like they live in Marin County rather than England to wreck the whole tone of the movies. Not to speak of a lion with one of those Disney grins.

If you don't want that kind of effect, then you're probably going to have to fire 3/4 of the cartoonists and start all over again.

[kidd]

Well, you make some good points.

However, Disney has already fired a large fraction of its animators. They've lost their partnership with Pixar. Basically, Disney is in the process of changing it approach to animation. I believe to do the LWW right, that it has to be done as a live film with good CGI - which is new for Disney, but maybe they'll use the same studio the the LOTR used.

I share your concern though - they did just purchase the rights to the Muppets. I fear that they will feel a need to use their new purchase.

[kidd]

Well, you make some good points.

However, Disney has already fired a large fraction of its animators. They've lost their partnership with Pixar. Basically, Disney is in the process of changing it approach to animation. I believe to do the LWW right, that it has to be done as a live film with good CGI - which is new for Disney, but maybe they'll use the same studio the the LOTR used.

I share your concern though - they did just purchase the rights to the Muppets. I fear that they will feel a need to use their new purchase.

[xjcsa]

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is to be live-action, not animated. Not taking sides here, just clarifying....