Obviously Disney movies are amazing.
No secret there.
And as fantastic as they are even they cant make certain movies work and know when to
cut their losses and that’s what were going to be talking about today.
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Alright without further a due lets get started on our list of the Top 5 Disney Movie Sequels
That Were Cancelled.
Starting off In our number 5 spot--Cat in the Hat - Cat in the Hat came out in 2003
and did really poorly in reviews which is surprising because in the past Dr. Seuss books
turned movies have done really well- such as How the Grinch Stole Christmas which was
made both in to an animation movie and live action movie staring Jim Carry of all people
– Also we have The Lorax and Horton Hears a who.
But the 2003 live action take of The cat and the hat only scored a 10 percent on rotten
tomatoes- it bombed at box office and got obliterated by critics.
This shocked film makers as they actually had some really successful actors in the film
such as- Mike Myers- Alec Baldwin- Dakota Fanning- and Sean Hayes.
Before the films release there were talks of a part 2.
But after how poorly it did Seusses widow Audrey Geisel refused to allow any further
live- action films.
Maybe that was for the best.
And in at number 4--The Aristocats- the Aristocats came out in 1970 and Aristocats 2 was planned
to be released in 2008.
Turns out the sequel went through multiple different scripts.
Animator Tod Carter and director Jim Kammerud were the final 2 too attempt to bring this
sequel to life.
By the time they got to the script a good deal of the money for the sequel was already
spent on previous versions.
The project was eventually shelved because there was too much skepticism from the executives.
They just didn’t think they could find a sufficient audience.
If this film was made we would have followed our favorite kitten trio as they went after
a jewel thief on the open seas aboard a luxury cruise ship.
In at number 3--Dumbo - Dumbo came out in 1941 and no surprise it did really well.
I mean who doesn’t love an adorable big eared elephant?
This film was aiming to release a sequel many years later- 60 years later to be exact- in
2001.
But for some reason it kept being delayed year after year.
Then when John Lasseter became CEO of Walt Dinsey Animation Studios in early 2006 he
scrapped the idea all together.
The movie was going to take place exactly 1 day after the events of the first film.
We would have Dumbo and Timothy the mouse return.
And there were to be new characters including an ostrich- hippo- zebra and 2 bear cubs.
In the film this group of characters would be getting separated in New York City.
And while trying to find their way back to each other- each character learns how to fix
his or her own problems.
Theres actually a trailer of Dumbo 2 that can be found on the 2001 VHS and DVD release
of the Dumbo 60th anniversary edition.
Coming in at number 2--Snow white and the 7 dwarfs- Now instead of a sequel this was
going to be a prequel- But its still a second part of a franchise so im including it on
the list.
Also because its something pretty cool to learn about for all of the Disney fans watching
this.
So back in the early 2000s DisneyToon Studios started to develop a computer- animated prequel
to Snow white and the Seven dwarfs.
Director Mike Disa and Screen writer Evan Spiliotopoulos pitched an idea- The show was
going to explain how the 7 dwarfs met and how the Evil Queen killed Snow Whites father
and took over the throne.
It was going to be called The 7 dwarfs.
Makes sense.
DisneyToon management liked the idea but wanted to change the show to center around how Dopey
lost his voice when he witnessed the death of his mother.
Yeah that’s uh pretty dark.
But after Disney purchased Pixar in 2006 the show was cancelled.
And in at number 1--E.T - E.T came out in 1982 and it was an instant box office success.
I mean with a director like Spielberg its no surprise this was an amazing movie.
It won numerous awards including- Peoples Choice Award for favorite movie- Academy award
for best visual effects- Academy award for best original music score- and Grammy award
for best score soundtrack for visual media.
Plus many others.
So when a movie does this well youd think there would be a part 2 right?
Well Spielberg and screenwriter Melissa Mathison actually began working on an outline for a
sequel.
They were considering making part 2 a little bit darker.
The idea was to have Elliot and his friends kidnapped and tortured by evil carnivorous
aliens with E.T trying to rescue them.
But Spielberg decided to scrap the idea before the studio got the ball rolling.
About this in an interview he said- I think a sequel to E.T would do nothing but rob the
original of its virginity.
I think he made the right choice.
And it just shows what a great director he is and how seriously he takes his business.
He could’ve made a lot of money off a part 2 had he gone through with it.
And there you have it that’s our list of the Top 5 Disney Movie Sequels That Were Cancelled.
Thanks for watching and ill catch you in the next one.