Opens:
Sometime in 2002
Company:
Walt Disney Animation
MPAA
Rating: Not Yet Rated (G expected)
Description:
Take the story of Treasure Island and adapt it into a screenplay
dealing with an outer space adventure and you have Disney’s Treasure
Planet! The animated film is being directed by John Musker and
Ron Clements.
Tips:
(October
7, 1999) Glen Keane is rumored to be working on a character named
Long John Silver. It is further rumored that while the character
will be done in traditional animation, he will have some 3D elements
to his body. (special thanks to “Matt” for this information and
other details concerning Disney’s Treasure Planet.
(October
15, 1999) “Animated Treasure” tells us that, “About three years
ago, I heard Don Hahn talking about this film. At that time, he
said that they were planning to have no singing characters in
the movie. He said the plan was to handle any songs with vocals
as they did in Toy Story - with an offscreen voice doing the singing.
Again, this was three years ago, but I haven't heard anything
since to the contrary, and Disney has started in that direction
with Tarzan. One can only hope.”
(June 19,
2000) “I thought you might want to know some information about
the movie Treasure Planet (from Launch.com): Working on the soundtrack
is Goo Goo Dolls frontman John Rzeznik, who is currently writing
a pair of songs for the movie. He plans to add a little more of
a rock edge than most Disney soundtrack songs have. He also adds:
"I actually get to sing it. You know, like, I'm the voice of this
15-year-old kid who's a punk, basically." For the entire article
Click
here. ~ An excited Goo Goo Dolls fan
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