It was announced this week that Sharon Morrill, president of the DisneyToons division, was ousted from her position, and that many of the projects in her department, mostly direct-to-DVD sequels of Disney classics, were scrapped.
It appears that, after years of having the collective heads of Disney push out low-quality animation, John Lassiter, the Chief Creative Officer, has finally made someone sit up and take notice that this is NOT a good idea.
At this point, I'd like to lead us all in a cyber-dance of joy.
I have loved Disney since I was a child. Growing up, it was a big treat to get to see the classics Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and many more, in the theater. And like many people I've talked to in recent years, I've been perplexed and confused by the inability of Disney to put out features that were remotely original or artistic. With the exception of Pixar's work, which has been refreshing in both it's art and originality, Disney hasn't put out an animated movie worth seeing in 10 years, and the sequels are even worse. Cinderella II?? What were they thinking? I have the suspicion that Mr. Disney, who personally oversaw the development of the company's first feature-length animated films to ensure the quality, would be disappointed.
Fortunately, Mr. Lassiter has more sense than to allow this to continue. I applaud his desire to take Disney back to it's roots: producing quality animation that becomes an instant classic, without the need to beat it to death in endless, poorly done sequels.
You can read more about this here.
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