Aida movie?

[timote316]

Posted: 9/12/04 at 12:07am

I was just reading through some of the news links in the news box thing on the top of the page, and I got to the link about Disney casting 'On the Record'. It says it was the first Disney musical (Aida, B&tB, Lion King and London's Mary Poppins) not based on a movie.

Aida wasn't a movie, was it? I thought it was based on an opera...

[StickToPriest]

Posted: 9/12/04 at 12:08am

It was an error. A big error.

not too hard to check if THREE Disnay B'way shows were once movies.

[BroadwayDiva]

Posted: 9/12/04 at 12:09am

It was based on an opera, by Verdi (I'm pretty sure). I don't think it was ever a movie. Maybe they didn't mean AIDA, just TLK and BatB.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 9/12/04 at 12:10am

pleeeeeeeeeease don't ever let it be a movie. Ever. Ever ever.

[timote316]

Posted: 9/12/04 at 12:11am

"Although it draws largely on material from previous Disney movies, ranging from before "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" to after "The Lion King," "On the Record" has the distinction of being the first Disney stage musical not based entirely on an earlier movie."

I figured Disney movies were pretty well known, but apparently not to Cleveland.com. Aida will probably be the first Disney musical to have a movie based on it lol.

EDIT: Sorry, didn't even see the other thread about this exact same thing! Updated On: 9/12/04 at 12:11 AM

[jonartdesigns]

Posted: 9/12/04 at 12:42am

i think aida could make for a very good animated movie, with a similar character design style to the emporers new groove

[timote316]

Posted: 9/12/04 at 10:36am

Your right, jonart, but I don't think Disney is making any more animated films, but will instead be focusing on Toy Story-like animation. I heard they fired their animators... Thats stupid.

Oh well, they'll have to make a live-action movie with the OBC, thats all. Shucks. lol

[musicgal04]

Posted: 9/12/04 at 10:42am

I don't know how little kids would respond to the two lead characters dying at the end. So I doubt it will ever be a Disney animated film.

[zoran912]

Posted: 9/12/04 at 3:42pm

Before the musical opened, there were tentative plans to make Aida the next animated musical if it did well on stage. Since they have stopped making animated musicals, I doubt that this will ever happen.