Gnomore Gnomeo

[Isaac]

The non-Pixar, Disney computer animated film bites the dust:

Gnomeo & Juliet Plans Dropped

Source: The Hollywood Reporter
March 28, 2006


The Elton John movie Gnomeo & Juliet, an animated film based on William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," is no longer in production at Walt Disney Feature Animation, says The Hollywood Reporter.

John was producing the animated musical about small star-crossed lovers through his Rocket Pictures and was engaged to write the movie's songs.

"Gnomeo" was Disney's second animation collaboration with John following 1994's The Lion King, which featured John's "Can You Feel the Love Tonight."

The crews at Walt Disney Feature Animation who were in production on the project have been reassigned to other projects, a Disney spokeswoman said.

[innerSpaceman]

Awwh ... and I was really looking forward to a giant Gnome hovering over DCA and the Esplanade.





bummer.

[Prudence]

Er, it's one thing to re-write the endings to stories that everyone and their brother doesn't know the ending to, but aren't most people aware that R&J die? And the dying's kind of the point? I think I'm relieved.

[mousepod]

Plus, after 'West Side Story' and 'Tromeo and Juliet', what more can be done with the story?

[innerSpaceman]

"Romeo + Juliet" anyone?



(Baz Lurhman, of Moulin Rouge fame)

[Prudence]

Hushup! (Says the girl who wrote her senior honors thesis on that flick, plus whatshisbutt's Much Ado. Films I Will Never Watch Again.)

[wendybeth]

Originally Posted by Prudence

Er, it's one thing to re-write the endings to stories that everyone and their brother doesn't know the ending to, but aren't most people aware that R&J die? And the dying's kind of the point? I think I'm relieved.

I dunno. It would be kind of nice to see a Disney movie where the mom doesn't get offed.