Disney plans to stop making Fairy Tale movies

[Swash]

It's true. Disney is planning to stop making Princess movies and start making more movies that appeal to guys. They're doing this for 2 reasons:
1. They feel they are "alienating" boys for making movies that appeal to girls all the time.
2. That some girls consider themselves to cool to be princesses.

I for one am glad they are doing this as always when I'm looking to go watch a good movie, everything out is either babyish, a chic flic, or a fairy tale.

If anyone wants to see the article they can just PM and ask for it because I don't think I'm allowed to post it here.

EDIT: Sorry I misread the article they're not going to stop making fairy tales, they're going to stop making princess movies.

[angel 4ever]

stop it completly? im not sure about that fairy tales always bring money in but i can see making more guy kinda movies that makes kinda sense

[muffin pirate]

So thats why they just released a demo for a PSP video game with explosions and epic graphics....

[Swash]

Originally Posted by angel 4ever

stop it completly? im not sure about that fairy tales always bring money in but i can see making more guy kinda movies that makes kinda sense

Pretty much or at least for the next several years.
They're next movies are a new Winnie the Pooh and a movie about a video game character who comes to life and has to compete with characters in the Modern Video game world.

[titanic95594]

Where did you hear this?

[Tiberius Fireskull]

Who the heck has gotten in charge of Disney? These movies bring in big bucks. Not just from girls. I will openly admit that as a very young boy, I enjoyed the Princess movies. They should just make movies for the younger audience, and then ones for older ones (POTC, etc.)

[pieisbetter2]

^LOL^ You enjoyed princess movies???

On a serious note,I do agree with Davy. They shouldn't stop making those movies. Just do it like he said. Younger and Older.

[Tom Sharkwash]

Here's the article
http://blog.movies.yahoo.com/blog/17...nk-theyre-icky

[Cannonfury]

Thats just plain stupid....


"Oh we are making millions and million of dollars off of princess movies, so ....WE BETTER STOP!!! and make boy oriented movies"

Stupidity is frustrating yet entertaining at the same time O_o


When I was younger I watched every disney movie that was on the disney channel, even the girl oriented ones, they seemed like great movies to me.

[swordshot]

*faints* ZOMG IM SOOO EXCITED A DISNEY MOVIE FOR A BOY! YIPEE!

[Cannonfury]

Though, to add to my last post...I do think having guy oriented movies is good...U don't completely abandon what's reeling in the big money...

[Ropeburn]

My 13yr, 12 yr, 2-5yr & 2-4yr nieces are all interested in princesses, still. In fact so am I. WOW, I don't know who they talked to. I hope Disney doesn't doesn't ruin what they have because they have $ signs in their eyes and they think this is the way to make more money. They will be disappointed.

~Ropeburn

[muffin pirate]

Originally Posted by swordshot

*faints* ZOMG IM SOOO EXCITED A DISNEY MOVIE FOR A BOY! YIPEE!

Already made tons... Ever heard of Wall-E or Tarzan?

[titanic95594]

Those movies were like Disney tradition! The first movies since Disney started. Pixie Pyrates are NOT going to be happy when they see this.

[JM Ohara]

Originally Posted by titanic95594

Those movies were like Disney tradition! The first movies since Disney started. Pixie Pyrates are NOT going to be happy when they see this.

No kidding! These movies are, and always have been, the cornerstone to the empire. From Snow White to Mulan these movies have raked in billions for Disney. And what do they mean focus on guys? This is the list of animated movies produced by D, computer or drawn, since Mulan in 1998

Tarzan 1999
Fantasia 2000 (duh, 2000 LOL)
Dinosaur 2000
Atlantis 2001
Lilo & Stitch 2002
Treasure Planet 2002
Brother Bear 2003
Home On The Range 2004
Chicken Little 2005
Cars 2006
Meet The Robinsons 2007
Bolt 2008
The Princess And The Frog 2009

And this year, Tangled.

Now, check out that list. It seems to me that around 2/3 of it is geared specifically to little boys. Dinosaur, Atlantis, Treasure Planet, Cars, Meet The Robinsons, and Bolt were probably all designed with boys in mind.

And D wants to say they are focusing on boys almost to the exclusion of girls?! Shame on Disney!! What happened to being a family oriented company? As if parents are cranking out nothing but little boys? What, do girls no longer matter? Or are little girls to be stuck with Bratz and .... movies... like that? And D says girls grow up to fast? Well gee, if they are stuck with Bratz because Disney won't give them a good role model, when Disney has always been a driving force behind childhood, what do they expect?

Generations of little girls were raised with the belief that every girl could be a princess, and that dreams really do come true. Taking away Disney Princess is sort of like taking away the hopes and dreams of little girls. Way to go Disney! Disillusion little girls faster. Worse, it could teach them they don't matter as much as boys when they see noting but an endless parade of boy movies but nothing for them. Oh how twisted and wrong that is!!

EPIC FAIL D!


(Note: Yes, I actually mailed that to Corporate Disney.)