{"id":469062,"date":"2022-06-30T06:47:23","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T03:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/what-disney-can-do-to-avoid-disappointing-fans\/"},"modified":"2022-06-30T06:47:23","modified_gmt":"2022-06-30T03:47:23","slug":"what-disney-can-do-to-avoid-disappointing-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-disney-can-do-to-avoid-disappointing-fans\/","title":{"rendered":"#What Disney Can Do to Avoid Disappointing Fans"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2e931324ace\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2e931324ace\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-disney-can-do-to-avoid-disappointing-fans\/#%E2%80%9CWhat_Disney_Can_Do_to_Avoid_Disappointing_Fans%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;What Disney Can Do to Avoid Disappointing Fans&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-disney-can-do-to-avoid-disappointing-fans\/#Careful_Hercules_Casting\" >Careful Hercules Casting<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-disney-can-do-to-avoid-disappointing-fans\/#Honoring_the_Old_and_Creating_the_New\" >Honoring the Old and Creating the New<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWhat_Disney_Can_Do_to_Avoid_Disappointing_Fans%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;What Disney Can Do to Avoid Disappointing Fans&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<strong><em>Hercules<\/em><\/strong> is getting a live-action remake from Disney. The hilarious animation was a part of Disney\u2019s so-called renaissance period in the &#8217;90s when every movie had a princess and a musical number. There are a lot of titles getting this treatment nowadays, as Disney targets the nostalgia of its millennial fans. Despite the limited popularity of <em>Hercules<\/em> at the time of its release, it has aged extraordinarily well, having been featured in video <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s and memes that have kept it from being forgotten. Now, Disney is reviving the film as it journeys on through this age of reboots and necessary source material.<br \/>\n <!-- No winning ad found for zone: word count #1! --><!-- No winning ad found for zone: below first paragraph! --><!-- No winning ad found for zone: mid intro! --><br \/>\nBut as Disney begins to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2022\/06\/23\/why-disneys-live-action-remake-of-hercules-has-me-the-most-nervous-16874715\/\">bring <em>Hercules<\/em> back<\/a> into its pantheon of relevant <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">movies<\/a>, it enters dangerous territory. Live-action remakes of animated films have a long tradition of failing, and there are some performances in the original film that just might not be able to be replicated without the same actors. And like any reboot of anything, Disney must walk that thin line of balancing fan service with originality, a dance that, no matter what, is bound to displease someone.<br \/>\n<!-- Zone: character count repeatable. --><\/p>\n<div class=\"adsninja-ad-zone\" id=\"adsninja-ad-zone-MW-Reg-Org\">\n<div id=\"dynamically-injected-refresh-ad-zone-MW-Reg-Org\" class=\"dynamically-injected-refresh-ad-zone\">\n<div class=\"ad-current\">\n<div id=\"ad-zone-container-MW-Reg-Org\" class=\"ad-zone-container ad-zone-container-content-character-count-repeatable-1\" data-no-fill-collapsable=\"false\"><strong class=\"ad-zone-advertising-tag\">MOVIEWEB VIDEO OF THE DAY<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Certainly, this will be quite the labor for Disney. But it couldn\u2019t be as hard as going into the Underworld to rescue your lost love. Wait, wasn&#8217;t that Orpheus? Well, regardless, it&#8217;s important to ask: what can Disney do to keep its fans h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>y?<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"related-single\">Related: Disney Classics That Should Get a Live-Action Remake<\/span><br \/>\n <!-- No winning ad found for zone: native in content! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"careful-hercules-casting\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Careful_Hercules_Casting\"><\/span> Careful Hercules Casting<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img expandable img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:52.416666666667%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Danny-Herc.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;FX\\\/Disney&quot;\">\n<figure> <picture> <!--[if IE 9]> <video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" sizes=\"750px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Danny-Herc.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"943px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Danny-Herc.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" sizes=\"767px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Danny-Herc.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Danny-Herc.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><img width=\"1200\" height=\"629\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"Danny Devito and Phil in Hercules\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Danny-Herc.jpg\"\/> <\/picture><figcaption class=\"body-img-caption\">FX\/Disney<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- No winning ad found for zone: word count #2! --><br \/>\nGuy Ritchie has already been named as the director for the film, likely because he\u2019s done this before. He directed the 2019 live-action remake of <em>Aladdin<\/em>. While it was a far cry from <em>Snatch<\/em> or <em>Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels<\/em> \u2013 probably because it was <em>Aladdin<\/em> \u2013 it was still a relative success. It was poorly received by critics, but the movie made more than $1 billion at the box office. Fans seemed to be of two minds about it as well. <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a>ly, people thought it was the best of all the live-action remakes so far, even if some die-hard fans still prefer <em>Maleficent<\/em>. This statistically weighted success was likely Disney\u2019s biggest motivator for hiring Ritchie for a second time. And while <em>Hercules <\/em>is different from <em>Aladdin<\/em> in many ways, the two movies share many of the same challenges.<br \/>\n<!-- Zone: character count repeatable. --><br \/>\n <!-- No winning ad found for zone: word count #3! --><br \/>\nWhile it\u2019s difficult to cast live-action performers to replace animated characters in any movie, <em>Hercules<\/em> and <em>Aladdin<\/em> faced particular difficulties. Will Smith had a hard time replacing the impossibly unique performance of Robin Williams as Genie, and some see the same problem arising with James Woods\u2019 Hades and Danny DeVito\u2019s Phil. Certainly two show-stealing characters in many ways, they managed to capture our attention in ways that other actors might not be able to match. James Woods playing the villain brought a relaxed style that was ready to snap at any moment to the film, and his unique voice and pacing gave the character an individuality that just can\u2019t be replicated. And what can be said about Danny DeVito? He brings a special spark of insanity to whatever character he plays. While Phil is very different from the Penguin or Frank Reynolds, he was still a scrappy little motivator that really brought the heart to <em>Hercules<\/em>.<br \/>\n<!-- Zone: character count repeatable. --><br \/>\n <!-- No winning ad found for zone: word count #4! --><br \/>\nNaturally, there are already rumors about who might be cast in the new film. And ironically enough, fans are already calling for Danny DeVito to reprise his role. It wouldn\u2019t be such a stretch to see him dressed up in goat legs and some horns. DeVito has certainly worn weirder costumes in <em>It\u2019s Always Sunny<\/em> alone. And despite the actor\u2019s age, he maintains the energy and spirit of a plump young satyr.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"related-single\">Related: Hercules Fans Think Taron Egerton or Henry Cavill Should Play the Demi-God in Disney Remake<\/span><\/p>\n<p>But the role of Hades is surrounded by some contention. Some fans would like to see James Woods play the Ruler of the Underworld once more. But a very popular meme has made its way around the internet and into the hands of the legendary Bruce Campbell. Someone juxtaposed a photo of Bruce as Pizza Poppa with a (poorly) photoshopped image of him with blue skin and a head full of fire. And we have to admit, he would make a great Hades, and James Woods might not be up for another go-around at Disney. Although Bruce Campbell confirmed this was just a rumor on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, either way, the fans can\u2019t lose.<br \/>\n<!-- Zone: character count repeatable. --><br \/>\n <!-- No winning ad found for zone: word count #5! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"honoring-the-old-and-creating-the-new\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Honoring_the_Old_and_Creating_the_New\"><\/span> Honoring the Old and Creating the New<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img expandable img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:52.5%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hercules-disney-animation.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;Disney&quot;\">\n<figure> <picture> <!--[if IE 9]> <video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" sizes=\"750px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hercules-disney-animation.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"943px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hercules-disney-animation.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" sizes=\"767px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hercules-disney-animation.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hercules-disney-animation.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><img width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"hercules disney animation\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hercules-disney-animation.jpg\"\/> <\/picture><figcaption class=\"body-img-caption\">Disney<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Disney has done a good job in the past of making new movies out of their old titles. And they\u2019ll face that challenge again in this upcoming struggle. While a lot of the remakes have taken that dare of creating a whole new movie while providing fan service to fans of the old one, there\u2019s always that shadow looming overhead of how drastically bad some of these live-action remakes can be. And although Disney hasn\u2019t quite cracked the code on making a \u201cgood\u201d live-action remake, they have consistently managed to keep their head above water with the previous films.<\/p>\n<p>But what\u2019s important with <em>Hercules <\/em>is that they keep the spirit of the movie alive. It\u2019s not hard to put a muscle-bound comedian in for the lead role, but that person should have a bit of a heroic fantasy about themselves as well. And even though we know that Disney is trying to capitalize on their old era of success, maybe they should put a hold on the music. After all, there\u2019s already a place for live-action musicals, and it\u2019s called Broadway. Incidentally, the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/entertainment\/theater_dance\/hercules-proves-strong-enough-to-lift-all-of-central-park-but-only-for-a-few-days\/2019\/09\/03\/ac8741a6-ce48-11e9-87fa-8501a456c003_story.html\"><em>Hercules<\/em> musical<\/a> produced by Disney is still playing and hasn\u2019t quite made it to the big time yet. So that should give them something to go on.<br \/>\n<!-- Zone: character count repeatable. --><br \/>\n <!-- No winning ad found for zone: word count #6! -->\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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