Disney Almost Adapted Their Best Story but the Plans Fell Apart

Most of us now know that many prominent figures Disney The films are based on books. Some of these films include the 1989 films. The Little Mermaid (which was based on a fictional story dating back to 1837), 1991 beauty and the beast (Inspired by the 1740 novel), and Aladdin (Originally composed in the late 13th century.) Although these classics are trademarks of The Walt Disney Company and the animated genre as a whole, The new franchise born in the last 20 years could have been Disney's best movie yet.Written by Ridley Pearson, the story features a cast of famous villains like Maleficent, Captain Hook, Cruella de Vil, and “the most powerful demon Walt Disney ever created,” trying to take over Disney theme parks and the world. Want to know more?

Spanning 11 books from 2005 to 2014, Kingdom Guardians The series was a wonderful world for both younger and older audiences. In the first entry with the subtitle disney after darkReaders are introduced to five young teenagers who work as holographic hosts (digital guides to the theme parks) at Walt Disney World. Through a hidden technology built into (but rarely used) their jobs, Finn, Willa, Charlene, Maybeck, and Philby are able to travel to the parks in the middle of the night while they sleep. These out-of-body experiences are all fun and games until they realize something is terribly wrong. Maleficent (from sleeping beauty) is all around us, turning everything evil and seeking to take over the garden and the world.

All Disney villains are trying to take over the world.

While this is only a summary of the first book, the other seven titles offer a full range of characters and events that make it easy to Kingdom Guardians One of the most underrated Disney projects of the last decade. Not only Places like Animal Kingdom, Magic Kingdom, and Epcot are used as battlegrounds. Between the Teenagers and the Overtakers (a very large group of villains), but writer Ridley Pearson is almost like Disney's James Gunn: applying two well-known characters with another obscure one to complete this nine-year story.

For example, Disney historians will be surprised and amused by the appearance of villainous characters like Jafar, Ursula, and Shan Yu (from Mulan).With dangerous twists around every corner for our little adventurers (who are trying to save the world using Walt Disney's art tools), Kingdom Guardians It's amazing that it wasn't even considered for a movie, which is really unfortunate. But There was a time when the popular franchise was ready for a Disney+ adaptation. At the beginning of the life of the streaming platform.

About four years ago, on the Fat Man Beyond podcast (a discussion of all things geek culture), director Kevin Smith, along with Los Angeles Times film editor Mark Bernardin, answered a provocative question from the audience about the possibility of possessing any fictional technology (whether from TV or movies). In response to Mr. Bernardin’s choice of the Danger Room from X-Men As his only wish, Smith pointed to the fact that this simulated reality already exists through Disney's use of scale – an all-encompassing soundstage made up of connected screens 20 feet high.

He then explains how he saw this wall in real life when Disney brought him in for a “tech day” while working on the potential. Kingdom Guardians Unfortunately, this comment was quickly ignored for a more comprehensive discussion about The MandalorianUsing this innovative technology is not easy. Just imagine how much you could see a simulated Disney park (at night) through the capabilities of the folder. But unfortunately, after only one month, Smith posted on X that none of that happened..

Why were the Kingdom Guards suspended?

Although he loved his time helping write the script, The new CEO's final word is to kill the project because they claimed there were too many intellectual property rights involved in one project.In a later tweet, Smith admitted that this may have turned into a “Disney Avengers.” Considering that Kingdom Guardians After all, the books feature over 50 iconic heroes and over 70 familiar villains, and the unnamed Disney executive who dropped the long-awaited show may have been right in this case. In a funny way, Smith says that this particular reason for shutting it down completely was unjustified, since this was the same executive who greenlit all of the Star Wars and Marvel titles.

Picture this for a moment: Tia Dalma (from the Pirates of the Caribbean films) teams up with Maleficent and the Evil Queen to free a giant demon named Chernabog (from Fantasia) and bring him back to life. As the heroes rush in, and the action begins, the main character, Will, tries to stab the fortune teller. He realizes that it was all an illusion, and that he hurt his best friend instead. It all sounds like crazy sci-fi, but there was a moment in time when a story like this could have been made and brought to the small screen. Hopefully that’s the case. Kingdom Guardians It's still on someone's mind at Walt Disney Studios. the Kingdom Guardians The book series can be purchased on Amazon.