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See Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, Maya Rudolph, Idina Menzel And James Marsden In New Trailer For Disney+ DISENCHANTED

Amy Adams as Giselle in Disney’s live-action DISENCHANTED, exclusively on Disney+. Photo courtesy of Disney. © 2022 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Disney+ has released a delightful new trailer for “Disenchanted,” the all-new musical comedy and sequel to “Enchanted.” The film, which reunites original cast members Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, Idina Menzel, and James Marsden and also stars Maya Rudolph, Gabriella Baldacchino, Yvette Nicole Brown, and Jayma Mays, is directed by Adam Shankman and features new songs from Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz. “Disenchanted” debuts November 18, exclusively on Disney+.

It has been more than ten years since Giselle (Adams) and Robert (Dempsey) wed, but Giselle has grown disillusioned with life in the city, so they move their growing family to the sleepy suburban community of Monroeville in search of a more fairy tale life. Unfortunately, it isn’t the quick fix she had hoped for. Suburbia has a whole new set of rules and a local queen bee, Malvina Monroe (Rudolph), who makes Giselle feel more out of place than ever. Frustrated that her happily ever after hasn’t been so easy to find, she turns to the magic of Andalasia for help, accidentally transforming the entire town into a real-life fairy tale and placing her family’s future happiness in jeopardy.Now, Giselle is in a race against time to reverse the spell and determine what happily ever after truly means to her and her family.

(L-R): Pip (voiced by Griffin Newman) and Amy Adams as Giselle in Disney’s live-action DISENCHANTED, exclusively on Disney+. Photo courtesy of Disney. © 2022 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

“Disenchanted stars Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, Maya Rudolph, Yvette Nicole Brown, Jayma Mays, Gabriella Baldacchino, with Idina Menzel and James Marsden. Directed by Adam Shankman from a screenplay by Brigitte Hales and a story by J. David Stem & David N. Weiss, and Richard LaGravenese, “Disenchanted” is produced by Barry Josephson, Barry Sonnenfeld, and Amy Adams, with Jo Burn, Sunil Perkash, and Adam Shankman serving as executive producers. The movie features songs with music by 8-time Oscar®-winning composer Alan Menken and lyrics by three-time Oscar-winning lyricist Stephen Schwartz, whose work on “Enchanted” garnered three Academy Award® nominations and a score by Alan Menken.

The digital soundtrack from Walt Disney Records will be available on Nov. 18 and is available for Pre-Save/Pre-Add here.

GLEE: THE 3D CONCERT MOVIE – The Review

For those of you that are not already aware… I am a GLEEK. I absolutely adore the television show! Having said that, I am going to keep (or at least attempt to keep) my review as objective as possible.

GLEE: THE 3D CONCERT MOVIE is… well… just what it says in the title. It is a 3D concert put on by the cast of GLEE, while they remain in their characters from the show. Rachel Berry (Lea Michele), Finn Hudson (Corey Monteith), Blaine Anderson (Darren Criss), Kurt Hummel (Chris Colfer), Brittany Pierce (Heather Morris), Artie Abrams (Kevin McHale), Mercedes Jones (Amber Riley), Noah ‘Puck’ Puckerman (Mark Salling), Quinn Fabray (Dianna Agron), and the rest of the cast, as well as a few surprises make their way on stage performing songs from the hit FOX television show.

After seeing such films as JUSTIN BIEBER: NEVER SAY NEVER in 3D, I have to say that I was somewhat disappointed in this film. First off, this is supposed to be a concert put on by New Horizons, the show choir from William McKinley High School, which is all fictional. They keep the actors in character, which is understandable for what they are trying to do, but for some odd reason it just doesn’t work well. I think it’s because when they show the preparation for the show, with the cast members backstage, it feels too fake. Part of the appeal (for a 3D concert film) is to see real preparation. I want to experience the real emotions that the singer/musician/dancer etc. is going through before they go onstage, and even catch some real shenanigans behind the scenes. By having actors respond as their characters just really took me out of things. I don’t know… I really enjoy how they do things on the show, but it just wasn’t executed very well for the film. Maybe it’s because the characters we all know and love are underdogs, yet they are playing a big concert. It could have all been thought out and executed in a much better fashion.

Another giant disappointment is the fact that they do not play songs in their entirety. Instead, they do snippets, and then cut to clips, or the behind the scenes footage. The songs are all rushed. With the word “concert” in the title, I expected to hear the songs in their entirety! I don’t need all of that filler. Give me the songs that I have grown to love! With all of the random filler, they should have given it a different title. One of my favorite concert films is THE LAST WALTZ, which is the last concert, in entirety, by The Band. I am certainly not trying to compare the two films, because I am a firm believer in taking each movie for what it is worth… for what it is meant to be, but a concert film should be a concert. THE LAST WALTZ didn’t need filler, flashy effects, or extra content, it was about the music. The music from the show is what fans are there to see, and GLEE: THE 3D CONCERT MOVIE should have delivered with, at least, that much.

The 3D itself was ok. It could have been better, but it also could have been worse. Still, there was no real need for it. If it were a real concert movie, it could have been a cool tool (hehe… I rhymed!) in making the audience feel more involved in the show. I’m getting kind of tired of the overuse of 3D when it is not necessary.

Also, anything more than a few shots of screaming fans is always too much… (I really don’t think I need to add more to that.)

So… the film was entertaining, but the filler and lack of complete songs left me slightly annoyed! (Don’t worry… I still love GLEE!)

OVERALL RATING: 2.5 out of 5 stars

Win Passes To See THE SMURFS

THE SMURFS have somehow managed to make their way out of their magical little world and into ours, and we want to make sure that you don’t miss them! To see this fun little posse with your own eyes, make sure that you enter our Smurf-tastic contest below for a chance to win passes to an advanced screening of THE SMURFS.Oh, and these are family four packs!

The screening for THE SMURFS. will be on JULY 23th, at THE GREAT ESCAPE GRAVOIS BLUFFS THEATER, 10am.

OFFICIAL RULES:

1. YOU MUST BE IN THE ST. LOUIS AREA THE DAY OF THE SCREENING.

2. FILL OUT YOUR NAME AND EMAIL ADDRESS BELOW.

3. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING: What Smurf would you be and why? Just to be fair… no one can say SMURFETTE!!!

WINNERS WILL BE CHOSEN THROUGH A RANDOM DRAWING OF QUALIFYING CONTESTANTS.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. PASSES WILL NOT BE SUBSTITUTED OR EXCHANGED.

SYNOPSIS:

Audiences everywhere are in for a Smurfy good time as the Smurfs make their first 3D trip to the big screen in Columbia Pictures’/Sony Pictures Animation’s hybrid live-action and animated family comedy, The Smurfs. When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the tiny blue Smurfs out of their village, they tumble from their magical world and into ours – in fact, smack dab in the middle of Central Park. Just three apples high and stuck in the Big Apple, the Smurfs must find a way to get back to their village before Gargamel tracks them down.

THE SMURFS INVADE THEATERS JULY 29th

See Neil Patrick Harris, Clumsy, Briany, Smurfette, Gutsy and Papa Smurf In 5 New Stills From THE SMURFS (IN 3D)


Grouchy, Brainy and Gutsy Smurf in Columbia Pictures’ THE SMURFS. PHOTO: Courtesy of Sony Pictures Animation

Coming off another successful stint as host of Sunday’s Tony Awards ceremony, have a look at Neil Patrick Harris in these new stills from THE SMURFS (IN 3D).

Neil Patrick Harris as “Patrick” with Clumsy, Briany, Smurfette, Gutsy and Papa Smurf in Columbia Pictures’ THE SMURFS. PHOTO: Courtesy of Sony Pictures Animation

Smurfette and Gutsy Smurf in Columbia Pictures’ THE SMURFS. PHOTO: Courtesy of Sony Pictures Animation

Brainy, Gusty and Papa Smurf in Columbia Pictures’ THE SMURFS. PHOTO: Courtesy of Sony Pictures Animation

Clumsy, Grouchy, Papa, Smurfette, Gutsy and Brainy Smurf in Central Park in New York in Columbia Pictures’ THE SMURFS.

Synopsis:

The Smurfs make their first 3D trip to the big screen in Columbia Pictures’/Sony Pictures Animation’s hybrid live-action and animated family comedy, The Smurfs. When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the Smurfs out of their village, they’re forced through a portal, out of their world and into ours, landing in the middle of New York’s Central Park. Just three apples high and stuck in the Big Apple, the Smurfs must find a way to get back to their village before Gargamel tracks them down.

Starring Hank Azaria, Neil Patrick Harris, Jayma Mays, Sofia Vergara, with the voices of Anton Yelchin, Jonathan Winters, Katy Perry, Alan Cumming, Fred Armisen and George Lopez, director Raja Gosnell’s (BEVERLY HILLS CHIHUAHUA) THE SMURFS in 3-D will be in theaters July 29, 2011. Check out the film on Facebook here.

New SMURF Trailer & Poster

Get Smurf’d by the brand new THE SMURFS trailer – and yep, they’re still wondering, ala LOST, “Where the smurf are we?”

Synopsis:

Audiences everywhere are in for a Smurfy good time as the Smurfs make their first 3D trip to the big screen in Columbia Pictures’/Sony Pictures Animation’s hybrid live-action and animated family comedy, The Smurfs. When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the tiny blue Smurfs out of their village, they tumble from their magical world and into ours – in fact, smack dab in the middle of Central Park. Just three apples high and stuck in the Big Apple, the Smurfs must find a way to get back to their village before Gargamel tracks them down.

Starring Hank Azaria, Neil Patrick Harris, Jayma Mays, Sofia Vergara, Anton Yelchin and from director Raja Gosnell (BEVERLY HILLS CHIHUAHUA), THE SMURFS in 3-D will be in theaters August 3, 2011. Check out the film on Facebook here.

Check out the new SMURFS Movie Poster via Yahoo! Movies.

THE SMURFS New Poster

THE SMURFS are moving closer to their bug screen debut, and have released a new poster in celebration.

As a child from the 80’s, I really hope that they do this film justice. It better be freakin SMURF-TASTIC! (It should be with Neil Patrick Harris on board!)

Here is a look at the new poster:

THE SMURFS will be in theaters in the Summer of 2011. What do you guys think? Do you think it will live up to it’s SMURF-TENTIAL?

Synopsis:

In Columbia Pictures movie, THE SMURFS, when the evil wizard Gargamel chases the tiny blue Smurfs out of their village, they tumble from their magical world and into ours — in fact, smack dab in the middle of Central Park. Just three apples high and stuck in the Big Apple, the Smurfs must find a way to get back to their village before Gargamel tracks them down.

Starring Hank Azaria, Neil Patrick Harris, Jayma Mays, Sofia Vergara, Anton Yelchin and from director Raja Gosnell (BEVERLY HILLS CHIHUAHUA,) THE SMURFS in 3-D will be in theaters SUMMER OF 2011.