Hollywood, where Little Red Riding Hood would likely eat the Wolf after serving it Grandma - Two things came my way this morning in reference to Disney.
The first was from my brother. ISN News has a piece reporting on the layoffs at Disney's animation studies and on the halting of their current production titled, "A Few Good Ghosts."
Here's and excerpt from the ISN News:
"A FEW GOOD GHOSTS, a combination of computer animation and traditionally drawn 2-D human characters, went into production this summer. It would have been the fourth feature produced entirely at the Florida studio, the others being Disney's BROTHER BEAR, LILO & STITCH and MULAN. The story is about two star-crossed lovers reunited by a family of ghosts who inhabit the bodies of folk-art dolls."
Looking at the plot of this animation movie, one has to ask, like my brother did, "What does that have to do with kids?!?!?"
Which leads into Disney's Miramax arm and the movie from which Drudge has some dialog. It's a Christmas movie set to hit Thanksgiving week and Drudge's title for the report is, "DISNEY'S NEW SANTA: DRINKS, ROBS, SWEARS AND HAS SEX." It's a remake of Miracle On 34th Street. Or, at least, that seems to be the spin attached to the movie.
Santa is played by Billy Bob Thornton. Here's an excerpt from the Drudgereport:
"One shock scene from the movie, set for release Thanksgiving week:
"Santa says to a barmaid: 'I'm an eating, drinking, f****** Santa Claus!'
"'Prove it!' answers the barmaid.
"Cut to barmaid having sex with Santa in his car outside of the bar: 'F*** me, Santa! F*** me, Santa!'"
Another scene features Santa yelling expletives at a little girl in a shopping mall. Which makes one ask, 'What kind of parent let's their child be in a movie like this?'
Drudge reports Disney executives are upset over the film and have said that, "Nothing appears sacred anymore."
Of course, they haven't nixed the film and thrown it into the trash. Instead it's scheduled for the big movie week of Thanksgiving.
