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LILO & STITCH and TREASURE PLANET tidbits

Published at:  Jan 30, 2001 3:17:32 AM CST

Hey there Papa Bear, Harry here with a few tiny tidbits about LILO & STITCH and THE TREASURE PLANET that I wish we had photos from! Alas, no different colored pixel impressions for you to fawn over... Sigh... Here ya go.....




Hi Harry,

I was able to go see Disney's California Adventure this past weekend. They
had some sort of advanced preview for members of the L.A. Sheriff's
Association or something of the sort. Anyway, in the Hollywood Pictures
Land there is an amazing building dedicated to Disney Animation. You walk
in and in the main room they've suspended about 20 huge screens from the
ceiling and project different scenes from some of their best movies. So,
after you've been surrounded by sights and sounds from Sleeping Beauty for a
minute or two, all the screens dissolve to shots and scenes from The Lion
King, etc.

The room also transformed into a veritable Atlantis haven, with
all the screens showing trailers and conceptual art. I don't know where all
this talk about Disney not being happy with Atlantis came from, because
based on their presentation, they're behind it 100%.

There were a few
additional displays, but one of the most interesting was a wall which had
art from both Lilo & Stitch and Treasure Planet. The Treasure Planet art
was a cityscape that looked kinda like the skyline from the Jerusalem, only
it was completely vertical with some kinda H.G. Welles looking vehicle
floating in the sky. And as far as all the talk about what this "alien"
will look like in Lilo & Stitch, it's very small and somewhat cute, like a
baby panda bear. It's got some fangs though, so I guess we should watch
out.

Sorry I don't have any pictures. Hope this helps!

The Rootin' Tootin' Sheriff

P.S. The Soarin' Over California ride rocks.




Harry here with an extra bit of coolness for you... seems our Semi-Precious Metal Surfer Dude swooped by with some additional descriptions for you folks!




Hi Harry,

I had been holding back on what I saw at Disney Studios in Orlando since I figured you had probably already been told about it by another fan. However, since you posted about Stitch's look I decided to write you about the storyboard I saw.

There are two scenes.

The first scene has a female alien with tentacles for hair and an alien with one eye and a gumdrop shaped head talking about how to get Stitch back. They apparently are police or something. Someone asks why they can't blow up the Earth and the gumdrop alien replies that they can't because it is a nature preserve for the endangered mosquito (they are breeding them here). The scene continues with the two discussing who to send to get Stitch back before they decide on this big looking alien who we see in shadow behind bars.

The other scene was between Lilo and her mother or sister. They were having a fight about something.

Soory I can't be more specific. I saw the storyboards back on the 7th and I can only remember what stood out. Stitch looks like a blue koala bear with an extra set of arms. Lilo is small, not much bigger than Stitch. She has a great face for expression with big eyes and mouth.

Hope this is interesting to you.

norrinradd76



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  • Jan 30, 2001 4:42:41 AM CST

    Along the bookshelf

    by brendon

    So, from Verne in Atlantis to H. G wells. Disney catching up with Steampunk aesthetic at last. Oh dear.

    Too late?

    I wish they'd just try something a little adventurous. As much as I am looking forward to Atlantis and Lilo, I hope Disney will source something original soon.

    Just like they did when they were in their infancy.

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  • Jan 30, 2001 5:14:29 AM CST

    Lilo redux

    by teko

    Not to blow my own horn or anything but...gee...I sent Harry and Moriarty a nearly identical report of Lilo & Stitch character descriptions in late NOVEMBER. Pity they never posted it. Yes, Stitch looks like a cross between a six-legged koala and a blue beetle with some nasty fangs....Lilo looks like a Polynesian version of the kids in "New Groove", very cute and expressive.

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  • Jan 30, 2001 9:41:09 AM CST

    Hahaha.. That Mosquito line...

    by wesley snipes

    ..is actually kinda clever. I hope Atlantis and the rest of these "next generation" Disney flicks do well. Now, where is that "Art of Disney's Atlantis" book?? I noticed a bunch of other Atlantis-related product at Amazon, but not the usual gorgeous "Art Of.." book that Disney releases with its animated films. Will there be one for Atlantis?? Damn, I hope so. It certainly deserves it!

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  • Jan 30, 2001 12:01:41 PM CST

    'Art of Atlantis'? But where's 'Art of TENG'?

    by droosan

    Getting a little ahead of yourself there, Wesley Snipes; you shouldn't expect to see an "Art of Atlantis" book available until at least mid-May ... no, the Disney art book which is ACTUALLY overdue is "The Art of The Emperor's New Groove" ... this is the first Disney feature film in 7 years NOT to get the deluxe coffee-table book treatment. Some may say 'deservedly so', but it would be fascinating for the people who REALLY read & appreciate these books; particularly if it were to also chronicle the progression of "Kingdom In The Sun" ... tons of gorgeous art was created for Roger Allers' version of the film, and its a shame it all has to remain locked up in the Disney morgue. Oh, well. The best I can envision Disney coming up with, since "New Groove" actually performed better than expected, is a thin trade paperback "Art of" book which will ONLY cover Dindal's take on the film, probably to coincide with the video/DVD release. At worst, they'll probably just include a 15-minute "making of" short which will only be available on the 'collector's-edition' DVD. And Brendon, I'm not exactly sure what you mean when you wish Disney would "source something original like they did in their infancy" ... The style of the earliest Disney films were directly inspired by European storybook illustration. The content of all of their features (especially the early ones) is heavily grounded in existing works ... I really don't get what you're referring to there.

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  • Jan 30, 2001 2:41:01 PM CST

    Actually..

    by wesley snipes

    I know the Art of Atlantis book won't come out until around the movie's release. I was referring to it not even being a pre-order at Amazon, despite several other May-release Atlantis the lost empire books being available for pre-order already. A "missing" art book IMHO is the Art of Road to El Dorado. That film had some of the most beautiful visuals ever, but there's been almost nothing about it. Even its home video/DVD release has come and gone. What a shame.

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  • Jan 30, 2001 3:20:08 PM CST

    The 'art of' wish list ...

    by droosan

    I agree that "The Road to El Dorado" should've had an art book as well ... ditto for "Cats Don't Dance," "Titan A.E." and "The Iron Giant" (although there is now a japanese 'mook' devoted to that film). I guess these days if a production company loses faith in its animated film, the "Art of" book is the first merchandise to get scrapped. Pity, really; often the pre-production art is so much more interesting and inspiring than what ends up on screen. What I'd really like to see, since Disney does tend to archive all this stuff, is retrospective "Art of" books the likes of what Pierre Lambert has done with "Mickey Mouse," "Pinocchio," and "Snow White." Just imagine: "The Art of Sleeping Beauty," "The Art of Bambi," even "The Art of Robin Hood" and "The Art of the Great Mouse Detective," all the way up to "The Art of Beauty & The Beast." It would even be nice if someone were to research and publish 'art of' books dedicated to seminal non-Disney films such as "The Secret of NIMH," "Rock & Rule," or "Balto." But now I'm just wishing ... ^_^

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