15 years of Encantada: 5 facts about the film

“Enchanted”, the classic film that mixes animation and live-action produced by Disney, follows Giselle, a princess who ends up being expelled from her musical fairy tale by an evil witch, who sends her to the reality of Manhattan, New York. , where she will meet new challenges and loves.

Being a success and being part of the lives of many lovers of Mickey’s house productions, the feature film will win a sequel called “Disenchanted”, a production that will show the protagonist discovering the true meaning of “happily ever after” move to live in Monroeville with Robert and their teenage daughter Morgan.

Scheduled to debut on Disney+ on the US Thanksgiving holiday, which takes place on November 24, the work will be set 15 years after the events of the first feature, which completes the same amount of time for release this year.

So, to celebrate 15 years of Giselle’s magical stories, we’ve listed 5 fun facts about the first film below:

1. A homage to Disney movies?

Some events in “Enchanted” are very similar to other classic productions already known, such as the fact that Giselle talks to animals, faints when eating an apple and the evil witch, which reminds us of the story of Snow White. Remember!

There are also elements similar to Sleeping Beauty, as Queen Nerrisa turns into a dragon at the end of the film, equivalent to Maleficent’s final fight in the film.

However, the similarities are not coincidental, as the film was intended as a satire, a self-parody, or even “a love letter to all things Disney” as the actor put it. Patrick Dempseyinterpreter of Robert Phillip, the romantic partner of Giselle, in an interview with Crosswalk in 2007.

2. Difficult scenes

The musical number of the song “That’s How You Know” which takes place in Central Park, had 300 extras and 150 dancers, taking about 17 days to complete, thus making it the longest to shoot of the entire feature film. Remember!

“It was gigantic. We filmed everything in Central Park itself and had to move around the park like a military operation,” said the director. lime in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter in 2007.

However, another moment occupies the second place of the most difficult scenes to produce. With five minutes of duration, the final scene of the ball had 150 characters occupying the screen at the same moment, which required great dedication for the choreography to make sense and, consequently, was also the one that had the longest filming time, exceeding two weeks.

3. Actual hit

The iconic scene in which Prince Edward, played by James Marsdenis hit by a cyclist in Central Park, actually happened as revealed by the actor in an interview with Collider in 2007:

“I said, ‘just get me out of here’. Then he spanked me, but it was funnier. My voice creaked and he knocked me down, but there was a block in front of me and actually the prince’s outfit is quite padded. , had built-in airbags.”

4. Reversed roles?

The actor James Marsden auditioned for Robert, while the star Patrick Dempsey performed the same process to bring Edward to life. However, the roles were switched by the production as they believed that James suited the prince better.

5. Singing lessons

Dispensing with dubbing, Amy Adams, playing Princess Giselle, was responsible for singing all the songs in the film. However, the task was not easy, as the actress took singing lessons to perform the two big musical numbers, according to information released by Entertainment Weekly. Remember “True Loves’ Kiss”!