After Fox’s merger with Disney, many fans wondered if Anastasia would become an official Disney princess.
Until 2019, Fox had one of the few successful princesses that wasn’t Disney — but things were a merger between the two companies. Since then, the film “Anastasia” has been part of the Mickey Mouse film catalog, and many fans began to wonder whether Princess Anastasia would become an official princess of the studio.
The Disney Princess franchise currently has 12 characters: Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Pocahontas, Mulan, Tiana, Rapunzel, Merida and Moana. For them to be within this group, they must meet all the criteria imposed by the studio. Despite this, there are some exceptions within the universe, such as the fact that Mulan is not actually a member of royalty, but is present in the franchise, while sisters Anna and Elsa, who have royal titles in their films, do not officially participate in the group. .
Even though Anastasia has been a princess since she was born, and meets the other requirements imposed by Disney, there is no prediction of her becoming an official princess of the studio. This is because she simply was not chosen to join the group.
The possibility of Anastasia becoming a member of the franchise has not ceased to exist, but there is also no certainty that this could happen. One factor that could be decisive in this decision is how well the film will be received by the public, since the animation is available on Disney+. If the production has a good profitable return, it could become a Disney princess.
“Anastasia” was released in 1997, and the story is an adaptation of the legend about the Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna from Russia, who would have escaped the execution of her family. In the animation, we follow Anya, a young orphan with amnesia in search of her origins and ends up crossing paths with two con artists, Dimitri and Vlad. This meeting caused the two men to come up with a plan: to make Anya pretend to be Anastasia, the Grand Duchess, since the two were very similar and received the reward for finding the lost princess.
The film was a success among experts and viewers, but was criticized by historians, as it showed some historical moments in the wrong way. Check out the trailer!
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