Check out some curiosities about the backstage of ‘Enchanted’, which is completing 15 years of release
Last Friday, the 18th, it premiered on disney+ the film “Disenchanted”, the second production of the “Enchanted” franchise, a feature film that presents the story of Princess Giselle, who leaves her kingdom of Andalasia and ends up in chaotic Manhattan.
Released in 2007, “Enchanted” became one of Disney’s biggest hits, grossing approximately $340.5 million at the box office, and receiving countless accolades from audiences and critics alike.
This week, the film that enchanted entire families and paid homage to some of the greatest fairy tale classics from Casa do Mickey turns 15 and, to celebrate, Recreio brought some curiosities from “Encantada” that you will love to discover. Check out!
1. Amy Adams and Patrick Dempsey had a little falling out
During the recording of the first film, the actors Amy Adams and Patrick Dempsey starred in a small disagreement on the recording sets – but don’t worry, the argument wasn’t serious and everything ended well.
In an interview with Crosswalk, Patrick said that the two fell out during the recording of the dance scene, where Amy didn’t want to wear shoes and was resisting having Robert’s interpreter lead her, which ended up resulting in a minor accident that “pulled her toenail off”. At the time, he said:
“We stopped talking for about 15 minutes. She went to her corner and I went to mine, then we came back and started dancing again.”
2. The sequel to “Como Saber Que a Ama” took 17 days to shoot
One of the highlights of “Encantada” is the music scene in Central Park, where Giselle sings the song “Como Saber Que a Ama”, creating a true show. In total, the sequence had 150 dancers and, according to the director Kevin Limait was a real “military operation”.
That’s because, in addition to the 150 dancers, the scene also had over 300 extras, and it took exactly 17 days to get ready. That’s because the New York weather wasn’t cooperating and it rained all the time. In the end, they filmed for seven days, but the other ten waited for conditions to improve so they could roll the cameras.
3. Amy Adams actually fell down a manhole
At the beginning of the film, we see Giselle appear in Manhattan after falling down a well in Andalasia, and emerging from a manhole in the middle of Times Square in New York. Different from what many can imagine, for this scene to be recorded, the actress Amy Adams actually had to enter a manhole in the middle of one of the busiest avenues in the world.
According to ScreenRant, some extras that appear behind Giselle are people who were around during the recordings, and ended up making a small participation in the film.
4. The beginning animation was not done by Disney
Disney is known for developing some of the greatest animations in the world and, therefore, everyone must have imagined that the beginning of “Enchanted” was also produced by the studio – but that did not happen.
This is because, at the time the feature was being produced, Disney had already closed its 2D animation division after the huge success of “Toy Story”, in 1995, which has a three-dimensional format.
Thus, to carry out this part, the studio resorted to the company of the filmmaker James Baxter, who worked on some of the house’s classics, such as “The Lion King” and “Beauty and the Beast”. As baxter he already knew the success formula used by Disney, he and his team were responsible for the entire animated part of “Enchantada”.
5. The original script wasn’t so childish
“Enchanted” is known for adopting Disney’s classic formula for success, and paying great homage to some of the studio’s greatest fairy tale films. However, what many people don’t know is that the original production script was much more aimed at adults.
This is because, originally, the plot was written by Bill Kelly, which sold the story to the studio in 1997. At that time, productions like “American Pie” were super popular, and “Encantada” was supposed to follow a similar format. The Entertainment Weekly portal still claims that, in the original script, there was a scene where Giselle stopped at a bachelor party, being mistaken for an adult dancer.
Source: Recreio
