IIRC, “Mort” was on the list of potential full-length animated feature movies for Disney at one time. The project was nixxed when Pratchett’s estate wouldn’t release licensing. Clements and Musker (directors of “Little Mermaid” and “Aladdin”) switched gears and produced “Moana” instead.
Good, Disney shouldn’t be allowed anywhere near anything Pratchett wrote.
They probably couldn’t fuck up the Long Earth though, the first half of the series was pretty cool, and I love the concept, but the last 2-3 books were kind of a slog.
But I think Stephen Baxter had more influence on those as he co-wrote the series with Pratchett, and they came out when Pratchett was at the end of his life and really struggling with his Alzheimer’s
It wasn’t just releasing licensing for that film, it was permanently releasing licensing similarto Winnie teh Pooh. They would have lost control completely.
IIRC, “Mort” was on the list of potential full-length animated feature movies for Disney at one time. The project was nixxed when Pratchett’s estate wouldn’t release licensing. Clements and Musker (directors of “Little Mermaid” and “Aladdin”) switched gears and produced “Moana” instead.
Good, Disney shouldn’t be allowed anywhere near anything Pratchett wrote.
They probably couldn’t fuck up the Long Earth though, the first half of the series was pretty cool, and I love the concept, but the last 2-3 books were kind of a slog.
But I think Stephen Baxter had more influence on those as he co-wrote the series with Pratchett, and they came out when Pratchett was at the end of his life and really struggling with his Alzheimer’s
It wasn’t just releasing licensing for that film, it was permanently releasing licensing similarto Winnie teh Pooh. They would have lost control completely.