ANIMATED FILM WITH ELTON JOHN MUSIC RESCUED BY DISNEY RECORDS

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ANIMATED FILM WITH ELTON JOHN MUSIC RESCUED BY DISNEY RECORDS
Friday, April 21 2006

Executives of Walt Disney Records intervened on behalf of the Elton John animated film project Gnomeo and Juliet after it was canceled by Pixar execs John Lasseter and Ed Catmull -- and their efforts resulted in reviving the project at Disney's Miramax unit, Disney watcher Jim Hill reported on his website jimhillmedia.com Thursday. The music company executives pointed out that they had expected huge CD sales from the soundtrack, which was to have included new Elton John tunes with classic ones. Hill also observed that in order to assure Lasseter and Catmull that they were not being overridden, Disney Studios Chairman Dick Cook told them that the Miramax film would be aimed principally at adults, would be edgier than Disney's usual cartoons, and would include songs like John's "The Bitch Is Back," which couldn't be included in a G-rated movie.

ELTON JOHN JUMPING FROM ONE DISNEY UNIT TO ANOTHER
Friday, April 14 2006

Spurned by the new Pixar regime at Disney, Elton John has taken his proposed animated musical Gnomeo & Juliet to Miramax. The project, which had been under development at Disney for years, was axed by Pixar's John Lasseter and Ed Catmull shortly after they began examining the studio's proposed animation slate in March. In a statement, John said, "I am very excited about working with Miramax. ... Gnomeo is an edgy concept, and Miramax is (more)

PIXAR EXECS MAKING CHANGES
Tuesday, March 28 2006
Not only have Pixar executives pulled the plug on sequels to their original movies that Walt Disney crews were working on, they have also scotched production of the high-profile animated movie Gnomeo & Juliet being produced by Elton John. The singer/songwriter was also engaged to write the songs for the movie, based on the Shakespeare play, and to allow many of his past hits to be included. Disney said Monday that personnel who were involved (more)

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GNOMEO & JULIET