Not true! If we wanted to do a Princess movie as our next project, John Lasseter would be ok with that. Q – How do you feel about TANGLED being the last of the Disney Princess films (for a while anyway)?Ī – Nathan Greno: I’ve heard that rumor. Q – Where did you folks find Donna Murphy? She stole the show.Ī – Nathan Greno: New York City. It’s really the role of a lifetime.Ī – Nathan Greno: It takes YEARS of practice to pull off roles like “Thug #1” and “Guard #1”.
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Q – How long did you each need to prep for the roles of Thug #1 and #2 and Guard #1 and #2?Ī – Byron Howard: I feel like I’ve been preparing for the role of Thug #2 for my entire professional life. In working with so many brilliant people along the way, we both become better filmmakers ourselves. Nathan and I start at the very beginning of a film when there’s only an idea and thousands of blank storyboards, through to the end when the film premieres in theaters all over the world.
We are surrounded by the most skilled artists, composers and craftsmen in the film business. And I still get to storyboard… so I’m happy.Ī – Byron Howard: Being an animation director is an amazing job. I feel like I’ve become a much better artist. I was always at the start of the process, but now I get to follow the ideas all the way through to the finish frame. I was drawing story boards for over a decade before I started directing. Please explain the process of transitioning into the role of Director…Ī – Nathan Greno: I came from the story department. Q – You have both worked on several films prior to TANGLED. And just because it had songs didn’t mean that the film couldn’t be an action filled roller coaster ride. Music can be more effective than the most brilliant dialogue at conveying emotion, so we were very excited to have someone as skilled as Alan Menken writing our songs and score. Q – How early in the production process was it decided to make this a musical instead of a romantic comedy-adventure?Ī – Byron Howard: We knew it could be both. Pantomime acting is a great challenge for our animators. Was there ever any discussion about giving them voices? (I’m glad you didn’t.)Ī – Byron Howard: Nathan and I are huge, HUGE fans of Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin, and we thought, “Wouldn’t it be great to have someone like that as a character in TANGLED?” Time and time again, people who have seen the film have said that they liked the fact that we kept them silent.
Q – I loved the characters of Pascal and Maximus. It all comes down to your story… some tales work best in 2D, some in 3D! 3D has amazing textures and cameras to play with. Q – Having worked in both mediums, what do you prefer about computer animation and what do you miss about traditional 2D animation?Ī – Nathan Greno: I really love both 2D and 3D animation. We like that TANGLED as a title sounds smart and intriguing, while also relating to the tangle of plot, characters and emotion in the film. Q – Are you pleased with the film’s title change from “Rapunzel” to “TANGLED”?Ī – Byron Howard: When Nathan and I figured out that this film was really about two characters, Flynn and Rapunzel, we knew that changing the title would be a good idea. Again, we’d have to have a great story already in mind if we wanted to do a sequel… The movie buttons up really nicely… but we do love those characters… I guess we’ll have to wait and see. Have you given any thought to making a sequel?Ī – Nathan Greno: We’d only do a sequel if there was a great story to tell. Q – Congratulations on the film’s success. I’d say the biggest news is that Greno and Howard are already tapped to develop another film for Disney. Make sure you check out our contest for a chance to win a copy, or pre-order it on Amazon.Īs part of the promotional tour for the DVD, I had a chance to sit in on a virtual roundtable with Tangled’s directors Nathan Greno & Bryan Howard. Disney’s Tangled will be released on Disney Blu-ray & DVD March 29th.