Disney Cancels Their Jack and the Beanstalk Animated Film GIGANTIC

Disney Animation has been developing and new animated film project called Gigantic that was supposed to be released in 2020. The movie would have been a reimagining of the classic fairytale story Jack and the Beanstalk the story of which followed a man meeting a young female giant.

To be honest, I was never excited about this movie anyway. Jack and the Beanstalk has been retold so many different times that another retelling just didn't interest me. Here's a previously released description of the movie:

Set in Spain during the Age of Exploration, Disney’s Gigantic follows adventure-seeker Jack as he discovers a world of giants hidden within the clouds. He hatches a grand plan with a 60-foot-tall, 11-year-old girl, and agrees to help her find her way home. But he doesn’t account for her super-sized personality – and who knew giants were so down to earth?

Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios president Ed Catmull talked to THR about the cancellation of the project, explaining: 

“It’s impossible to know when we begin a project how the creative process will unfold, and sometimes, no matter how much we love an idea or how much heart goes into it, we find that it just isn’t working. With Gigantic, we’ve come to that point, and although it’s a difficult decision, we are ending active development for now. We are focusing our energies on another project that has been in the works, which we’ll be sharing more about soon, now set for Thanksgiving 2020.”

There was some great talent attached to Gigantic that included Inside Out co-writer Meg LeFauve and Nathan Greno (Tangled) as well as songwriting team Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Bobby Lopez, who wrote the musical score for Frozen.

We have no clue what the other project is, but I'm sure we'll find out soon enough. Disney Animation's next big project is Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2, which will hit theaters on November 21, 2018. Then there's Frozen 2, which will be released in 2019.

Anyone sad to hear that Gigantic has been canceled? 

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