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Mort08 Pirate AND writer! from Oklahoma Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
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#151: Dec 3rd 2014 at 6:30:39 PM

I think she's The Chief's Daughter, which is good enough for Disney. Also, what is it with animated heroines having pet pigs as of late? Is that a trend now?

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#152: Dec 3rd 2014 at 6:32:36 PM

[up]Because people are finally realizing that pigs are adorable.

Waddles will soon have a friend!

edited 3rd Dec '14 6:33:05 PM by edvedd

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Mattonymy Mr. Dr. from The Evils of Free Will Since: Jul, 2010
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#153: Dec 3rd 2014 at 9:57:22 PM

Interesting- so they went with Ryan Potter for Hiro and now they're going with an even younger child for this.

wild mass guess In 2018, Disney will cast its very first ten year old as the star for Giants
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@Swanpride Ignoring classic mythology, isn't Megara kinda sorta considered a princess? At least that's what everyone on Tumblr says.

edited 3rd Dec '14 9:57:43 PM by Mattonymy

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#154: Dec 3rd 2014 at 10:07:15 PM

I don't know if this applies everywhere, but for the New Zealand call at least, the word is that they're being pretty specific about casting a Maori/Pasifika girl.

Well, the form mentions it's a Maori/Polynesian role at least. The other article may be extrapolating from there.

But hey, I like this new trend. Big Hero 6 did it too.

edited 4th Dec '14 12:55:14 AM by edvedd

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DS9guy Since: Jan, 2001
#155: Dec 4th 2014 at 2:25:04 AM

I heard Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is going to lend his voice. Well, he does have Samoan ancestry. Hopefully, this will turn out better than Planet 51.

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#156: Dec 4th 2014 at 2:34:10 AM

Well, a movie like Planet 51 isn't going to push anyone to do well. I assume Disney gives more of a damn.

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swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#157: Dec 4th 2014 at 4:05:12 AM

[up][up][up][up] Well, there is the official line-up, there are characters which are not really part of it but sometimes turn up in context with them, for example in Disney Princess magazines, (Alice, because of her role in Kingdom hearts, Tinkerbell before she got her own franchise, Esmeralda, most likely to add some diversity), and there are characters which fans just like to call princesses because for some reason a female lead can't be awesome and interesting on her own, she has to be a princess.

Megara...if she turned up in publications, it wasn't many and a long time ago. But many consider her a princess because she (apparently) married the Son of Zeus. And because she was a princess in the original mythology.

minespatch Since: Sep, 2009
#158: Dec 4th 2014 at 8:08:41 PM

So Giants is still a thing?

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#160: Dec 4th 2014 at 8:23:12 PM

Just like King of the Elves. OTL Ugh....

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kyun Since: Dec, 2010
#163: May 20th 2015 at 1:43:15 PM

More news. "Disney’s first Polynesian princess movie is a musical in the tradition of “The Little Mermaid” or “Pocahontas.” It opens with a song number with Moana’s birth that brings to mind “The Circle of Life” from “The Lion King.” The story is set 2,000 in the past, where 16-year-old Moana wants to set sail to explore nearby islands. After her grandmother’s death, she sneaks away in a boat (despite her father’s instructions not to do so), along with sidekicks in the form of a pig (Pua) and a rooster (Hei). When she gets stranded on an island, she meets mythical hero Maui (Dwayne Johnson), who wears tattoos that come to life and owns a magical sea hook."

minespatch Since: Sep, 2009
#164: May 27th 2015 at 1:35:06 AM

So... The next in Disney Shonen manga movies?

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#165: May 27th 2015 at 6:13:50 AM

That doesn't sound promising, to be honest. I was hoping that they would try something a little bit different with Moana. Now it sounds like they do the same "rebellious teen with sidekick" thing they have done way too often. I was hoping for something more...poetic.

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#167: Aug 14th 2015 at 10:15:58 PM

Why did I unfollow this thread?

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MrMediaGuy2 Since: Jun, 2015
#169: Aug 14th 2015 at 10:39:57 PM

[up][up][up] Ooh, the big lava guy looks cool.

kyun Since: Dec, 2010
#170: Aug 14th 2015 at 10:43:14 PM

The lava dude looks like an old woman.

DS9guy Since: Jan, 2001
#171: Aug 15th 2015 at 12:04:40 AM

I love how thick our leading lady is. I mean kind of like Nani from Lilo and Stitch.

edited 15th Aug '15 12:05:28 AM by DS9guy

higherbrainpattern Since: Apr, 2012
#172: Aug 15th 2015 at 12:27:16 AM

Yeah, it's great!!! More diverse body types, especially in Disney films, is always good.

I hope this movie blows up as big as Frozen and gets tons of merchandise featuring Moana.

edited 15th Aug '15 12:27:44 AM by higherbrainpattern

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#173: Aug 15th 2015 at 1:30:26 AM

I always said that Disney has a lot of different body types in their movies. It kind of makes sense that if they create a heroine from a culture in which curves are considered beautiful would be curvy.

I really like this design, though. Reminds me a little of "The Croods", but more realistic without being too realistic.

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#174: Aug 16th 2015 at 5:03:36 AM

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I was thinking she reminded me of Eep. I wonder if that is just the lingering influence of Chris Sanders designs from Lilo & Stitch bleeding through (Since that was the last time we had Polynesian leads in a Disney movie).

edited 16th Aug '15 5:04:28 AM by PippingFool

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