And the plot thickens…
19.11.2022 - 08:11 / thewrap.com
after the happily ever after? That’s the cheeky, and intriguing, question “Disenchanted” asks. The answers it comes up with, alas, aren’t quite the stuff dreams are made of.Instead, this straight-to-streaming sequel seems to have been designed with another aim in mind: attracting as many festivity-fatigued families as possible.
And in that, it’s likely to succeed. Because while “Disenchanted” is not entirely enchanting, it is a brightly energetic escape in the grand Disney tradition.Unfortunately, there are other elements from the Disney tradition that should have been left behind.
That, after all, was the point of 2007’s “Enchanted,” a disarmingly post-modern fairy tale that pulled Disney into the present with wit and charm.Fifteen years later, we revisit Giselle (Amy Adams), the erstwhile almost-princess who was pushed from fairy tale animation into live-action adventure with the thoroughly-modern Robert (Patrick Dempsey). Their update is told as a bedtime story by Giselle’s chipmunk sidekick Pip (a grating Griffin Newman), whose children insist that “there is no after after happily ever after… you just get married, and then nothing ever happens to you again.”It’s a smart start, and a promising one, except that director Adam Shankman (“Hairspray”) and writer Brigitte Hales (“Once Upon a Time”) seem to agree just a little too much.
As stepmom to teenage Morgan (newcomer Gabriella Baldacchino) and mom to baby Sofia (Mila and Lara Jackson), Giselle has decided, against a furious Morgan’s wishes, to move the family out of Manhattan into the suburb of Monrovia. The filmmakers give us some mildly amusing observations about suburban life, from the McMansion-y turret of their new home to the commuter alienation into which
.And the plot thickens…
In T.J.’s corner. As T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach’s relationship has made headlines, his former CNN colleague is sharing his support.
Nearly eight years before T.J. Holmes and coanchor Amy Robach’s relationship status made headlines, the former CNN personality gushed about the sanctity of marriage.
Things just got even messier…
Reporting the headlines — and making them. GMA3 anchor Amy Robach found herself at the center of the November 2022 news cycle when photos emerged of her and costar T.J. Holmes, both married to other people, getting cozy throughout the month.
She’s got jokes. Mindy Kaling‘s appearance on Good Morning America came at a dramatic time — and the actress happily weighed in on the drama about co-anchors T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach.
Didn’t age well? T.J. Holmes‘ past comments about his marriage to Marilee Fiebig have resurfaced amid his scandal with his Good Morning America co-anchor Amy Robach.
Dropping hints? T.J. Holmes shared — and subsequently deleted — a cryptic message about relationships shortly before his bond with Good Morning America costar Amy Robach made headlines.
A story line straight out of The Morning Show? Good Morning America’s Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes are sparking speculation about the nature of their relationship after being spotted together numerous times this month.
Off the beach — and off the market? Salley Carson is playing coy about her relationship status following her brief stint on season 8 of Bachelor in Paradise.
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Amy Adams has signed a multi-year first-look television deal with Fifth Season, formerly Endeavor Content, through her production company Bond Group Entertainment.
After nearly 15 years, the sequel to “Enchanted” is finally here.As Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, Idina Menzel and James Marsden reunite in the follow-up to the beloved movie, Giselle misses the magic of Andalasia and wonders if the real world is where she is supposed to be.After a wish for a fairytale life opens the doors to spells and charms in the real world, the friends must come together to protect the fate of Andalasia.The family flick will skip a theatrical release and head straight to Disney+ on Friday, Nov. 18.
Enchanted flipped Disney’s iconic fairy tale script on its head.In the film, would-be princess Giselle, played by a wide-eyed Amy Adams in a star-making role, is thrust from the animated fantasy land of Andalasia to real-world New York City—complete with muggings and cockroaches—by an evil queen desperate to keep her throne. As the effervescent maiden awaits her prince’s rescue (and sings a few catchy Alan Menken-Stephen Schwartz songs in the interim), she’s aided by a cynical-yet-charming lawyer named Robert (Patrick Dempsey).
The success of Hocus Pocus 2 as the most watched Disney+ movie of all-time with a first weekend of 2.7 billion views viewed spurred many to question whether the sequel to the near 30 year old movie should have gone theatrical, especially during a dry spell at the fall box office when theaters were desperate for it.