New Disney movie Enchanted sounds like a real smorgasbord of old-school Disney references, from the very obvious to the slightly more obscure. At the London premiere, actor James Marsden gives us a few pointers. ‘There’s a shot at the end of Beauty in the Beast where they pan off of a chandelier. We emulate that shot in the final shot of the movie’.
Enchanted is a brilliant film that both celebrates and sends up the classic Disney trademarks. Previously unknown actress Amy Adams plays the fairy-tale princess Gisele to James’ textbook Prince. ‘It’s a modern day fairy-tale but it’s a very clever concept. It’s an homage to the classic movies but with a modern twist’.
The film features ‘tremendous’ music from Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz, who had previously worked on earlier Disney movies like The Little Mermaid and The Hunchback of Notre Dame. There are also appearances from actors from previous Disney films. ‘It’s very rich in that sort of content’.
Coming up next for James is the release of his latest movie, romantic comedy 27 Dresses. He plays a cynical New York guy opposite ‘serial-bridesmaid’ Katherine Heigl. Katherine’s in the cast of Grey’s Anatomy, as is Patrick Dempsey who plays lawyer Robert in Enchanted.
‘I only work with actors and actresses from Grey’s Anatomy, apparently!’
