‘Disenchanted’ Is Bringing Back James Marsden And Idina Menzel In Disney+ Sequel
How do you know that theEnchantedsequel is moving along smoothly? With the confirmation that 90% of the main cast are back inDisenchanted.James MarsdenandIdina Menzel, who played the prince of Andalasia and his new bride from New York City, respectively, are both confirmed to be reprising their roles inDisenchanted, joining Amy Adams and Patrick Dempsey.
In a live stream with JLGB Virtual(viaCollider), composerAlan Menken, who is in the process of writing new music for the Disney+ sequel, has stated that bothJames MarsdenandIdina Menzelwould be returning forDisenchanted.
“Amy Adams is in it. Patrick is in it. Idina Menzel is in it. James Marsden — they’re in it,” Menken said during the live stream after playing a part of the Oscar-nominatedEnchantedsong “That’s How You Know.” He also added that the film is “really good,” and that “it’s filming” now.
Amy Adamshas long beenconfirmed to returnas Giselle, the fairy tale princess who finds herself lost in New York, and recentlyPatrick Dempseyhasannounced he’ll be backas her love interest in the sequel. But apart from that, it was unclear if the rest of the cast ofEnchantedwould be appearing in the sequel. Susan Sarandon and Timothy Spall both played the primary antagonists ofEnchanted, but the premise of the sequel might mean that it will take place primarily in the real world. However, Marsden and Menzel’s inclusion means that the fairy tale world of Andalasia will factor in, in some way, as the two characters paired off and returned to the animated world together after Giselle chose to stay in New York. Perhaps Menzel’s character will be given more to do in the sequel, as it seems unlikely a career-driven woman like her would’ve been happy being a fairy tale princess.
There aren’t many more new details onDisenchanted, which will feature original songs from Disney LegendAlan Menken, who confirmed in March of last year that he wasworking on new songs. It was one of the few updates we had heard in a few years of theEnchantedsequel, which directorAdam Shankmanhad last teased in 2018, revealing that a draft of the script was done. “We are handing in a script in a couple weeks that I’m super happy with,” Shankmansaidin 2018. “Then gotta get the music written.”
Disenchantedhas been in development since 2010.The sequel will pick up with Adam' former animated Disney princess who decided to stay in live-action New York at the end ofEnchanted. The sequel is set 10 years after 2007’sEnchanted, with Giselle potentially rethinking her love of the real world.Disenchantedwill be joining the plethora of other live-action Disney films that will be heading straight to Disney+.
