Disenchanted

Production Budget Analysis

The production budget for Disenchanted (2022) has not been publicly disclosed.

CAST: Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, James Marsden, Maya Rudolph, Gabriella Baldacchino, Rachel Duff DIRECTOR: Adam Shankman CINEMATOGRAPHY: Simon Duggan MUSIC: Alan Menken PRODUCTION: Walt Disney Pictures, Josephson Entertainment, Right Coast

Box Office Performance

Theatrical box office data is not publicly available for Disenchanted (2022). This may indicate a limited release, direct-to-streaming, or a release predating modern box office tracking.

Profitability Assessment

Insufficient publicly available data to assess profitability.

INDUSTRY IMPACT

Franchise: Disenchanted is part of the Enchanted Collection.

PRODUCTION NOTES

▸ Casting

At the Disney Investor Day event, it was announced that Amy Adams would be returning as Giselle. (In an interview with Variety magazine in late April, Dempsey also revealed that he would be singing). In March 2021, composer Alan Menken confirmed that James Marsden and Idina Menzel would also be returning as Prince Edward and Nancy Tremaine, respectively.

In April 2021, Maya Rudolph, Yvette Nicole Brown, and Jayma Mays joined the cast as new characters. Rudolph plays the central antagonist in the sequel, while Brown and Mays are portraying villains, as well.

On May 17, 2021, Disney announced via Twitter that Gabriella Baldacchino would be starring as Morgan Philip, joined by new cast members Kolton Stewart and Oscar Nunez. Baldacchino replaced Rachel Covey, who played Morgan in the first film.

▸ Filming & Locations

Principal photography was previously expected to start on May 3, 2021, in Los Angeles. The film would be partly filmed in Enniskerry, where a set was being constructed as of May 1, 2021, while other expected locations included Wicklow and Dublin. Several scenes were filmed in Powerscourt House, where the ballroom served as Malvina Monroe's residence.

On May 6, 2021, Adams confirmed on Instagram that she had arrived in Ireland to begin filming. Filming officially began on May 17, 2021. On July 8, 2021, James Marsden and Idina Menzel arrived in Dublin to shoot their roles as Prince Edward and Nancy Tremaine, respectively. Filming in Ireland concluded on July 22, 2021.

By March 28, 2022, reshoots were underway in Hambleden, Buckinghamshire, England due to mixed reception at a test screening. Reshoots also took place in New York City, having concluded in April.

[Filming] Principal photography was previously expected to start on May 3, 2021, in Los Angeles. The film would be partly filmed in Enniskerry, where a set was being constructed as of May 1, 2021, while other expected locations included Wicklow and Dublin. Several scenes were filmed in Powerscourt House, where the ballroom served as Malvina Monroe's residence.

On May 6, 2021, Adams confirmed on Instagram that she had arrived in Ireland to begin filming. Filming officially began on May 17, 2021. On July 8, 2021, James Marsden and Idina Menzel arrived in Dublin to shoot their roles as Prince Edward and Nancy Tremaine, respectively. Filming in Ireland concluded on July 22, 2021.

By March 28, 2022, reshoots were underway in Hambleden, Buckinghamshire, England due to mixed reception at a test screening. Reshoots also took place in New York City, having concluded in April.

▸ Music & Score

In March 2018, director Adam Shankman revealed that Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz will return from the first film to write songs for the sequel. In April 2020, Menken said that he and Schwartz are writing the film's songs.

In an interview with Variety magazine in late April 2021, Patrick Dempsey revealed that he will be singing.

The score and song underscoring of the film was recorded at the Newman Scoring Stage on August 29, 2022.

An interview with Entertainment Weekly revealed that one of the songs, sung by Giselle, would be called "Fairy Tale Life", and that one of Nancy's songs will be called "Love Power". On November 16, 2022, Menzel announced that the latter song would be released as a single the following day.

During "Disney+ Night" on Dancing with the Stars, host Tyra Banks announced the soundtrack would be released on November 18, 2022.

▸ Marketing & Release

On November 12, 2021, which was Disney+ Day, the film's logo was revealed. On May 17, 2022, a first look was revealed, depicting both Giselle and Malvina. On September 9, 2022, at the D23 Expo, a teaser trailer was unveiled. The official trailer was released on November 1, 2022.

A featurette titled "Nostalgia" was released, showcasing some of the film's animated sequences. It was taken down from YouTube but reuploaded on November 12, 2022.

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Summary: 1 win & 1 nomination total

Additional Recognition: The film is one of the media that received the ReFrame Stamp for the years 2022 to 2023. The stamp is awarded by the gender equity coalition ReFrame and industry database IMDbPro for film and television projects that are proven to have gender-balanced hiring, with stamps being awarded to projects that hire women, especially women of color, in four out of eight key roles for their production.

Disenchanted was nominated for Best Costume Design at the 2023 Irish Film and Television Awards.

CRITICAL RECEPTION

On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 50 out of 100, based on 29 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.

John Nugent of Empire Magazine, gave the film three stars out of four, writing, "If you liked Enchanted, this is a dependably familiar serving. In an era where Disney is constantly raiding its archives for intellectual property to remake, this is a sequel that feels unusually original by comparison." Benjamin Lee of The Guardian, gave the film three stars out of five, writing, "A follow-up to 2007’s charming fish-out-of-water musical fantasy can’t quite recapture the magic."

Amy Nicholson of The New York Times, gave the film a negative review, writing, "In execution, “Disenchanted” feels more like a photo hunt where you earn points for spotting the onscreen Disney references." Owen Gleiberman of Variety, gave the film a negative review and said, "Giselle turns into a wicked stepmother, which only makes us miss the comedy of her niceness."

Marya E. Gates of RogerEbert.com, gave the film two stars out of four, writing, "'Disenchanted fails to truly rekindle the magic or the biting wit of its predecessor. Like most things stamped Disney these days, the film feels just like the mass-produced bobbles for sale at the Disney store." Lovia Gyarke of The Hollywood Reporter, gave the film a negative review, writing, "When Disenchanted isn’t trying to create a portrait of suburbia or examining its protagonist, it becomes a predictably plotted and humdrum battle to restore order."

Jessie Thompson of The Independent, gave the film two stars out of four and said, "The follow-up to 2007 sleeper hit ‘Enchanted’, starring Amy Adams, abandons everything that made the first film work so well." Erik Kain of Forbes, gave the film a negative review, writing, "Disenchanted is a little bit less than Enchanted in just about every way imaginable."