Like many of you reading this, we have pretty fond memories of Enchanted, which cemented Amy Adams’ status as a bonafide movie star and also showed off James Marsden’s swell comedic chops (apparently, Patrick Dempsey was in it as well, but we don’t really remember him being much of a factor). It was a bright spot in a rough period for Disney, which floundered for a bit in the ’00s when they weren’t distributing Pixar movies and were left to their own devices. But now that they’ve bought their way to profitability, they’ve finally decided to give Enchanted a sequel, which features all of the original cast returning, including, somehow, Patrick Dempsey. It’s titled, predictably, Disenchanted‘, with WandaVision’s Matt Shankman directing, and Disney dropped a new trailer for it earlier on Tuesday. What is it with this day and trailers for unexpected sequels?
Take a look:
Here’s a synopsis:
“It has been more than 10 years since Giselle (Amy Adams) and Robert (Patrick Dempsey) wed, but Giselle has grown disillusioned with life in the city, so they move their growing family to the sleepy suburban community of Monroeville in search of a more fairy tale life. Unfortunately, it isn’t the quick fix she had hoped for. Suburbia has a whole new set of rules and a local queen bee, Malvina Monroe (Maya Rudolph), who makes Giselle feel more out of place than ever. Frustrated that her happily ever after hasn’t been so easy to find, she turns to the magic of Andalasia for help, accidentally transforming the entire town into a real-life fairy tale and placing her family’s future happiness in jeopardy. Now, Giselle is in a race against time to reverse the spell and determine what happily ever after truly means to her and her family.”
Disenchanted will inopportunely burst into song on November 18, when it arrives on Disney+. As good of a deal as that is, let’s be real: This should have been a theatrical release, as it should have been for Hocus Pocus 2 when that came out. But Disney’s got money to burn and no real way of gaging whether their nostalgia ploys will pan out, so, alas, it lands on a streamer.