More recently, Falkenstein did storyboard work on Reel FX's upcoming Beasts of Burden, Shane Acker's adaptation of the Dark Horse comic series. "My friend Will asked me to do some storyboards, and I'm happy to help Will with anything," she explains. Disney took a $74 million write off on the film.įalkenstein went on to work as a storyboard artist for numerous films, including Despicable Me, The Smurfs, and Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return, which is still playing in theaters. At the end of its box office run in 2003, Treasure Planet had grossed a disappointing $109.6 million worldwide. However, the notice was too little too late. Treasure Planet received a boost in recognition with an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature. "All the crew were really enthusiastic about the film."īy early December, Disney had announced it would deduct $47 million off its previously-reported fourth-quarter earnings. "This was a huge bummer, because we thought the project was rocketing along really smoothly," says Falkenstein. The caller, whom Falkenstein declines to name, revealed the bad news: Treasure Planet 2 had been canceled. Instead, the creative team received a phone call, which they were asked to put on speakerphone. Willem Dafoe was scheduled to arrive in 30 minutes, to record his lines.
The Monday afterward, Falkenstein, producer Prudence Fenton, and voice director Jamie Thomason were at a recording studio in New York.
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Over the five-day weekend, the movie came in fourth – behind 007's Die Another Day, Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets, and Disney's own Santa Clause 2 – with $17 million. Still, the traditionally animated Lilo & Stitch had proven to be a respectable hit that summer by collecting $273 worldwide, offering hope that families would be up for a trip to Treasure Planet.īut those hopes were dashed when Treasure Planet opened Thanksgiving 2002.
With a reported production budget of $140 million, the traditionally animated film needed to be a blockbuster in a time when audiences were seemingly more interested in the increasing number of computer animated features. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image.ĭespite Schumacher's optimistic words, Falkenstein understood Disney was concerned about how Treasure Planet might perform. Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. A few years later, Jim and Kate graduate with honors, while a proud Silver secretly watches from the shadows, smiling. Silver again parts from Jim and Kate, telling them to take care of each other. At the last second, Silver reluctantly gives up his "retirement fund" in order to destroy the Centurion, with Ironbeard and all the pirates on board. Jim, Kate and Silver reconcile and work together to fix Silver's ship and prevent the Centurion, filled with the most evil pirates in the galaxy, from going on an insane robbing-and-killing spree. Silver has a very dangerous cargo with him that he had been trying to smuggle and sell for a fortune, which has the power of a neutron bomb.
He reveals a part of his past through a flashback, when a young (non-cyborg) Silver screwed up a relationship with the love of his life – a decision which directly led to his life of piracy. Jim is about to blow her off as well when Silver tells him to give her a chance.