The Emperor's Nightingale

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The Emperor's Nightingale

Cancelled Disney Film


This proposed film would have used paper cut-out animation to tell the traditional tale, but with a much finer and more delicate Asian style than that earlier short. At one point, Mickey Mouse was considered to be included in the plot.

 At one point, Mickey Mouse was considered to be included in the plot

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I dunno this sounds like a cute idea BUT the original is weird: An Emperor who prefers the tinkling of a bejeweled mechanical bird to the song of a real nightingale

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I dunno this sounds like a cute idea BUT the original is weird: An Emperor who prefers the tinkling of a bejeweled mechanical bird to the song of a real nightingale. When the Emperor is near death, the nightingale's song restores his health. Plus it was a fairy tale by Hans Christen Anderson.

Wonder what Disney would have done differently. *Think Face*

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Source: List of unproduced Disney animated shorts and feature films

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