enchanted charmed its way to the big screen in 2007, and its success justified the fantasy musical getting its own sequel, titled disappointed. The film was a hybrid of traditional animation and live-action, and the multimedia feature film allowed Disney to take a step forward in experimenting with the way they presented royalty-inspired stories. enchanted had the opportunity to honor Disney’s most popular princesses while performing an entertaining satire of his own tropes.
Despite rumors about the sequel for years, Disney made the official announcement of the highly anticipated sequel in late 2020, more than a decade after the release of the first film. Shooting for the project started in 2021. Two years later, we have more information about what’s in store for the sequel. A trailer and more information about the upcoming film was released on September 9, 2022 at the D23 Expo in Anaheim, California. Here’s everything we know about the movie right now!
Updated September 2022 by Jessica Peerez: If you’re excited about the highly anticipated disappointedyou’ll be happy to know that we’ve updated this article with additional information about the sequel.
Disappointed: the plot
With the release of the new trailer, fans not only got a glimpse of the disappointed live-action musical comedy, but also got more details about the film’s story. According to the synopsis accompanying the trailer, the sequel’s storyline will follow a “disenchanted” Giselle who knows that “change can be scary, but it can also be exciting” as she searches for a fairytale life.
The synopsis of the film reads:
It’s been 15 years since Giselle and Robert got married, but Giselle has become disillusioned with life in the city, so they move their growing family to the sleepy suburb of Monroeville in search of a more fairytale-like life. Sadly, that’s not the case. The quick fix she’d been hoping for Suburbia has a whole new set of rules and a local queen bee, Malvina Monroe (Maya Rudolph), making Giselle feel more out of place than ever.
Frustrated that her happily ever after isn’t so easy to find, she turns to the magic of Andalasia for help, accidentally turning the entire town into a real fairytale and endangering her family’s future happiness. Now Giselle is in a race against time to undo the spell and determine what truly means happily ever after to her and her family.”
disappointed‘s summary suggests that Disney can maintain enchanted‘s original model to jump from animation to live-action and stay true to what gave the first film its most creative edge. The composite forms of artistry were instrumental for enchanted to leave such a memorable impact, and it is believed that: disappointed will carry over the most striking elements of its predecessor.
Disappointed: The Cast
Amy Adams will reprise her role as Giselle in disappointed. This comes as no surprise given that director Adam Shankman first signed up for the sequel, Adams said: On The Graham Norton Show:
“They have a director and they’re developing a script. I hope I’m in it. I’m not letting anyone else play Giselle!”
Other actors to reprise their roles include Patrick Dempsey as Robert, Giselle’s husband, James Marsden as Prince Edward and Idina Menzel as Nancy. The original quadruple was featured as prominent characters in enchanted, and their involvement in the sequel first came from composer Alan Menken.
We will also see some new faces in the future. Maya Rudolph is ready to join the cast as the plot’s central antagonist, Malvina. Yvette Nicole Brown is another newcomer to the enchanted franchise and is expected to bring humor to the second film. Gabriella Baldacchino will take on the role of the teenage daughter. Kolton Stewart also joins the ensemble as Tyson Monroe, and Jayma Mays is on the published cast list as Ruby. Oscar Nuñez has been glued to the cast as Edgar.
The music
As the newly released trailer makes clear, music will feature prominently in the sequel, similar to the first movie. A significant part of enchanted’s success was attributed to the remarkable soundtrack. Given this, it is very likely that the creative team behind disappointed will find creative ways to seamlessly weave song and music into the sequel’s story.
So far, seven songs have been confirmed for the sequel. While Patrick Dempsey sings in the film, Idina Menzel has been confirmed for two musical appearances.
Publication date
Disney has announced that disappointed will forgo a cinematic release. Instead, the film will be streamed directly via Disney+. Years in the making, the highly anticipated movie will be released on Thanksgiving, November 24, 2022. With the release date so close yet so far, we have just enough time to get our enchanted knowledge, as the first movie is now in fact 15 years old!