It’s been a beat since Disney+ launched with a handful of new shows, but they finally have something fresh on the horizon that should grab the interest of many Bloody Disgusting readers.
“Prop Culture”, premiering May 1, revisits classic Disney titles and looks at them through the lens of how props helped to shape and create some of their most magical moments, writes EW, who also has a rare glimpse inside the Walt Disney Archives vault.
Over eight episodes, host/collector Dan Lanigan goes on the hunt to find costumes, set designs, music, and props from films like Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl and The Nightmare Before Christmas, as well as Tron, The Muppet Movie, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, Mary Poppins and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.
The site also has an interview with Lanigan, who reveals something that caused me to raise an eyebrow.
“…there was a list of movies that Disney+ wanted to profile on a grand scale based on what was gonna be on the service. It was important to both them and to me that any movie we profiled was going to be represented on Disney+ so that someone could watch the episode and then watch the movie again.”
Not that it’s a secret that Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas has transcended cult and become somewhat of a pop culture sensation, but it’s always worth taking note of when Disney is targeting the brand. With Disney+ topping 50 million worldwide subscribers and even revisiting classics like Hocus Pocus, maybe we’ll finally get new adventures of Jack and Sally?
As for “Prop Culture”, you can read about what to expect from the several episodes over at EW.
Updated with the official trailer.
