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> Warner Bros fought over virtually every appearance of Bugs Bunny, which is why in the Bugs Bunny/Mickey Mouse scenes, Bugs Bunny speaks last—Disney finally ga
by drzaiusapelord 11y ago
> Warner Bros fought over virtually every appearance of Bugs Bunny, which is why in the Bugs Bunny/Mickey Mouse scenes, Bugs Bunny speaks last—Disney finally gave up in exhaustion.
Its weird to hear about Disney being out-negotiated. The Disney of the 1980s wasn't the juggernaut of today. I can't imagine any WB property outshining a Disney property now. A year after this release Disney experienced its "renaissance" with its release of the Little Mermaid and then a string of hits that are classics today: Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Pocahontas, etc.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney_Renaissance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney_Renaissance
Its also a little depressing to hear that instead of creatives trying to find ways to make these characters work with each other, there were endless fights over who gets the last word and such.
>Mae Questel, who had last voiced Betty Boop in 1939
Imagine being called nearly 50 years later to do an old job! Incredible.
- patio11 11y agoImagine being called nearly 50 years later to do an old job! What programmer hasn't had that nightmare?
- csixty4 11y ago"The year 10000 is just around the corner, and it says in your files that you know COBOL." (ref: http://haruth.com/Jokes/Jokes12.htm#COBOL http://haruth.com/Jokes/Jokes12.htm#COBOL )
- wodenokoto 11y agoWell you are selling your characters for 5000 a piece, flat fee, you better get the most out of them. Disney were extremely hard when negotiating price. Take a pittance and consider it good marketing, and that WB did.