Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Director Kirk Wise has unwrap Disney ’s original architectural plan for a since - cancelledAtlantis : The Lost Empiresequel . release in 2001,Atlantisrevolves around Milo ( voiced by Michael J. Fox ) , an dauntless wannabe explorer who set out with a team of explorers to find the lost kingdom of Atlantis in the year 1914 . The moving-picture show marked a alteration of rate for Disney Animation , select them away from musical comedy and/or princess fairy tales into the realm of Jules Verne - style sci - fi fantasy adventure . A yr later , the studio apartment continue in the same direction withTreasure Planet , putting a alike 2D animize sci - fi twist onTreasure Island .
This break from tradition did n’t last long ; bothAtlantisandTreasure Planetdisappointed commercially and drew mixed reviews , prompt Disney toabandon any plans of bear on their stories . By that full point , they ’d already dispatch three episodes for anAtlantisTV serial publication , titledTeam Atlantis , so they scuttled the rest of the show and sew together the episode together as a direct to video sequel calledAtlantis : Milo ’s Return(released in 2003 ) . As it grow out , the film producer behindAtlantishad already mapped a proper theatrical continuation by that point , too .
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In a recent consultation withCollider , Wise revealed he and hisAtlantisco - manager Gary Trousdale ( both of whom had antecedently helmed Disney ’s animatedBeauty and the BeastandThe Hunchback of Note Dame ) , along with story supervisor John Sanford , had mapped out a"full - blown"sequel toAtlantisbefore the first moving-picture show premiere . He summarize the plot as follows :
“ We were going to have a new scoundrel in the story . The villain was go to be wearing big , scary , woollen , bulky , World War I - style clothing with a direful respirator to mist it ’s face ; a footling Darth Vader - esque . And this villain was going to examine and retake Atlantis and finish the job that Rourke was unable to carry through . And the large twist in the climax of the movie is that the villain is unmasked and it change by reversal out to be Helga Sinclair . Plot construction ! "
For those who necessitate a refresher : Helga is the second - in - command to Lyle Tiberius Rourke , the head of the mission to recover Atlantis in the film . unsung to Milo , they and the residue of the team are really mercenaries who plan to plume the lost kingdom of its hoarded wealth - at least , before he father a bit of them to change their minds and connect him in fight down Atlantis from Rourke , Helga , and their remaining troop . Whereas the latter was a crown of thorns between a femme fatale and a ruthless soldier in the first flick , the subsequence would ’ve seen her become ( as Wise puts it)“an early-20th - century cyborg"after she was - seemingly - fatally wound by Rourke during their scuffle in the climax of the original film . It ’s an interesting plait that would ’ve given the continuation a villain motivated by more than avaritia , unlike the firstAtlantis . Whether the continuation would ’ve act as a whole , that ’s up for debate .
It ’s a shameAtlantisnever got a proper continuation . The movie has its flaws ( most notably , Milo is a White Savior protagonist ) , but the TV show and/or full - blow subsequence could ’ve improve on its story issues while continuing to search the fascinating mythology of Atlantis in the picture show ’s gorgeous 2D animation ( which is done in the style ofHellboycreator andcomic record book writer - creative person Mike Mignola , who served as a yield designer).Atlantishas since pull in a furore following in the years since its release , and many of its lover have argue the movie would actually bea fitting pick to get a live - activity remaking . It plausibly wo n’t encounter since the original animatedAtlantisbombed at the box position … but if it ever does , it could potentially use some of the ideas Wise and his collaborators had in idea for their cancelled continuation .
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informant : Collider
