Even if Tiana might be a hybrid, it could mean anything. It could mean that the characters themselves might be handdrawn and the backgrounds are not. We need to wait and see. But either way, I don't support giving up on Disney either. I didn't think they would go back to 2D animation after they laid off everyone. As much as I tried to convince myself otherwise. Yet they announced a 2D training program two years ago. Granted it was mainly to do Once Upon A Studio, but that DID make me hopeful.That's okay, D23ExpoVisitor25, you shouldn't apologize. I actually hope you are okay because I know how much you wanted it to be true. That sucks.
I always speculated it would be similar to Far From the Tree:
https://youtu.be/0NycaHmqqlw?si=AJ2LWFSz_YwUml26
On the other hand, even if Disney DOES decide, it WILL take time for them to rebuild up their studio. They're basically starting from scratch from what I understand. Then of course, there's the issue of the CEOs still being risk averse. That, too, is an issue that needs to be confronted with. I can't say it's likely either of these issues will be resolved anytime soon, but I can also say this: never say never. Things can change.
In the meantime, if you want 2D animation to return, just support whatever 2D animated films are coming here. Should any of them succeed, maybe we'll see a change in the winds. The Boy and the Heron getting the Oscar alone wasn't going to signal an instant reversal to 2D. Even if they decided to it would still take time.
My stance: I'm not giving up on Disney ever doing 2D again, but I'm not obsessing over it either. I'm just supporting 2d animation and believing that one day things will change.
Statistics: Posted by JTurner — Mon Aug 19, 2024 12:59 pm