The brief movie is actually Disney’s “Evening on the Museum.” It begins with a beautiful live-action phase that pays tribute to the late animator Burny Mattinson, earlier than transitioning into an animated story about all of the animated characters from all through Disney’s historical past gathering collectively to have fun with a gaggle picture on the Roy E. Disney animation constructing on the studio lot. The nine-minute brief brings tons of of characters from each period of Disney’s historical past, from the traditional princesses tales to the darkish occasions of the ’70s and ’80s, all the way in which to the final vestiges of the renaissance and the more moderen CG movies.

The brief combines hand-drawn and CG animation effortlessly, even bringing again the strategies for particular person characters — like Mowgli from “The Jungle Guide” having tough sketches in his animation, a nod to the unique fashion of the movie. Extra impressively, the staff, led by Abraham and Correy, introduced again retired animators to take part within the brief, together with Eric Goldberg (lead animator on Genie in “Aladdin”) main the hand-drawn animation for the brief, and you may undoubtedly inform. There is a timelessness to the actions, and a peculiarity to the character performing that comes instantly from having individuals acquainted with these characters return to breath life into them once more. 

The brief is a bit melodramatic and overly self-worshipping, significantly with regards to Walt Disney. However general, it really works as a celebration of 100 years of animated characters, and the individuals who introduced them to life. “As soon as Upon a Studio” even brings again greater than 40 authentic voice actors from throughout the studio’s historical past to voice their characters. By the point all of them get collectively and sing “When You Want Upon a Star,” it is exhausting to not be overwhelmed with feelings.

“As soon as Upon a Studio” debuted on the 2023 Annecy Movie Pageant, and can reportedly play in theaters connected to “Want” beginning on November 22, 2023.