The Swan Princess (film series)
| The Swan Princess | |
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| Created by | Richard Rich Brian Nissen |
| Original work | The Swan Princess (1994) |
| Owners | Warner Bros. Pictures (through New Line Cinema) Crest Animation Productions Nest Family Entertainment Streetlight Animation Sony Pictures Entertainment |
| Years | 1994–2023 |
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The Swan Princess is an animated film series that began with the 1994 film The Swan Princess. There are twelve films in the series as of 2023.
Films
[edit]| Film | U.S. release date | Director | Screenwriter | Story by | Producers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Swan Princess | November 18, 1994 | Richard Rich | Brian Nissen | Richard Rich & Brian Nissen | Richard Rich & Jared F. Brown |
| The Swan Princess: Secrets of the Castle | July 18, 1997 | ||||
| The Swan Princess III: The Mystery of the Enchanted Treasure | August 7, 1998 | ||||
| The Swan Princess: Christmas | November 6, 2012 | Richard Rich, Seldon O. Young & Jared F. Brown | |||
| The Swan Princess: A Royal Family Tale | February 28, 2014 | ||||
| The Swan Princess: Princess Tomorrow, Pirate Today! | September 6, 2016 | ||||
| The Swan Princess: Royally Undercover | March 28, 2017 | ||||
| The Swan Princess: A Royal Myztery | March 27, 2018 | ||||
| The Swan Princess: Kingdom of Music | August 9, 2019 | ||||
| The Swan Princess: A Royal Wedding | August 7, 2020 | ||||
| The Swan Princess: A Fairytale is Born | May 23, 2023 | ||||
| The Swan Princess: Far Longer than Forever | September 19, 2023 |
The Swan Princess (1994)
[edit]The Swan Princess is a 1994 American animated musical fantasy film based on the ballet Swan Lake. Starring the voices of Jack Palance, John Cleese, Steven Wright, and Sandy Duncan, the film was directed by a former Disney animation director, Richard Rich, and produced by Nest Family Entertainment / Rich Animation Studios and with a music score by Lex de Azevedo.[1] The story follows the relationship between Princess Odette and Prince Derek, who, pushed together by their respective parents, dislike each other as children and teenagers, but develop romantic feelings for each other as adults, get married, and are established as the future rulers of the kingdom. It was released theatrically on November 18, 1994, where it received mixed reviews from critics.
The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain (1997)
[edit]The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain / The Swan Princess: The Secret of the Castle is a 1997 American animated musical-fantasy film and the direct-to-video sequel to the animated film The Swan Princess. Directed by Richard Rich (who also directed the original), the film follows Derek and Odette one year after their wedding. Their anniversary celebrations are suddenly disrupted by the actions of the wizard Clavius, who wants to regain the Forbidden Arts and destroy their happiness.
The Swan Princess III: The Mystery of the Enchanted Treasure (1998)
[edit]The Swan Princess: The Mystery of the Enchanted Kingdom / The Swan Princess III: The Mystery of the Enchanted Treasure is a direct-to-video film and the third installment in The Swan Princess franchise. It was released in 1998, directed again by Richard Rich, and features the voices of Michelle Nicastro and Brian Nissen as Odette and Derek. This film follows Derek and Odette having to deal with Zelda, a sorceress who is seeking the Forbidden Arts and wishes to use them to destroy Odette and Derek's happiness.
The Swan Princess: Christmas (2012)
[edit]The Swan Princess: Christmas is a 2012 American animated fantasy film produced by Crest Animation Productions and Nest Family Entertainment, directed by Richard Rich, and starring the voices of Laura Bailey as Odette and Yuri Lowenthal as Derek. It is the fourth film in The Swan Princess series. The first released in 14 years, it follows the adventures of Odette and Derek celebrating their first Christmas together, while dealing with the return of an old enemy. While the three previous films in the series were animated using traditional 2D hand-drawn animation, The Swan Princess Christmas was the first film to be created entirely with 3D CGI animation.
The Swan Princess: A Royal Family Tale (2014)
[edit]The Swan Princess: A Royal Family Tale is a 2014 American animated fantasy film produced by Crest Animation Productions and Nest Family Entertainment, directed by Richard Rich, and starring the voices of Laura Bailey as Odette and Yuri Lowenthal as Derek. It is the fifth film in The Swan Princess series and follows Odette and Derek's adoption of a young girl named Alise, and their battle to defeat the Forbidden Arts. The film marks the 20th anniversary of The Swan Princess. It was released directly to DVD and Blu-ray on February 25, 2014.
The Swan Princess: Princess Tomorrow, Pirate Today! (2016)
[edit]The Swan Princess: Princess Tomorrow, Pirate Today is an American 2016 direct-to-DVD animated sequel and sees Alise on an adventure overseas. Produced by Crest Animation Productions, Nest Family Entertainment and Streetlight Productions,[2] it was directed by Richard Rich and stars the voices of Jayden Isabel as Alise and Grant Durazzo as Lucas.[3] It is the sixth film in The Swan Princess series and follows the adventures of Odette and Derek's daughter Alise on her first journey as a member of the royal family overseas.[4] It was released direct-to-DVD on September 6, 2016.
The Swan Princess: Royally Undercover (2017)
[edit]The Swan Princess: Royally Undercover is a 2017 animated direct-to-DVD sequel and sees Alise and Lucas on a secret spy adventure. It is a musical comedy film produced by Crest Animation Productions and Nest Family Entertainment, directed by Richard Rich and starring the voices of Laura Bailey as Odette, Yuri Lowenthal as Derek, Jayden Isabel as Alise and Grant Durazzo as Lucas. This seventh film in The Swan Princess series was released on DVD and Digital HD on March 28, 2017.
The Swan Princess: A Royal Myztery (2018)
[edit]The Swan Princess: A Royal Myztery is a 2018 direct-to-DVD animated sequel where Odette and her friends investigate the mysterious appearance of the "Z" and learn what it signifies. It was released on March 27, 2018.
The Swan Princess: Kingdom of Music (2019)
[edit]The Swan Princess: Kingdom of Music is a 2019 direct-to-DVD animated sequel where Odette is hosting a music competition to celebrate Princess Alise's birthday. This film commemorates the 25th anniversary of The Swan Princess.
The Swan Princess: A Royal Wedding (2020)
[edit]The Swan Princess: A Royal Wedding is a 2020 direct-to-DVD animated sequel where Princess Odette and Prince Derek are going to the wedding of Princess Mei Li and her beloved Chen. But evil forces are at stake, the wedding plans are tarnished, and true love has difficult conditions.
The Swan Princess: A Fairytale is Born (2023)
[edit]The Swan Princess: A Fairytale is Born is a 2023 direct-to-DVD animated sequel where Princess Odette and Prince Derek are to be crowned the new king and queen while the former Queen Uberta reveals how her life was turned upside-down when she was crowned.
The Swan Princess: Far Longer than Forever (2023)
[edit]The Swan Princess: Far Longer than Forever is a 2023 direct-to-DVD animated sequel where Derek discovers that his father was accused of having deals with pirates forcing him and Odette to go undercover.
Cast and characters
[edit]This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in more than two films in the series.
- An empty grey cell indicates the character was not in the film, or that the character's official presence has not yet been confirmed.
- O indicates an older version of the character.
- Y indicates a younger version of the character.
- D indicates an appearance as a character's disguised voice.
- S indicates an appearance as a character's singing voice.
| Character | Film | |||||||||||
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| The Swan Princess | The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain |
The Swan Princess: The Mystery of the Enchanted Treasure |
The Swan Princess: Christmas |
The Swan Princess: A Royal Family Tale |
The Swan Princess: Princess Tomorrow, Pirate Today! |
The Swan Princess: Royally Undercover |
The Swan Princess: A Royal MyZtery |
The Swan Princess: Kingdom of Music |
The Swan Princess: A Royal Wedding |
The Swan Princess: A Fairytale is Born |
The Swan Princess: Far Longer than Forever | |
| Princess Odette | Michelle Nicastro Liz CallawayOS Adrian ZahiriY Larisa OleynikYS |
Michelle Nicastro | Laura Bailey Summer EguchiS |
Laura Bailey Kathryn S. HillS |
Laura Bailey | Nina Herzog | Nina Herzog Amy Shreeve KeelerS | |||||
| Prince Derek | Howard McGillin Adam WylieY J.D. DanielsYS |
Douglas Sills Kenneth CopeS |
Brian Nissen | Yuri Lowenthal MichaelangeloS |
Yuri Lowenthal David OsmondS |
Yuri Lowenthal | Yuri Lowenthal Sagan CarterY |
Yuri Lowenthal David Paul SmithS | ||||
| Jean-Bob | John Cleese David ZippelS |
Donald Sage MacKay | Clayton James Mackay | |||||||||
| Speed | Steven Wright Jonathan HadaryS |
Doug Stone | Doug Stone Joel BishopS |
Doug Stone | ||||||||
| Puffin | Steve Vinovich | Gardner Jaas | ||||||||||
| Queen Uberta | Sandy Duncan | Christy Landers | Jennifer Miller Jan BrobergS |
Jennifer Miller | Catherine Lavin | |||||||
| Lord Rogers | Mark Harelik | Joseph Medrano | ||||||||||
| Bridget | Bess Hopper Michelle NicastroD |
Rosie Mann | Cameo | Catherine Lavine | Catherine Lavine | |||||||
| Bromley | Joel McKinnon Miller Wes BrewerS |
Owen Miller | Joe Ochman | Silent cameo | ||||||||
| Sir Chamberlain | James Arrington Davis GainesS |
James Arrington | Cameo | James Arrington | Cameo | Brian Nissan | Brian Nissen | Cameo | ||||
| Rothbart | Jack Palance Lex de AzevedoS |
Portrait | Sean Wright | Flashback | Flashback | |||||||
| King William | Dakin Matthews | Portrait | Portrait | Michael Sorich | ||||||||
| Clavius | Jake Williamson Michael LanningS |
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| Knuckles | Joey Camen | |||||||||||
| Zelda | Katja Zoch Michelle NicastroD |
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| Whizzer | Paul Masonson | |||||||||||
| Peter | Doug Stone | Cameo | Chris Smith | |||||||||
| Ferdinand | Cameo | Paul Masonson | Brian Nissan | Brian Nissan | Brian Nissan | |||||||
| Princess Alise | Carly G. Fogleson | Jayden Isabel Olivia BatemanS |
Jayden Isabel | Bleau Essen | Bleau Essen | |||||||
| Lucas | Grant Durazzo | Grant Durazzo | ||||||||||
| King Sebastian | Joe Ochman | Cameo | Joe Ochman | |||||||||
| Number 9/Jasper | David Lodge | |||||||||||
| Scully | Joseph Medrano | Joseph Medrano | Joseph Medrano | |||||||||
| Niccolo | David Lodge | |||||||||||
| Count Antonio | Kirk Thornton | Statue | ||||||||||
| Prince Li | Francis Huang | |||||||||||
| Princess Mei Li | Stephanie Sheh | |||||||||||
| Emperor of Cathary | George Ju | Flashback | ||||||||||
| Ru | Ben King | |||||||||||
| Fang | Lynna Yee | Lynna Yee Stephanie ShehD |
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| Chen | Alexandre Chen | Alexandre Chen Hao FengS |
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| Lord Romberg | Brian Nissan | |||||||||||
| King Maximillian | Jesse Lapierre | |||||||||||
| Queen Wixom | Lin Gallagher | |||||||||||
| Queen Aubri | Mela Lee | |||||||||||
| King Ivan | Joe Ochman | |||||||||||
| King Edgar | Kirby Garrett | |||||||||||
| Queen Genevieve | Mela Lee | |||||||||||
| King Howard | Joe Ochman | |||||||||||
| Crispin | Kirby Garrett | |||||||||||
Additional crew and production details
[edit]| Film | Crew/Detail | |||||||
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| Composer | Lyricist(s) | End Credits title song |
Art Director(s) |
Editor(s) | Production companies |
Distributing companies |
Running time | |
| The Swan Princess | Lex de Azevedo | David Zippel & Lex de Azevedo | "Far Longer than Forever" performed by: Jeffrey Osborne & Regina Belle "Eternity" |
Mike Hodgson & James Koleman | James Koford & Arnetta Jackson-Hamlett | Nest Family Entertainment, Rich Animation Studios |
New Line Cinema | 1hr 30mins |
| The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain |
Lex de Azevedo & Clive Romney | "Far Longer than Forever" performed by: Michelle Nicastro & Kenneth Cope "No Fear (Rap Version)" |
Steven E. Gordon | Joseph Campana & Paul Murphy | Nest Family Entertainment, Rich Animation Studios, Swan II LLC |
Legacy Releasing Corporation, Warner Bros. Family Entertainment, Warner Home Video |
1hr 11 mins | |
| The Swan Princess III: The Mystery of the Enchanted Treasure |
"Because I Love Her" performed by: Connell Moss |
James D. Koford & Paul Murphy | Nest Family Entertainment, Rich Animation Studios, Swan III |
Columbia TriStar Home Video | 1hr 11mins | |||
| The Swan Princess: A Royale Family Tale |
J Bateman | Jenny Frogley & J Bateman | "Right Where I Belong" performed by: Charice |
Kyung Duk Kim | Joseph L. Campana | Sony Wonder, Nest Family Entertainment, Crest Animation Productions, Motion Makers Animation Studio Pvt. Ltd. |
Sony Pictures Entertainment | 1hr 19mins |
| The Swan Princess: Princess Tomorrow, Pirate Today! |
J Bateman & Tyler Castleton | "I'll Be Your Star" performed by: Macy Kate |
Everette JBob Webber | Sony Wonder, Nest Entertainment Productions, Nest Family Entertainment, StreetLight Animation |
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment | 1hr 21mins | ||
| The Swan Princess: Royally Undercover |
"Born to Be Me" performed by: Macy Kate |
Ajit Gangawane | Sony Wonder, Nest Family Entertainment, StreetLight Animation |
1hr 19mins | ||||
| The Swan Princess: A Royal MyZtery |
J Bateman, Emily Pearson & Rob Moffat | "After All" performed by: Lexi Mae Walker |
Arvind Chaurasiya | 1hr 19mins | ||||
| The Swan Princess: Kingdom of Music |
J Bateman | Everette JBob Webber | Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions | 1hr 22mins | ||||
| The Swan Princess: A Royal Wedding |
J Bateman | Joe Campana | 1hr 23mins | |||||
| The Swan Princess: A Fairytale is Born |
J Bateman | "Let The Curtain Rise" performed by: Taylor Bateman |
1hr 23mins | |||||
| The Swan Princess: Far Longer than Forever |
J Bateman | "Far Longer than Forever" performed by: Bo Jacqueline & R. George Banner |
1hr 23mins | |||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (2009). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons (3rd ed.). New York: Checkmark Books. pp. 230–231. ISBN 978-0-8160-6600-1.
- ^ "About Swan Princess". Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ^ "'The Swan Princess: Princess Tomorrow, Pirate Today' Available on DVD Sept. 6". Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ^ Sony Pictures Entertainment (27 June 2016). "The Swan Princess: A Princess Tomorrow, A Pirate Today OFFICIAL TRAILER". Retrieved 28 October 2016 – via YouTube.
- ^ "15 Animated Movies That Ripped Off Better Ones". Screen Rant. February 6, 2018.
External links
[edit]- The Swan Princess: Princess Tomorrow, Pirate Today! at IMDb
- The Swan Princess: Royally Undercover at IMDb
- The Swan Princess: A Royal Myztery at IMDb
- The Swan Princess: Kingdom of Music at IMDb
- The Swan Princess: A Royal Wedding at IMDb
- The Swan Princess: A Fairytale Is Born at IMDb
- The Swan Princess: Far Longer Than Forever at IMDb