#hexed

[exammole]

In other news: We’ve had back-to-back announcements from Dana Terraces upcoming show Knights of Guinevere, an indie series obviously ripping into Disney and its corporate greed - and Disneys new movie Hexed, which is a watered down Owl House that strips it from all it’s originality

[toyboyfan]

Hold up, wait.....

[theriverdraws]

Idk why they didn't keep her green :(

(Didn't really "redesign" much of anything. I think it was mainly the posing that was bothering me.)

[disneytva]

Walt Disney Animation Studios To Preview "Hexed" "Frozen III" And New Movie Reveal During Annecy Film Festival Showcase

Witches, the fifth spirit and more are coming to the Annecy Film Festival 2026

Walt Disney Animation Studios is coming with a special showcase panel to the French Festival slated for June 21 to June, 27. The presentation will feature a first look to "Hexed" Directed by Fawn Veerasunthorn, Jason Hand and Josie Trinidad slated for a Thanksgiving release.

The panel will also feature some surprises ahead likely more details of "Frozen III" directed by Jennifer Lee and Trent Correy slated for Thanksgiving 2027 release and a reveal to the unannounced 2028 film which Walt Disney Animation Studios Chief Creative Officer Jared Bush described it as "It would have a unique animation style than what we usually do"

Walt Disney Animation Studios Showcase

Discover an all-new world of magic and go behind the scenes of Disney’s Hexed, an original coming-of-age saga releasing exclusively in theaters this November. On Friday, June 26, filmmakers from Walt Disney Animation Studios will once again take the Bonlieu Grand Theatre stage to unveil never-before-seen footage from the studio’s upcoming original feature film, Hexed. In the all-new magical coming-of-age saga, an unconventional teenage girl discovers secret magical abilities that, once unleashed, hurtle her into a spectacle-filled journey through a hidden realm of witches. Don’t miss this Annecy-exclusive presentation and expect a few surprises!

[sweet-caress-of-twilight]

Something's amiss about Hexed....(warning: contains speculation)

This is a Disney fan blog, so I try not to be a hater on here, but I do have my criticisms of the movies, and with the company's business decisions.

Hexed was announced last year, it was basically about this boy and his high-strung mom getting isekai'd to a magical world.

The concept art gained praise, especially since it highly resembles Alice in Wonderland, though some people criticized the premise for being derivative. The movie is directed by Josie Trinidad and Jason Hand; Trinidad is Filipina and has a son. Disney also put out a casting call for a Filipino boy.

^I know this is a rumor account, but the description seems to line up with Hexed's original description of the young male lead being "awkward." We can put two and two together and reasonably assume that the boy and his mother were based on Trinidad and her son.

We later heard nothing about the movie until today at Cinemacon. A new logo and picture for the movie were shown.

The new logo looks less stylized than the old one, and looks more "business card friendly" or "trademark ready."

And this is a new picture for the movie

As you can see, the male lead has suddenly been changed to a female one at the last minute. The new description is: "Steinfeld will voice the role of Billie, an unconventional teenager from a boring town who accidentally discovers that she’s a witch and finds herself whisked away to a world of magic. Her type-A mom, voiced by Jones, also finds her world upside down." "Disney showed off teaser featuring Steinfeld’s Billie meeting a talking book and pen. “Have you ever been persecuted, drowned or burned at the stake?” the Pen asks, to which Billie quips, “I’ve burned a steak in the microwave.” After Billie signs her name to his pages, the book then introduces her to a “world of magic and wonder.”" Hailee Steinfeld's grandfather is Filipino and African-American, while Rashida Jones is mixed black and white. It seems like here, Disney is completely shying away from cultural specificity.

So, here's what I think happened:

Disney suddenly changed the movie in the middle of production.

They changed the MC into a girl (possibly to compete with KPop Demon Hunters after it garnered acclaim for its female leads?) and removed any explicitly Filipino stuff in order to not seem "woke." This despite the fact that they cancelled Pixar's BeFri for "not appealing to boys" with its female leads, and that the upcoming Dreamworks film Forgotten Island has explicit Filipino representation which has been extremely well-received so far. Disney overhauling movies mid-production is nothing new, remember what happened with The Emperor's New Groove? It would have been interesting to see Kingdom of the Sun, but The Emperor's New Groove still turned out to be a hilarious all-time classic. Maybe Hexed will turn out good...? You can't always tell with Disney nowadays.

[spaceshiporion]

never made one of these but Christ

[paulitastic]

I can tell this Hexed movie will be so ass by the characters' faces alone