John Musker, Co-Director Of ‘Aladdin’ And ‘Moana,’ Retires From Disney After 40 Years
 

John Musker is retiring from Walt Disney Animation Studios after 40 years.

Starting at Disney in 1977, Musker, 64, had been a key figure at the Disney animation studio since the early-1980s, where he co-directed and co-wrote seven features with his creative partner Ron Clements: The Great Mouse Detective, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Hercules, Treasure Planet, The Princess and the Frog, and Moana. It’s a monumental and admirable filmmaking legacy – and we can only hope that Musker will someday talk about his experiences making those films and working at the studio in an autobiography.

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This is probably going to have some big changes in the way Disney is done.
He made a lot of Renaissance-era movies - and post-Renaissance movies the way they were.



I just wish he could have had Treasure Planet done like he wanted, especially since it was set up to fail when he finally did get to make it.

Well that is sad to hear.

How exactly did he want Treasure Planet done?

He wanted to make it much earlier, but Jeffrey Katzenburg insisted on prioritizing Pocahontas and Hunchback of Notre Dame.

It was pretty much his "baby" at the time.


I can say at the very least that its timing allowed the combination of 2D and 3D in a single character, but all the circumstances at the time caused it to not be as revolutionary as it could have been.