The Emperor's New Groove (franchise)
| The Emperor's New Groove | |
|---|---|
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| Created by | |
| Original work | The Emperor's New Groove (2000) |
| Owner | The Walt Disney Company |
| Years | 2000–2008 |
| Films and television | |
| Film(s) |
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| Animated series | The Emperor's New School (2006–2008) |
| Direct-to-video | Kronk's New Groove (2005) |
| Games | |
| Video game(s) | |
| Audio | |
| Soundtrack(s) | The Emperor's New Groove (2000) |
The Emperor's New Groove is a Disney media franchise that started in 2000 with the release of the animated feature film of the same name, produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures.
Films
- The Emperor's New Groove is a 2000 American animated comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures on December 15, 2000.
- Kronk's New Groove, also known as The Emperor's New Groove 2: Kronk's New Groove, is a 2005 direct-to-video animated musical comedy film released by The Walt Disney Company on December 13, 2005. The film is the sequel and spin-off to the 2000 animated film The Emperor's New Groove.
Documentary films
The Sweatbox is a documentary designed to show behind the scenes footage of Kingdom of the Sun. In reality, it illustrated the slow and painful transformation from Kingdom of the Sun to The Emperor's New Groove, including the director, Sting (whose wife created the documentary), artists, and voice cast being dismayed by the new direction. Its major theme is creative-executive conflicts.
Unproduced film
- Kingdom of the Sun was the original draft of the film that went through massive changes and eventually became #ReleaseTheSnyderCut movement, fans have started the similarly named #ReleaseTheAllersCut movement for Disney to complete and release the original film.[2]
TV series
- The Emperor's New School is an American animated television series that aired on Disney Channel. The show is based on the characters from The Emperor's New Groove and its direct-to-video sequel Kronk's New Groove, with several contradictions to both films. It aired from 2006-2008.
Video games
- Sandbox Studios for the Game Boy Color.
- The Emperor's New Groove Groove Center is a part of the Disney's Activity Center series, which allows the player to do activities that tie into the film upon what it is based.
Music
- The Emperor's New Groove is the soundtrack to the film, which included many songs that were originally written for Kingdom of the Sun and then discarded.
- Academy Awardnomination for Best Original Song at the 73rd Academy Awards in 2001.
- Snuff out the Light was the deleted villain song from Kingdom of the Sun, to be sung by Yzma (played by Eartha Kitt). It demonstrated that she thought light made people age, so if she could force the world into total darkness she could be beautiful and young forever.
Other media
- Kuzco, Pacha, Yzma and the Royal Recordkeeper have guest appearances in the animated television series House of Mouse. Kuzco also appears in the series' direct-to-video film Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse.
- In the world builder video game Disney Magic Kingdoms, Kuzco, Pacha, Yzma and Kronk appear as playable characters, as well as attractions based on Mudka's Meat Hut and Yzma's Lair, being unlocked during the progress of the game's main storyline. In the game the characters are involved in new storylines that serve as a continuation of The Emperor's New Groove (ignoring other material in the franchise).[3]
- An alternate version of Kuzco appears as a playable character in the video game Disney Mirrorverse.[4]
Common elements
Cast and characters
List indicator(s)
- A dark gray cell indicates the character was not featured in that installment.
- A Y indicates a voice actress portrayed a younger version of their character.
| Characters | Films | Television series | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Emperor's New Groove | Kronk's New Groove | The Emperor's New School | ||
| Season 1 | Season 2 | |||
| Emperor Kuzco | David Spade | J. P. Manoux | ||
| Pacha | John Goodman | Fred Tatasciore | John Goodman | |
| Yzma | Eartha Kitt | Eartha Kitt | Eartha Kitt | |
| Mark Dindal[a] | Grey DelisleY
| |||
| Kronk Pepikrankenitz | Patrick Warburton | |||
| Chicha | Wendie Malick | |||
| Chaca | Kellyann Kelso | Jessie Flower | ||
| Tipo | Eli Russell Linnetz | Shane Baumel | ||
| Bucky | Bob Bergen | |||
| Rudy | John Fiedler | Travis Oates | ||
| Matta | Patti Deutsch | |||
| Miss Birdwell | Tracey Ullman | |||
| Papi | John Mahoney | Jeff Bennett | ||
| Marge | April Winchell | |||
| Tina | ||||
| Malina | Jessica DiCicco | |||
Crew
| Films | Director(s) | Producer | Writer | Story | Composer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Emperor's New Groove | Mark Dindal | Randy Fullmer | David Reynolds | Chris Williams and Mark Dindal | John Debney |
| Kronk's New Groove | Elliot M. Bour & Saul Andrew Blinkoff | John A. Smith | Tom Rogers | Tony Leondis & Michael LaBash and Tom Rogers | Mark Watters |
| Film | Critical | Public | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | CinemaScore | ||
| The Emperor's New Groove | 86% (134 reviews)[5] | 70% (28 reviews)[6] | A[7] | |
| Kronk's New Groove | 0% (6 reviews)[8] | — | — | |
Notes
- ^ Dindal provided the voice of Yzma in scenes in which the character takes the form of a cat.
References
- ^ "Legacy Content".
- ^ "#releasetheallerscut Hashtag Videos on TikTok".
- ^ "Update 43: The Emperor's New Groove | Livestream". YouTube. August 21, 2020.
- ^ "Kuzco - Disney Mirrorverse". Kabam. 10 January 2023.
- ^ "The Emperor's New Groove". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
- ^ "The Emperor's New Groove". Metacritic.
- ^ "CinemaScore". CinemaScore. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ "Kronk's New Groove". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
