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Official logo.

Status: Lost

Gigantic was a Disney animated musical based on the fairy tale Jack and the Beanstalk that began production in 2013 but was confirmed to be cancelled in 2017. Set in Spain during the Age of Discovery, the movie would have followed a character named Jack as he discovers a world of giants hidden above the clouds. In 2017, Gigantic production was cancelled for unknown reasons. No footage from the movie has surfaced.

Plot

2013

According to BleedingCool, the story at the beginning of development was not too dissimilar from many adaptations of the fairy tale. The hero was named Jack and he would face off against brother giants named Fee, Fi, Fo, and Fum, which were short for Feebus, Fifen, Fogel, and Fobert. They were led by a giant named Faustus who, while a villain, was said to have a "relatable point of view." Jack would fall in love with a woman above his class, Angelina, daughter of a merchant family, though that family thought him beneath her. Also vying for her love would be Marco, a nobleman interested in travelling and opening up new trade routes. This trio would be joined by pre-teen girl Inma, who was "a scrappy tomboy type – and something of a class warrior." In the world of the film, the humans and the Storm Giants have come to an agreement: the giants keep danger away and in return, the humans work for them and give them food and livestock. But the humans are getting fed up with this which leads our four heroes to journey up where the giants live. Eventually, Jack befriends one of the giants, which changes everything.^[1]

2015

Gigantic would have been set in Spain during the Age of Exploration. It would have followed Jack from the fairy tale as he discovers a world of giants hidden above the clouds. Jack would then befriend a female giant named Inma, who is said to be "11 years old, 60 feet tall, fiery, feisty and a lot to control," and would constantly treat Jack like a doll. Meanwhile, the antagonists of the film known as the Storm Giants would have stood at around 120 feet.

History

While the fairy tale Jack and the Beanstalk had been used as part of Disney's package film Fun and Fancy Free in the 1940s, the studio would also later be keen on making a full feature-length movie out of it. There was an attempt in the early 2000s called You Don't Know Jack About The Beanstalk^[2] and director Chris Buck and art director Mike Giaimo spent some time developing the story during a brief period in 2010 when Frozen was shelved. This was eventually picked back up as Giants in 2013 by director Nathan Greno and then announced as Gigantic at D23 in 2015, where it was slated for a 2018 release.^[3] Songwriting couple Robert Lopez and Kirsten Anderson-Lopez, both of Frozen fame, were writing music for the film and performed the song "Little Man" at that D23 expo. No recordings of the song have ever been released or leaked. According to Slashfilm, here are some of the lyrics:^[4]

"I love my little man, I love my little man, you can make him do this, you can make him do this. You can wash him in a dish, be careful he gets ticklish, my teeny little man. In a life that's kind of lonely, I thought if only, I had a little man."

D23 Expo attendees were also shown some pre-viz clips for the film One was a beanstalk sprouting up into the sky and Jack climbing to the top where he discovers giants, only to be chased by Inma. The other was a clip of the two of them hanging out with Jack clinging to a strand of Inma's hair. On June 30th, 2016, the release date of the movie was pushed back from March 9th, 2018 to November 21st, 2018, with Ralph Breaks The Internet taking the former date^[5]. In October of 2016, writer Meg LeFauve, who was also a screenwriter for Captain Marvel, Inside Out, and The Good Dinosaur, was promoted to co-director.^[6] The release date was later moved again to November 25, 2020, before the film was eventually cancelled in October 2017 when Disney announced that the film had been shelved because it "wasn't working the way they thought."^[7]

Before the film's cancellation, Disney had released several pieces of concept art, including a parody Easter egg in the 2016 animated feature Zootopia as the film Giraffic which Duke Weaselton attempts to sell off bootleg DVDs before being questioned by Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde about the location of the Night Howlers, and included part of one of the intended songs, "Little Man", in its initial D23 presentation. No further materials had been released since its D23 announcement, and no further recordings of the song featured have surfaced.

Availability

As of the writing of this article, no footage from Gigantic has surfaced. Disney has been incredibly tight-lipped with regards to Gigantic. It is also unknown how far the movie was in production before being shelved.

Gallery

Videos

DazzReviews' video on the subject.

Riise's video on the subject.

Announcement from D23 Expo 2015.

Images

Original logo.
Concept art.
Zootopia Easter egg.
Concept art as seen at D23. Could possibly be the storm giants.
Another picture from D23. Features Inma holding Jack.
Concept art of what could possibly be Jack's homeland.
Concept art (or possibly pre-viz) of Jack holding on to Inma's hair.
Concept art Jack stuck in a jar being held by Inma.
Inma Finds Jack in the Cornfields.

The Disney Wiki's article on Gigantic.

References

↑ BleedingCool report on the film from 2013 when it was known as Giants. Retrieved 02 Dec '21
↑ You Don't Know Jack About The Beanstalk appearing on writer Michelle Spitz's website in 2003. Retrieved 02 Dec '21
↑ Slash Film's article on film's development and cancellation. Retrieved 19 Nov '17
↑ Slashfilm article on the announcement at D23 2015. Retrieved 02 Dec '21
↑ Announcement of the first delay. Retrieved 02 Dec '21
↑ Hollywood Reporter article about Meg LeFauve becoming co-director. Retrieved 02 Dec '21
↑ Official announcement of the cancellation. Retrieved 02 Dec '21

[1] BleedingCool report on the film from 2013 when it was known as Giants. Retrieved 02 Dec '21

[2] You Don't Know Jack About The Beanstalk appearing on writer Michelle Spitz's website in 2003. Retrieved 02 Dec '21

[3] Slash Film's article on film's development and cancellation. Retrieved 19 Nov '17

[4] Slashfilm article on the announcement at D23 2015. Retrieved 02 Dec '21

[5] Announcement of the first delay. Retrieved 02 Dec '21

[6] Hollywood Reporter article about Meg LeFauve becoming co-director. Retrieved 02 Dec '21

[7] Official announcement of the cancellation. Retrieved 02 Dec '21

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+'''''Gigantic''''' was a Disney animated musical based on the fairy tale ''Jack and the Beanstalk'' that began production in 2013 but was confirmed to be cancelled in 2017. Set in Spain during the Age of Discovery, the movie would have followed a character named Jack as he discovers a world of giants hidden above the clouds. In 2017, ''Gigantic'' production was cancelled for unknown reasons. No footage from the movie has surfaced.
-'''''Gigantic''''' was a Disney animated musical based on the fairy tale "Jack and the Beanstalk" that was cancelled in 2017.
+==Plot==
+===2013===
+According to BleedingCool, the story at the beginning of development was not too dissimilar from many adaptations of the fairy tale. The hero was named Jack and he would face off against brother giants named Fee, Fi, Fo, and Fum, which were short for Feebus, Fifen, Fogel, and Fobert. They were led by a giant named Faustus who, while a villain, was said to have a "relatable point of view." Jack would fall in love with a woman above his class, Angelina, daughter of a merchant family, though that family thought him beneath her. Also vying for her love would be Marco, a nobleman interested in travelling and opening up new trade routes. This trio would be joined by pre-teen girl Inma, who was "a scrappy tomboy type – and something of a class warrior." In the world of the film, the humans and the Storm Giants have come to an agreement: the giants keep danger away and in return, the humans work for them and give them food and livestock. But the humans are getting fed up with this which leads our four heroes to journey up where the giants live. Eventually, Jack befriends one of the giants, which changes everything.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131023004820/http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/08/21/exclusive-lots-of-details-of-disneys-unannounced-animated-movie-giants/ BleedingCool report on the film from 2013 when it was known as Giants.] Retrieved 02 Dec '21</ref>
-According to the Disney wikia, the plot is as follows: "Set in Spain during the Age of Exploration, the film followed Jack as he discovers a world of giants hidden within clouds. Jack befriends the female giant Inma, who's "11 years old, 60 feet tall, fiery, feisty and a lot to control" and treats him like a living doll, Greno said. Meanwhile, the antagonists, Storm Giants, stand at 120 feet."
+===2015===
+''Gigantic'' would have been set in Spain during the Age of Exploration. It would have followed Jack from the fairy tale as he discovers a world of giants hidden above the clouds. Jack would then befriend a female giant named Inma, who is said to be "11 years old, 60 feet tall, fiery, feisty and a lot to control," and would constantly treat Jack like a doll. Meanwhile, the antagonists of the film known as the Storm Giants would have stood at around 120 feet.
-''Gigantic'' began production in 2013, then under the title ''Giants'', and was announced under the former title at D23 in 2015, then slated for a March 2018 release. It was under the direction of Nathan Greno, who had directed ''Tangled'', and Meg LeFauve, who was a screenwriter for ''Captain Marvel'', ''Inside Out'', and ''The Good Dinosaur'' and was to feature songs by Robert Lopez and Kirsten Anderson-Lopez, both of ''Frozen'' fame. The release date was later moved to November 2018, and then again to 2020, until in October 2017 when Disney announced that the film had been shelved because it "wasn't working".
+==History==
+While the fairy tale Jack and the Beanstalk had been used as part of Disney's package film ''Fun and Fancy Free'' in the 1940s, the studio would also later be keen on making a full feature-length movie out of it. There was an attempt in the early 2000s called ''You Don't Know Jack About The Beanstalk''<ref>[https://animatedviews.com/2003/upcoming-projects-from-disney/ You Don't Know Jack About The Beanstalk appearing on writer Michelle Spitz's website in 2003.] Retrieved 02 Dec '21</ref> and director Chris Buck and art director Mike Giaimo spent some time developing the story during a brief period in 2010 when ''Frozen'' was shelved. This was eventually picked back up as ''Giants'' in 2013 by director Nathan Greno and then announced as ''Gigantic'' at D23 in 2015, where it was slated for a 2018 release.<ref>[http://slashfilm.com/gigantic-canceled/ Slash Film's article on film's development and cancellation.] Retrieved 19 Nov '17</ref> Songwriting couple Robert Lopez and Kirsten Anderson-Lopez, both of ''Frozen'' fame, were writing music for the film and performed the song "Little Man" at that D23 expo. No recordings of the song have ever been released or leaked. According to Slashfilm, here are some of the lyrics:<ref>[https://slashfilm.com/539431/disney-gigantic-jack-and-the-beanstalk/ Slashfilm article on the announcement at D23 2015.] Retrieved 02 Dec '21</ref>
-Before the film's cancellation, Disney had released several pieces of concept art, included an Easter egg in the 2016 animated feature ''Zootopia'' as the film ''Giraffic'', and included part of one of the intended songs, "Little Man", in its initial D23 presentation. No further materials had been released since its D23 announcement, and no recordings of the song featured has surfaced.
+<blockquote>"I love my little man, I love my little man, you can make him do this, you can make him do this. You can wash him in a dish, be careful he gets ticklish, my teeny little man. In a life that's kind of lonely, I thought if only, I had a little man."</blockquote>
+D23 Expo attendees were also shown some pre-viz clips for the film One was a beanstalk sprouting up into the sky and Jack climbing to the top where he discovers giants, only to be chased by Inma. The other was a clip of the two of them hanging out with Jack clinging to a strand of Inma's hair. On June 30th, 2016, the release date of the movie was pushed back from March 9th, 2018 to November 21st, 2018, with ''Ralph Breaks The Internet'' taking the former date<ref>[https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/sequel-to-wreck-it-ralph-hits-theaters-on-march-9-2018/ Announcement of the first delay.] Retrieved 02 Dec '21</ref>. In October of 2016, writer Meg LeFauve, who was also a screenwriter for ''Captain Marvel'', ''Inside Out'', and ''The Good Dinosaur,'' was promoted to co-director.<ref>[https://hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/captain-marvel-writer-meg-lefauve-934290/ Hollywood Reporter article about Meg LeFauve becoming co-director.] Retrieved 02 Dec '21</ref> The release date was later moved again to November 25, 2020, before the film was eventually cancelled in October 2017 when Disney announced that the film had been shelved because it "wasn't working the way they thought."<ref>[https://hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/disney-shelves-jack-beanstalk-film-gigantic-1047482/ Official announcement of the cancellation.] Retrieved 02 Dec '21</ref>
+Before the film's cancellation, Disney had released several pieces of concept art, including a parody Easter egg in the 2016 animated feature ''Zootopia'' as the film ''Giraffic'' which Duke Weaselton attempts to sell off bootleg DVDs before being questioned by Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde about the location of the Night Howlers, and included part of one of the intended songs, "Little Man", in its initial D23 presentation. No further materials had been released since its D23 announcement, and no further recordings of the song featured have surfaced.
+==Availability==
+As of the writing of this article, no footage from ''Gigantic'' has surfaced. Disney has been incredibly tight-lipped with regards to ''Gigantic''. It is also unknown how far the movie was in production before being shelved.
 ==Gallery==
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+===Videos===
-File:Giants.jpg|Original logo
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+  |description1 =DazzReviews' video on the subject.
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+  |description2 =Riise's video on the subject.
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+  |description3 =Announcement from D23 Expo 2015.
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+===Images===
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="150px">
+File:Giants.jpg|Original logo.
+File:Gigantic_Concept_Art.jpg|Concept art.
+File:Giraffic.jpg|''Zootopia'' Easter egg.
+File:Stormgiants.jpg|Concept art as seen at D23. Could possibly be the storm giants.
+File:Fywirkmnn.jpg|Another picture from D23. Features Inma holding Jack.
+File:Concept.jpg|Concept art of what could possibly be Jack's homeland.
+File:Gigantic D23.jpg|Concept art (or possibly pre-viz) of Jack holding on to Inma's hair.
+File:Gigantic D23 2.jpg|Concept art Jack stuck in a jar being held by Inma.
+File:FL7WvnyXMAYJPV2.jpg|thumb|Inma Finds Jack in the Cornfields.
 </gallery>
+==See Also==
+===Advertisements===
+*[[The Incredibles (found full version of McDonald's Happy Meal commercial for Pixar animated film; 2004)]]
+*[[The Incredibles (found online promotional trailers for Pixar animated film; 2004)]]
+*[[Pixar (partially lost early CGI animated commercials from animation studio; 1989-1998)]]
+===Animation (Disney)===
+*[[Alice in Wonderland (partially lost original draft of Disney animated film; 1939)]]
+*[[Aladdin (found Howard Ashman treatment of Disney animated film; 1988)]]
+*[[American Dog (partially found original version of "Bolt" Disney animated film; 2007-2008)]]
+*[[The Black Cauldron (partially found deleted scenes of Disney animated film; 1985)]]
+*[[Chanticleer (partially found production material of cancelled Disney animated film; 1940s-mid 1960s)]]
+*[[Chicken Little 2 (partially found production material of cancelled sequel to Disney animated comedy film; 2006)]]
+*[[Disney Circle Seven Animation (partially lost production material of cancelled Pixar sequel films; 2004-2006)]]
+*[[Dumbo II (partially found production material from cancelled Disney animated sequel film; 2000s)]]
+*[[Fantasia 2006 (partially lost production material for cancelled Disney animated sequel film; 2002-2004)]]
+*[[Fraidy Cat (lost production material of cancelled Disney animated film; 2004-2005)]]
+*[[Frozen (partially found early drafts of Disney animated film; 1937-2012)]]
+*[[The Jungle Book (lost Bill Peet version of Disney animated film; 1963-1964)]]
+*[[Kingdom of the Sun (partially found original version of "The Emperor's New Groove" Disney animated film; late 1990s)]]
+*[[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (partially found production material and deleted scenes of Disney animated sequel film; 1995-1998)]]
+*[[Maleficent (lost production material of cancelled Disney animated film; 2003-2005)]]
+*[[Music Land (lost Disney animated anthology film; 1955)]]
+*[[My Peoples (partially found production material of cancelled Disney animated film; late 1990s-early 2000s)]]
+*[[Phineas and Ferb (lost production material of cancelled theatrical film of Disney Channel animated series; 2010s)]]
+*[[The Search for Mickey Mouse (lost production material of cancelled Disney animated film; 2002)]]
+*[[The Seven Dwarfs (partially found production material of cancelled direct-to-video prequel to "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" Disney animated film; 2000s)]]
+*[[Tangled (partially found early drafts of Disney animated film; 2001-2010)]]
+*[[Tinker Bell (partially found first draft of Disney animated film; 2007)]]
+*[[Treasure Planet II (lost production material of cancelled Disney animated sequel film; 2002)]]
+*[[Wild Life (lost production material for cancelled Disney animated film; late 1990s-2000)]]
+*[[Zootopia (partially found pre-rewrite version of Disney animated film; early 2010s)]]
+===Animation (Pixar)===
+*[[A Tin Toy Christmas (lost production material of cancelled Pixar animated Christmas TV special; early 1990s)]]
+*[[Cars 3 (lost deleted scene of Pixar animated sequel film; 2017)]]
+*[[The Good Dinosaur (lost original version of Pixar animated film; 2011-2013)]]
+*[[Inside Out (lost original Bing Bong death scene of Pixar animated film; 2015)]]
+*[[Made in Point Richmond (found miscellaneous content from Pixar DVD; 1986-2000)]]
+*[[Newt (partially found production material of cancelled Pixar animated film; early 2010s)]]
+*[[Toy Story (partially found early test footage of Pixar animated film; 1992)]]
+*[[Toy Story 4 (found original script of Pixar animated sequel film; 2013-2017)]]
+*[[Toy Story & Toy Story 2 (partially found intermissions for 3D double feature re-release of Pixar animated films; 2009)]]
+*[[Toy Story "Black Friday Reel" (partially found rough cut of Pixar animated film; 1993)]]
+*[[Toy Story "Jessie" (found Patsy Montana Award acceptance speech animation of Pixar character; 2000)]]
+*[[WALL·E (partially found original treatments of Pixar animated film; 1994-2008)]]
+===Audio===
+*[[Enchanted (lost deleted song from Disney live-action/animated fantasy comedy film; 2007)]]
+*[[Fantasia (partially lost original audio of Disney animated film; 1940)]]
+*[[Jack Wagner (partially lost Disney Park background music collection from American actor; 1970s-2001)]]
+*[[Mars Needs Moms (found Seth Green vocal performance of Disney motion-capture animated film; 2011)]]
+*[[The Nightmare Before Christmas (lost original Vincent Price audio of Disney stop-motion animated film; early 1990s)]]
+*[[Pinocchio (lost Mel Blanc's "Gideon the Cat" dialogue from Disney animated film; 1940)]]
+*[[Toy Story 2 (partially found Bullseye dialogue test footage from Pixar animated sequel film; late 1990s)]]
+===Live Action===
+*[[101 Dalmatians (found "Spotted Landmarks" teaser trailer of Disney live-action film; 1995-1996)]]
+*[[Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (found deleted scenes from Disney live-action film; 1993)]]
+*[[Sleeping Beauty (partially found live action reference material for Disney animated film; 1959)]]
+*[[Something Wicked This Way Comes (lost original cut of Disney dark fantasy film; 1982)]]
+*[[Walt Disney (lost physical Mickey Mouse animation reference footage of animator; late 1930s)]]
+===Short Films===
+*[[Alice Comedies (partially lost series of Walt Disney animated short films; 1920s)]]
+*[[Blowin' in the Wind (found Pixar animated short film; 1985)]]
+*[[Lafflets (lost series of Walt Disney animated short films; 1922-1923)]]
+*[[Language Arts Through Imagination (found series of Disney educational short films; 1988-1989)]]
+*[[Mickey and Minnie Mouse (lost unauthorized pornographic animated short film; existence unconfirmed; 1936)]]
+*[[Mickey's Man Friday (partially found production material of unproduced remake of Disney animated short film; 1939-1941)]]
+*[[Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (partially lost series of Walt Disney animated short films; 1927-1928)]]
+*[[Poor Papa (found "Oswald the Lucky Rabbit" Walt Disney animated short film; 1927)]]
+*[[The Princess Academy (lost production material of cancelled Disney animated short film; 2009)]]
+*[[Short Subject aka "Mickey Mouse in Vietnam" (found unofficial animated short film; 1968)]]
+*[[Tales from Radiator Springs "To Protect and Serve" (lost episode of "Cars" animated miniseries; 2015)]]
+*[[Totally Twisted Fairy Tales (partially found Disney animated short series; 1997)]]
+*[[Uncle Walt (lost unauthorized Disney short film; 1964)]]
-==Sources==
+==External Links==
-[http://www.slashfilm.com/gigantic-canceled/ Article on film's development and cancellation]
+*[http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Gigantic The Disney Wiki's article on ''Gigantic''.]
-[http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Gigantic Disney wikia Gigantic article]
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
 [[Category:Lost animation]]
 [[Category:Lost films]]
+[[Category:Completely lost media]]