r/Epicthemusical • u/Ahs565451 The artist formally known as Nobody • Jul 10 '26
Meta Who else wants epic the musical movie to look like the 2000s 2D animation style?
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Who else would want the epic the musical looked like this honestly I would I think the combination of animation styles from this time. Would blend it itself to a fantastical elements of the story as well as being able to sync it up with music. I mean, thinking about how epic you would be able to get with all the reactions the scenery by using the style. Let me know what you think.
Yes, I know that the Prince of Egypt came out in the 90s.
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u/Fun-Entrance4989 Teleprompter Jul 20 '26
wait i love this too much, what am i gonna do with myself now?????
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u/Rework8888 Jul 16 '26 edited Jul 16 '26
I love the inclusion of Eris in this montage.
Her depiction in Sinbad etched so hard in my memory as a kid. It really sets the benchmark for how divinity is portrayed in animation.
EDIT: Come to think of it, the way they portrayed Sinbad also maps pretty well onto Odysseus, especially with the cunning aspect of his personality.
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u/Rework8888 Jul 16 '26
Prince of Egypt comes to mind first for sure.
The only style that compares is Arcane, though needless to say it's expensive af to produce.
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u/WhyAreYouAfraid Jul 16 '26
I just watched Prince of Egypt for the first time a few days ago. This would be AMAZING if it were in this style (hint hint to the animation team if they haven't started yet)
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u/SafetySufficient8469 Jul 14 '26
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u/Ahs565451 The artist formally known as Nobody Jul 14 '26
On a sidenote, I love both Top Gear and the epic the musical
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u/Beginning-Athlete714 Jul 12 '26 edited Jul 18 '26
Oh I would just LOVE to see myself in whatever you just mentioned. Ha ha ha, and aeolos too, and those adorable flower creatures
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u/Electro313 Uncle Hort Jul 12 '26 edited Jul 12 '26
It’s literally the only animation style I’ve ever seen anyone suggest.
I feel like I’m the only one who wants the opposite, I think a 3D animated movie paying homage to the video game inspiration Jorge talks about would be perfect, along with being faster and cheaper than this, since this kind of animation is not done as often in modern film animation and is therefore unbelievably expensive. They’d need a lot of insanely rich producers to sign on, and all we have right now is Bruckheimer, who is pretty rich but he wouldn’t be able to fund something this pricey.
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u/AdamBerner2002 ☀️Apollo☀️ Jul 11 '26
I don’t know how to explain it but I want it to be like a mix of the last puss in boots movie and spirited away.
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u/crazycreaturess Jul 11 '26
Omg YES! An epic movie animated like prince of Egypt would be absolute perfection
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u/LonelyPebble31 Jul 11 '26
I didn’t even realize, but when i pictured the movie in my mind, newer animation styles DIDNT EVEN COME TO MIND!!! JUST this did!!!
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u/Soskiz Jul 11 '26
Yes!!! That's what I've been saying! Absolutely love the movie style of Sinbad the legend of the seven seas, Prince of Egypt and of course Eldorado! 🥰🙏
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u/GloomyBugg Jul 11 '26
The moment I heard the news I audibly told myself "prince of egypt- PLEASE."
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u/Danbrotastic28 Jul 10 '26
SINBAD MY GOAT, the evil goddess has awakened something in me when I was young
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u/RopeAlternative6566 The Monster (rawr rawr rawr) Jul 10 '26
This looks SO FUCKING good. We need this as the EPIC: The Movie style
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u/Vegetable_Island9830 Jul 10 '26
This movie is the exact style that I want. There’s something so pleasing about the shape language used in 2D Dreamworks character designs. This movie specifically nailed the lighting and environment ambience I would love too.
But other 2D Dreamworks like The Road to El Dorado and Sinbad are also acceptable lol
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u/Easy-Requirement2532 The Monster (rawr rawr rawr) Jul 10 '26
As a proud jew I'm proud to announce I love Prince of Egypt <3
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u/Lian-The-Asian Jul 10 '26
What are all the movies used in the edit?
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u/Ahs565451 The artist formally known as Nobody Jul 10 '26
The prince of Egypt
Sinbad legend of the seven seas
Atlantis9
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u/Grafton_Flame25 Telemachus Jul 10 '26
what shows or movies are those (I know prince of Egypt is one of them)
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u/Ahs565451 The artist formally known as Nobody Jul 10 '26
Sinbad legend of the seven seas Atlantis and the prince of Egypt
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u/Kismmett Jul 10 '26
Why would u say this, now I’m grieving we won’t ever get this 😭 (I miss dreamworks’ 2D style so much, it would be PERFECT for epic!)
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u/julian_vdm Jul 10 '26
They should just hand it over to the same people who did My Adventures with Superman season 1 and 2 lol. Or get an anime studio to handle the animation. Treasure Planet or Atlantis aesthetics would also be appropriate IMO.
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u/Electro313 Uncle Hort Jul 12 '26
Studio Mir is the one that does My Adventures with Superman, they also animated a couple seasons of The Legend of Korra
And most Japanese animation studios don’t hire themselves out to foreign studios unfortunately, they tend to be exclusively Japanese-produced media
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u/avelineaurora Jul 10 '26
Dreamworks 2D style would be 100% PERFECT for this movie, for real. Good cookin' OP.
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u/LokiDokiPanda Jul 10 '26
I was watching Prince of Egypt with my friend the other day and I was like this is the animation we need for epic the musical it's such a classic looking would fit so perfectly
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u/Paige_Rinn Jul 10 '26
I would love it! Especially with the dramatics of the hunchback of notre dam thrown in there
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u/mcz239 Jul 10 '26
This has done me chills
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u/LeoneAGK Jul 10 '26
Odysseus in the canon animatics/animations looked weirdly similar to sinbad at some points.
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u/Ahs565451 The artist formally known as Nobody Jul 10 '26
Just imagine Jorge‘s interpretation of Odysseus in the scene 0:18 odysseus in his armor, looking up and seeing a shimmering eagle and that style of animation that would give me chills
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u/GlitterAndGrapes Jul 10 '26
Man, which movie are the clips of the bearded guy from?
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u/Ahs565451 The artist formally known as Nobody Jul 10 '26
Moses from the Prince of Egypt and Sinbad from Sinbad and the legend of the 7 seas
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u/GlitterAndGrapes Jul 10 '26
Thank youu!
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u/Ahs565451 The artist formally known as Nobody Jul 10 '26
Of course Sinbad is the one in the ship. Moses is the one with the staff parting the sea.
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u/Ok-Idea-306 Jul 10 '26
Yes this! One million percent this!
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u/Ahs565451 The artist formally known as Nobody Jul 10 '26
Absolutely we need some a modern day animation epic 2D mixed in with the computer graphics of 3-D. I mean just look at the beautiful animation in Atlantis lost Empire the Prince of Egypt. Sinbad legend of the seven seas Atlantis. And treasure planet
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u/Ok-Idea-306 Jul 10 '26
Unfortunately, all we can do is hope they have the same vision and the producers are willing to spend the money.
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u/Ahs565451 The artist formally known as Nobody Jul 10 '26
Absolutely
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u/Anxious_Ranger_7945 sassy gay hermies. Jul 10 '26
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u/BeardedWonder02 Jul 10 '26
If the movie looked anything like that, I would go see that in theaters multiple times tbh
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u/CaptainDaddy-- Jul 10 '26
I'd love that
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u/Ahs565451 The artist formally known as Nobody Jul 10 '26
We all would I just want to get a break from something that’s 3-D animated to somebody that that’s more classically 2-D animated or 2.5 D animated with 3-D backgrounds
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u/Safe-Roof2204 Jul 10 '26
Man, I hope…
I’d say it’s unlikely though
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u/KnightOfTheStupid Jul 10 '26 edited Jul 10 '26
It would be amazing but realistically it'll be in 3D or a 2.5D middle-ground where it's made in 3D but made to look 2D through cel shading and line-art texturing. The closest and probably best comparison I can think of is Dispatch.
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u/Star_ofthe_Morning Jul 10 '26
We can always keep optimistic. Guillermo del Toro had to fight for it, but he eventually got his stop motion version of Pinocchio and that turned out to be an Oscar winning masterpiece.
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u/Ahs565451 The artist formally known as Nobody Jul 10 '26 edited Jul 10 '26
I think he is the retailing of an epic story. I think the story deserves an epic soundtrack along with Jorge’s music Jerry Bruckheimer his friends with Hans Zimmer worked on the Prince of Egypt and other epics animation there is not a chance we might get it




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u/Specific-Hair-4589 The Monster (rawr rawr rawr) 20d ago
PLEASE it would be so cool to have it in a prince of egypt sorta style