Encanto 2? How It's Setup To Be Disney's Next Big Animation Franchise
Encanto is Disney’s latest animation success, and it has everything to become the Mouse House’s next big animation franchise. Walt Disney Pictures has explored different genres for decades, always with a family-friendly approach, but it continues to be best-known for its animated movies. Disney continues to be a powerhouse in the world of animation, bringing at least one animated movie every year, and in 2021 it had two big releases: Raya and the Last Dragon and Encanto, and the latter became a huge hit.
Directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard, Encanto takes viewers to Colombia to meet the Madrigal family. Years ago, Alma Madrigal a.k.a. Abuela (María Cecilia Botero), and her husband Pedro were forced to flee a village with their baby triplets due to an armed conflict. Pedro didn’t make it, but Alma was granted a miracle and her candle attained magical qualities, building a sentient house (Casita) for her and her kids and a magical realm around it. The candle continued to protect them and the town for decades, and it also granted each Madrigal descendant a magical gift – except for Mirabel (Stephanie Beatriz). This led her to feel left out of the family, but when Casita starts to crack and everyone’s powers begin to weaken, Mirabel sets out to save the miracle, her family, and the whole town.
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Encanto got a limited theatrical release before being sent to Disney+, and it has become a big success, going viral on social media, and the soundtrack, specifically the song “We Don’t Talk About Bruno”, breaking records. Although a sequel hasn’t been announced, Encanto is already set up to be Disney’s next big animation franchise, with the potential
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