Encanto's Original Bruno Plans Would've Killed The Disney Movie
Had the creators of Encanto pursued their original plans for Bruno Madrigal, the Disney movie would have been affected negatively. Encanto's directors Jared Bush and Byron Howard revealed that a significant part of the film’s story was conceived differently. However, because they decided to reevaluate Encanto's plot and characters — especially Bruno, voiced by John Leguizamo — they managed to create a critically acclaimed musical.
Originally, Bruno was called Oscar in previous versions of Encanto, a nod at how different the character was supposed to be. Howard shared the stages Bruno’s character development went through, starting with his age. Instead of the thirty-year difference shown between Mirabel (Stephanie Beatriz) and her estranged uncle, at one point, the two were closer in age. Because of that, Encanto almost became a buddy movie starring the two Madrigals. But, as the film’s directors fleshed out the characters’ powers, they realized that Bruno’s clairvoyance could make him an outcast from his family and the community. This consequence of Bruno’s powers eventually became the premise of the hit Lin-Manuel Miranda song «We Don’t Talk About Bruno.»
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When Encanto was released theatrically, it underperformed, and it only garnered wider success upon its Disney+ streaming release. A part of this sleeper hit triumph is the crowd-favorite “We Don’t Talk About Bruno,” which took households by storm, broke and set music records, sparked curiosity among viewers, and started online interactions with fans. So, if Encanto’s directors pushed through with the original version of Bruno shared in an interview (via Empire), the film would not have been as impactful
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