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    New Series of Photography from Annie Leibovitz Puts More Stars in More Fantasies As Disney Parks Extends ‘Year of a Million Dreams’

    31 October 2007

    ANAHEIM, Calif., and LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Framed through the lens of renowned photographer Annie Leibovitz, more stars are playing out their fantasies, living out their Disney dreams.

    Actress Rachel Weisz is Snow White, tennis star Roger Federer is King Arthur from “The Sword in the Stone” and actress Julie Andrews is the Blue Fairy from “Pinocchio” with actress Abigail Breslin as Fira from “Disney Fairies” in a new wave of celebrity images celebrating the “Year of a Million Dreams” at Disney Parks.

    They join Scarlett Johansson as Cinderella, Beyoncé as “Alice in Wonderland” twirling in a teacup and David Beckham atop a steed as Prince Phillip from “Sleeping Beauty” in a 14-page insert appearing later this year in several Condé Nast publications. Johansson, Beyoncé and Beckham also starred in the first flight of Leibovitz images last January.

    The new photographs, placing stars in classic Disney fairy tale settings, continue the “Disney Dream Portrait Series” of celebrity images produced by Leibovitz as Disney Parks announces an extension, through 2008, of its “Year of a Million Dreams” celebration.

    Elaborate sets and costuming went into the transformation of Weisz, Andrews, Breslin and Federer. Soundstages morphed into pixie-dusted spectacles as Leibovitz clicked away.

    "It's thrilling to have an opportunity to re-create the characters we all loved as children," Leibovitz says. "The stories are real to my own children now, and their belief inspires me."

    Dreamlike images in a year of dreams was a natural, added Jay Rasulo, chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts.

    “Putting celebrities right inside their fantasies reinforces the power of dreams, where anything is possible,” he said. “Disney’s ‘Year of a Million Dreams’ is about the imaginations and dreams that are inside us all. Through the lens of Annie Leibovitz, these dreams and fantasies come alive. It’s the perfect fit.”

    For Weisz, slipping on the familiar hair band and dress of Snow White was a dream come true. Her finished image, “Where You’re the Fairest of Them All,” is a soft, sylvan scene in which she is surrounded by forest friends.

    “I think you always want to be Snow White, it’s every little girl’s dream,” Weisz said.

    Federer traded his tennis racket for a regal sword, posing on a rock as the gallant King Arthur.

    The finished photo, entitled “Where You’re Always King of the Court,” shows Federer, red cape flowing, beside a roiling sea.

    In another photo, Breslin as Fira (from the “Disney Fairies” series) reposes on a giant leaf while the wand-waving Julie Andrews as the Blue Fairy of “Pinocchio” showers her with pixie dust. “Where the Magic Begins,” reads the photo.

    The special insert will be unveiled in the December editions of Cookie, Condé Nast Traveler, Details, Glamour, GQ, Men’s Vogue, New Yorker, Self, Vanity Fair, Vogue and W.

    On Oct. 1, Disney announced its “Year of a Million Dreams” celebration would be extended throughout 2008 at Disneyland Resort in California and Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. The celebration is filled with new attractions and entertainment plus more “dream-come-true” moments for guests than ever before.

    For information about “The Year of a Million Dreams” celebration, visit disneyparks.com.
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    Beautiful shots, thanks! Rachel Weisz is perfect for Snow White. I heard they were also getting ready to shoot Giselle Bundchen as Wendy, but maybe that was a rumor. It doesn't seem to be a great fit, to me.
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    I don't know. For me, these shots are still a little bizarre. I guess I just don't care for the style.

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    Beautiful shots, but I have to say....I think Rachel makes Snow White look anorexic. She looks like she got soooo skinny! She looked much healthier in her "Mummy" days.
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    Noooo, Julie is Mary Poppins!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by SurferStitch View Post
    Beautiful shots, but I have to say....I think Rachel makes Snow White look anorexic. She looks like she got soooo skinny! She looked much healthier in her "Mummy" days.
    Actually, this is true. And she had a baby not too long ago! Hollywood's obsession with skinny is getting to be a bit much. But she's still lovely to me.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SBETigg View Post
    I heard they were also getting ready to shoot Giselle Bundchen as Wendy, but maybe that was a rumor. It doesn't seem to be a great fit, to me.

    Giselle Bundchen will star in the next installment of this campaign as Wendy. Rumor has it that Peter Pan is none other than Mikhail Baryshnikov.

    I think the shots are great but I'm a big Annie fan.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Patricia View Post
    Giselle Bundchen will star in the next installment of this campaign as Wendy. Rumor has it that Peter Pan is none other than Mikhail Baryshnikov.
    There's more to come??? ugh

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    Quote Originally Posted by Melanears View Post
    I don't know. For me, these shots are still a little bizarre. I guess I just don't care for the style.

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    Wow was I glad to see that I'm not the only one who thinks this! I'm not a fan of Annie's shots - I really didn't care for the first round...

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    I'm on the fence about these photos. I liked the first set better but I can't say that I ever totally understood them. I still don't understand how they convince people to vacation at WDW.
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    Aw, I love them!!! Thanks for posting...if you find anymore, please post! By the way, didn't she have Drew Barrymore as Belle?

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    I think the colors and poses are absolutely astonishing. I personally love Annie's work but I could understand why some might not enjoy it. Personally I think she does a great job of making fantasy seem like a reality. I wish we could live in world so rich in color and detail! Not that our world isn't beautiful already but... ya know..
    I think Rachel's pose and look is great but I agree that her collarbone is sticking out too much. Drew Barrymore as Belle? I don't see that one...
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    I hate the Julie Andrews one. It looks awful. Julie is so beautiful poised, and elegant but that photo makes her look dowdy. Booo.
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    I randomly found this on the internet. It has to be Annie Leibovitz...it looks just like the other pictures.
    Personally, I think this one is my favorite. I've always always always loved Beauty and the Beast, and this looks SO elegant to me!

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    Quote Originally Posted by LauraleeH View Post


    I randomly found this on the internet. It has to be Annie Leibovitz...it looks just like the other pictures.
    Personally, I think this one is my favorite. I've always always always loved Beauty and the Beast, and this looks SO elegant to me!
    Yikes, I actually don't like that one at all. At least with the others, she remained somewhat true the the characters. It's a cool pic but doesn't remind me of Disney's version of B&B at all.
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    Quote Originally Posted by PirateLover View Post
    Yikes, I actually don't like that one at all. At least with the others, she remained somewhat true the the characters. It's a cool pic but doesn't remind me of Disney's version of B&B at all.
    No, it's nothing like the Disney version. I can see how Disney fans wouldn't like it! But I love photography as much as I do Disney, so that probably explains why I like the pictures so much.

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    Looks like the work of Photoshop to me and thus makes them examples of graphic art not photography.
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    That photo of Drew is indeed Annie's work but it's not to be confused with Disney's version of Beauty And The Beast.

    That was a photo layout for Vogue Magazine in 2005.

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