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The clip from the film, a sequel to 2012's
"Wreck-It Ralph" about retro arcade video game characters, sees
Ralph and the mischievous Vanellope enter the world of Internet.
They land in a Disney website that resembles a virtual Disney
theme park and Vanellope interrupts a gathering of Disney
princesses from past and present.
"Seeing all the princesses together, we wanted them to actually
have a nice moment with Vanellope ... she recognizes (them)
being real and that does break down the stereotypes," said John
Lasseter, chief creative officer of Pixar and Walt Disney
Animation Studios.
Disney's princess tales have been criticized by some for
portraying female leads as helpless and in need of rescuing by a
man, such as Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and Snow White. Films
such as "Brave" and "Moana" have seen young princesses breaking
free of tradition to carve their own fate.
In the scene, the princesses - including Snow White, Jasmine,
Tiana, Rapunzel, Elsa and Moana - determine if Vanellope is a
princess by asking her if she has been enslaved or if she has
daddy issues. When she says no to the latter, the princesses
chime "neither do we!"
They then swap their gowns for t-shirts and sweat pants and
discuss the challenges of being perfect - Snow White shows off
her thick glasses and Princess Jasmine reveals she's allergic to
cats despite having a pet tiger.
"These characters are really strong, they're really amazing
characters and we love to think of them way beyond just the
movie that was made," Lasseter said.
"Wreck-It Ralph 2" was part of a presentation of Disney's
upcoming films at D23, a gathering for Disney fans in Southern
California.
Fans were shown concepts and rough scenes for sequels to
Scandinavian princess tale "Frozen 2," the adventures of a
superhero family in "Incredibles 2" and Pixar's upcoming "Coco,"
inspired by the Mexican Day of the Dead festivities.
Actor Josh Gad, who plays "Frozen" snowman Olaf, sang one of the
four new songs from the upcoming 21-minute short film "Olaf's
Frozen Adventure," debuting alongside "Coco" in November.
New films include the fourth "Toy Story" and an untitled
suburban fantasy tale of two brothers on a quest to spend one
last day with their late father.
(Additional reporting by Rollo Ross for Reuters TV; Editing by
Jacqueline Wong)
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