The Disney Company has gone the gamut from creating mythical characters and are now recreating those characters in real life — courtesy of a little help from Annie Leibowtiz who will photograph celebrities as their favorite Disney characters. for the DISNEY DREAM PORTRAIT SERIES Celebrities include Rachel Weisz as Snow White, Roger Federer as King Arthur from The Sword in the Stone and even Julie Andrews as the Blue Fairy from Pinocchio!
This collection of celebrity images is part of Disney’s ongoing “Year of a Million Dreams” celebration. The event–which was extended throughout 2008 — features David Beckham as Prince Phillip from “Sleeping Beauty,” Scarlett Johansson as Cinderella and Beyoncé as Alice in Wonderland.
The “Disney Dream Portrait Series” will be seen in various magazines beginning in December 2007.
Weisz, who is seen with a blue and white bird resting on her hand while she befriends animals in a forest, said: “I’m a woman now, but it doesn’t matter what age your are, I think you always want to be Snow White. “It is every little girl’s dream.
“And to be photographed by Annie, one of the great living artists, is really an amazing collaboration.” Ms Leibovitz said: “She was so Snow White. Rachel Weisz was just a perfect Snow White.” ( quoted from Daily Mail, UK)
“The more fantasy these scenes evoke, the better story they tell”, said Leibowitz,
“When you work with this calibre of actor, it takes just a few seconds, a few minutes, to do these pictures.”
The images for Disney’s Year of a Million Dreams celebration, which has been extended to the end of next year, feature Julie Andrews as the Blue Fairy from Pinocchio and men’s world tennis number one Roger Federer as King Arthur.
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Stevie Wilson
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