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Idina Menzeladmits that she was “fine” with not singing in Disney’s 2007 fairytale movie musicalEnchanted.
But the Tony Award winner, 50, is “really excited” for fans to see her belt it out in the long-awaited sequelDisenchanted, which premieres next year on Disney+. “They gave me songs. They gave me music to sing, which I didn’t have in the first one, which was fine actually, everyone else made a big deal about it,” she tells PEOPLE, while discussing her new partnership with Rice Krispies' 365 Days of Love and Support campaign.
“I was happy to be hired as just an actress, but now I’m really excited because these songs, Stephen Schwartz and Alan Menken wrote, the songs are incredible,” Menzel adds. “But there’s so much music, andAmy [Adams]singing her butt off, and it’s justPatrick [Dempsey]singing and tap dancing. It’s really glorious and joyful and people are going to love it.”
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Menzel admits that she’s now a “superfan” of Adams, 46, after they filmed the first movie 15 years ago. “I got to meet Amy Adams 15 years ago and she was a rising star,” Menzel recalls. “And then through the last 15 years, I’ve become a superfan of hers. And so to be a fly on the wall and watch her work… I learned a lot from her.”
Disenchantedhas Menzel reunite with Adams, Dempsey and Marsden, 47, whom she calls “the most lovely, funny, charming person.“Maya Rudolphalsojoined the cast in Mayas the sequel’s villain, Malvina Monroe.
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Production onDisenchantedwrapped earlier this month in Ireland. The movie is expected to premiere exclusively on Disney+ sometime in 2022.
source: people.com
