Kingdom Hearts is an especially standard sequence of video video games printed by Square Enix and made in collaboration with the Walt Disney Company. The video games function crossovers with standard Disney characters like Mickey Mouse and franchises like Winnie the Pooh, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Lion King, and lots of extra alongside Square Enix properties like Final Fantasy, The World Ends With You, and Einhänder.
In 2022, it was introduced that Kingdom Hearts IV was in improvement, main many individuals to start speculating on which Disney properties could be introduced into the brand new recreation. The earlier entry introduced in beloved franchises like Frozen and Big Hero 6, and followers have been suggesting new worlds for the sequel that vary from Raya and the Last Dragon to Luca and even twentieth Century Fox properties that Disney now owns like Avatar and The Simpsons.
Fan favourite picks additionally embrace the MCU or Star Wars characters, however for all of the Dinsey movies that get talked about, there are lots that doesn’t make it into the video games. In truth, there are many movies that appear like secure bets to by no means seem within the franchise. Here are the ten Disney movies that can by no means be in the Kingdom Hearts video games.
Lightyear
Kingdom Hearts 3 launched the world of the Toy Story universe, with Woody and Buzz assembly Sora, Donald, and Goofy in Andy’s room. Yet whereas the traditional Toy Story characters appeared, it’s extremely unlikely the latest spin-off movie Lightyear will make an look.
One cause is simply the movie’s underperformance on the field workplace makes it much less of a precedence to include into the sport than movies like Encanto, Turning Red or Onward. The different is the movie’s fundamental premise of being a film contained in the Toy Story universe that Andy noticed and impressed the Buzz Lightyear toy line. This meta premise was tough for mainstream audiences to know and contributed to Lightyear‘s field workplace failure. While Kingdom Hearts has its personal complicated lore the excessive idea nature of the film in its relationship to the Toy Story franchise could be an excessive amount of for Kingdom Hearts.
National Treasure
While a lot of the Kingdom Hearts realms visited within the sequence are standard animated movies, they’ve dipped their toes into live-action franchises however hardly ever. The solely two to be included into the video games have been Tron and Pirates of the Caribbean. With that in thoughts, it might seem to be one other standard Disney franchise produced by Jerry Bruckheimer could be ultimate for the sport sequence: National Treasure.
Yet National Treasure looks like a tough ask, though the movie’s central premise as a scavenger hunt and fetch quest appears ultimate for a online game. Even with a latest sequence on Disney+, it’s unlikely that National Treasure would make an look in Kingdom Hearts with out an appearance by Nicolas Cage’s character Benjamin Franklin Gates. The Pirates of the Caribbean ranges closely function Jack Sparrow, and though Johnny Depp doesn’t voice the character they do use his likeness. It appears like, had Square Enix and Disney would have needed to incorporate National Treasure, they might have already.
The Mighty Ducks
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The Mighty Ducks is an unlimited multimedia franchise for Disney. It options three function movies launched in 1992, 1994, and 1996 in addition to an animated sequence not linked to the flicks however about anthropomorphic duck superheroes. It additionally was not too long ago revived as a Disney+ sequence known as The Might Ducks: Game Changers which was sadly canceled.
Despite The Mighty Ducks having main model recognition at Disney and one the corporate not too long ago tried to revive, it’s arduous to discover a place for this sequence to suit inside Kingdom Hearts outdoors of perhaps a mini-game. The animated sequence model with the cartoon geese feels extra more likely to match inside the Kingdom Hearts world, however the sequence solely lasted one season and has been largely forgotten, so it’s extremely unlikely any model of this sequence will seem.
Herbie the Love Bug
Herbie the Love Bug is certainly one of Disney’s oldest and most iconic movie franchises, regardless of not having been related in many years. The unique movie, The Love Bug, was launched in 1968 and was adopted by three theatrical sequels within the Seventies and early 80s, a made-for-television remake in 1997 from Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania director Peyton Reed (starring Bruce Campbell, of all individuals), and a 2006 relaunch starring Lindsey Lohan.
Herbie the Love Bug is an icon, however he isn’t fairly standard or well-known with common audiences, significantly children who could be taking part in the Kingdom Hearts recreation sequence. While it’s unlikely the characters would go to a world with Herbie it might be good to see him as a summon character, however that is still to unlikely chance.
Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy was Disney’s big-budget motion blockbuster for the summer season of 1990 and was meant to be their reply to Batman. While the movie was successful and earned three Academy Awards out of its seven nominations and is fondly remembered at present for its distinctive visible fashion. While the film didn’t launch a movie franchise like Disney needed and has largely been a cult traditional, the world of Dick Tracy appears good for a online game, significantly one like Kingdom Hearts.
Besides the truth that the film is 33 years previous and certain not nicely remembered to warrant a significant degree within the recreation, the movie rights make this virtually an impossibility. While Disney distributed the movie, it’s the star and director Warren Beatty who owns the movie rights to Dick Tracy. Normally, he would have misplaced the movie rights in any case this time, however in 2010 he produced and starred in Dick Tracy Special that aired as soon as on TCM to retain the rights.
As not too long ago as February 11, 2023, Beatty appeared as Dick Tracy and himself in Dick Tracy Special: Tracy Zooms In, which additionally aired on Turner Classic Movies, serving to him retain the rights. If Square Enix and Disney needed to make use of Dick Tracy in Kingdom Hearts 4 they would wish approval from Warren Beatty.
The Rocketeer
The following summer season after Dick Tracy, Disney guess on one other pulp comedian hero to launch a franchise with The Rocketeer. The film was directed by future Captain America: The First Avenger director Joe Johnston and was a throwback to pulp journey serials, however was a field workplace disappointment in the summertime of 1991.
However, not like Dick Tracy, Disney really nonetheless appears to have the rights to The Rocketeer. They launched a Disney Jr. animated sequence that acted as a unfastened sequel they usually have been in improvement on a sequel with Devotion filmmaker J.D. Dillard that was not too long ago scrapped. The movie’s field workplace disappointment alongside the latest cancelation of a reboot reveals that the franchise isn’t a precedence for Disney and is unlikely to be excessive in consideration for a world in Kingdom Hearts.
The Lone Ranger
One of the final big-budget live-action movies Disney made attempting to chase the Pirates of the Caribbean system, earlier than shifting to MCU and Star Wars movies being the bedrock of their motion franchises, The Lone Ranger was an adaptation of the favored western hero.
The film was one of the high-profile field workplace bombs in latest reminiscence, so that’s one think about why, even when Disney nonetheless had the rights, The Lone Ranger wouldn’t seem in Kingdom Hearts. The different main issue is the varied accusations that encompass stars Armie Hammer and Johnny Depp which make this an total poisonous movie to the touch, and one Disney would reasonably overlook about.
John Carter
John Carter is likely one of the most high-profile and notable bombs in field workplace historical past, and one which Disney will without end be related to. The movie has garnered a cult following and like Tron, the world of John Carter makes for an thrilling prospect to understand in a online game. The alien world of Barsoom aka Mars would make for some thrilling ranges.
However, not solely is it unlikely that Disney would wish to be related to a bomb of this magnitude, however in addition they misplaced the movie rights to the character, so that is one other case of a high-profile potential franchise that Disney guess huge on, failing to launch, and ultimately let go.
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a beloved iconic movie of the Eighties and was a technical marvel that set the template for animated characters interacting in a live-action world. The character of Roger Rabbit was featured in Disney theatrical shorts within the Nineties, virtually received a movie sequel, and even had a cameo in Chip n Dale: Rescue Rangers. It appears odd that Roger Rabbit and Toontown haven’t but been featured in Kingdom Hearts.
It may very well be that the character of the fabric is barely too foolish for the Kingdom Hearts recreation, which is saying one thing for having the ability to combine Winnie the Pooh and Final Fantasy, but additionally it may very well be a rights challenge. Roger Rabbit was developed by means of Amblin Entertainment which is owned by Steven Spielberg who has a deal at Universal Pictures. While Roger Rabbit stays a fixture at Disney parks it appears like avid gamers will not see him, Jessica Rabbit, or another character from the movies in Kingdom Hearts.
Song of the South
Without a doubt, the one Disney film that can by no means ever be in Kingdom Hearts, or actually any Disney materials, is Song of the South. Since its launch, the movie has been controversial for its dealing with of race and Disney has finished the whole lot it will possibly to distance itself from it and has not launched it on dwelling video for the reason that Eighties.
Yet, ridiculously, the animated characters from the movie have been nonetheless the principle focus of the journey Splash Mountain, which is now set to switch them with characters from The Princess and the Frog. Disney would put R-rated Fox properties like Alien and Predator in Kingdom Hearts 4 earlier than something from Song of the South discovered its manner into the sport.