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 Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })The Sweatbox is a 2002 documentary produced by Xingu Films and co-directed by Trudie Styler and John-Paul Davidson, covering the making of the abandoned Disney feature Kingdom of the Sun and its slow, painful transformation into the film The Emperor's New Groove. The documentary was made as part of the deal with hiring musician Sting to compose songs for the movie, and was filmed by Sting's wife Trudie Styler.Due to the documentary painting Disney in a rather unfortunate light (as well as a sprinkling of casual profanity), the company has made sure that it will never get an official release—fortunately, copies of the documentary have made their way across the internet, which remains the only way to view it.
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 Auteur License: Roger Allers was basically given free rein to make Kingdom of the Sun as he wanted it for four years after the roaring success of The Lion King (1994). Unfortunately, he lost it in 1998 due to a combo of then Disney president Peter Schneider hating the film as it was when it was only 1/4th of the way done, along with arranged tie in deals with Coca-Cola and McDonald's urging the company to rush the film down the pipeline. The final straw was Disney refusing Roger Allers' request for just six more months of production so the film could be done right, which caused Allers to walk off the project.
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 Broken Aesop: Discussed. Sting, who was hired to compose songs for Kingdom of the Sun (only two of which were used in The Emperor's New Groove) almost pulled out of the final movie because of this—the film was originally going to end with Kuzco building his mansion on a hill further away from Pacha's village and inviting Pacha and his family to stay in it, before Sting pointed out that if Kuzco still built his mansion after all his experiences he wouldn't really have learned anything. Since Sting was a staunch environmentalist, he took this very seriously—fortunately, Disney realized he was right and decided to alter the ending.
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