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4 Disney Villains That Deserve Their Own Movies

Michelle Man |
September 30, 2013 | 5:06 p.m. PDT

Staff Reporter

Maleficent, Cruella de Vil, Captain Hook, Jafar and Ursula (Photo via didyouknowwaltdisney/tumblr)
Maleficent, Cruella de Vil, Captain Hook, Jafar and Ursula (Photo via didyouknowwaltdisney/tumblr)
You've seen them in the Classic Disney films, but you've never really noticed them. They are the villains from the many "happily ever after" films you've seen when you were a kid.

These evil characters from your childhood are now returning to the big screen, not as animations but as the protagonists of their own live action movies. 

Many Disney animations have already been made into movies, such as "101 Dalmation" and "Alice in Wonderland," and more adaptations are anticipated to be in theatres. 

Angelina Jolie will be starring in the new "Maleficent" as the sorceress from "Sleeping Beauty," and the classic "Cinderella" is also being brought to the big screen as a live action movie.

Aline Brosh McKenna, who was penning for the "Cinderella" script was just hired to pen "Cruella," the upcoming live action movie of Cruella de Vil from "101 Dalmations."

So, what other villains also have their own story to tell? Here are 4 of them that we'd like to see on the big screen:

'Twisted' from Team Starkid (Photo via popwrapped/tumblr)
'Twisted' from Team Starkid (Photo via popwrapped/tumblr)
1. Jafar from "Aladdin"

Remember the royal vizier from the story of "Aladdin"? The Sultan's most trusted advisor in the palace? Team Starkid, which also made the Youtube famous "A Very Potter Musical,' launched their latest project "Twisted" this summer.

It is a new adaptation of the 'Aladdin' story from Jafar's point of view. How did Jafar know about the Cave of Wonders and the Genie? How did he rise to power in the palace?

"Wicked" has made the Wicked Witch of the West from "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" into a sympathetic, righteous and misunderstood character — perhaps Jafar also has his own story to tell?

How many poor souls have she taken before Ariel's? (Photo via endraxael/tumblr)
How many poor souls have she taken before Ariel's? (Photo via endraxael/tumblr)
2. Ursula from "The Little Mermaid"

She is the sassy half-human, half-octopus villain in the underwater city of Atlantica. Ursula may have granted Ariel her wish to become human for three days, but Ariel is not the first mermaid or merman to be tricked by her.

She mentioned that she was banished from the Palace by King Triton and has used her powers granting requests ever since. What was her role in the underwater palace? What are the untold stories of the poor unfortunate souls prior to Ariel's? We'd like to find out.

Hades is the new mean girl. Period. (Photo via felisirbis/tumblr)
Hades is the new mean girl. Period. (Photo via felisirbis/tumblr)
3. Hades from "Hercules" 

Watching Hades in "Hercules" is like watching an underworld version of "Mean Girls." He is like a sarcastic "friend" of Meg with a great sense of humor.

It'd be great comedy to see a sassy Hades messing around in both the Underworld and the Olympics. Who wouldn't want to see a male version of "Mean Girls" anyway? 

Sid from 'Toy Story' (Photo via damonmalicked/tumblr)
Sid from 'Toy Story' (Photo via damonmalicked/tumblr)
4. Sid Phillips in "Toy Story"

Sid is probably one of the most unlikely villains that would come to your mind when talking about Disney villains. He is sadistic and cruel to toys, but he is just a kid after all.

We saw a glimpse of him years after "Toy Story" in "Toy Story 3" as a garbage truck driver. What is his story? Where did his sadistic tendencies come from? 

Reach Staff Reporter Michelle Man here. 



 

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