The Hollywood Reporter reports that Susan Sarandon has signed on to play Queen Narissa, a wicked ruler bent on eliminating true love, in Disney’s Enchanted. James Baxter, who worked as the supervising animator for Belle in Beauty and the Beast, will conduct the animated side of Narissa, while Oscar-winning makeup effects artist Rick Baker will treat the queen’s live-action likeness. Interestingly, the Reporter article subtly speaks as if the animation in Enchanted might be traditional, though other recent accounts have hinted otherwise.
Sarandon hailed as Enchanted queen