Filming on the sequel Disenchanted to the smash Disney hit Enchanted will begin in fairytale transformed Enniskerry from today.
Disenchanted live-action, animated musical romantic comedy is the follow-up to the 2007 fantasy film which will see Amy Adams and Patrick Dempsey return to reprise their updated roles.
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Last minute preperations for the set of Disney’s Enchanted sequel, Disenchanted, before it kicks off in Enniskerry. Pic:Mark Condren
Last minute preperations for the set of Disney’s Enchanted sequel, Disenchanted, before it kicks off in Enniskerry. Pic:Mark Condren
The Wicklow village has been buzzing in anticipation with large crowds gathering in the sunshine throughout yesterday to get a glimpse of the Disney set.
The good weather across Ireland saw temperatures reach highs of 23C in Enniskerry and hitting 25C in other parts of the country.
It is a massive budget production with Disney betting big on the follow-up 14 years after the original which starred Adams as Giselle, an animated woman set to marry Prince Edward, who finds herself trapped in the real world  the film switches from animation to live-action.
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Jennifer, Kyle, Arabella (5), Emielle (5 mths) and Loanna (7) from Dublin, in Enniskerry to catch a last glimpse of the set Disney’s Enchanted sequel, Disenchanted, before it kicks off in Enniskerry. Pic: Mark Condren
Jennifer, Kyle, Arabella (5), Emielle (5 mths) and Loanna (7) from Dublin, in Enniskerry to catch a last glimpse of the set Disney’s Enchanted sequel, Disenchanted, before it kicks off in Enniskerry. Pic: Mark Condren
A sign has been put up in the small town of Enniskerry, featuring a break-down of the shoot dates ahead of filming.
The village will be closed for the most part of their filming hours on shoot dates.
The cast and crew will be filming between the hours of 7am and 10pm from today until Friday.
They will return on July 6 to July 9 between the hours of 5pm and 7pm and then again on July 21 and July 22 from 7am until 10pm.
Signs dotted across the village also state that there will be no parking day or night on any of the shoot dates.
Gardaí and a traffic management team will be assisting with diversions on shoot dates.
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Maricel Bautista from Kiltiernan in Enniskerry to catch a last glimpse of the set Disney’s Enchanted sequel, Disenchanted, before it kicks off in Enniskerry. Pic:Mark Condren
Maricel Bautista from Kiltiernan in Enniskerry to catch a last glimpse of the set Disney’s Enchanted sequel, Disenchanted, before it kicks off in Enniskerry. Pic:Mark Condren
Church Hill will be closed to all traffic during filming hours.
Main Street will be closed tomorrow, while a stop and go system will be in place for all other shoot dates.
Bus scheduled services and emergency vehicles will be accommodated on the R117 on all days.
James Marsden plays Prince Edward while Maya Rudolph, Yvette Nicole Brown and Jayma Mays are also all cast in roles.
Scenes for the musical feature film have taken place in several locations including Dundalk, Dublin city centre and Greystones, with filming expected to take place over four months.
International filmmakers Walt Disney Studios sent out three major casting calls for Irish talent for Disenchanted which they named earlier this year.
A casting call last month, from the Studios in Dublin, requested “technically trained dancers” for roles in the sequel.
It is understood hundreds of extras will be involved in the musical.
The casting is being run by a well-known Irish movie and theatre choreographer and set director Belinda Murphy. Hundreds of extras have been drafted in to play various roles in the film.
The sequel has been a long time coming, having been in development since 2010. The characters Giselle, Robert and Morgan have since moved from New York to the suburbs.
Disenchanted will pick up 10 years after her happily ever after, where Giselle, played by Adams, questions her happiness, inadvertently turning the lives of those in the real world and Andalasia upside down in the process.
Meanwhile, Covid-19 testing is continuing daily on cast and crew members in the RDS in Dublin and on film locations. It is understood that 10m  has been set aside for virus testing alone by the big budget bosses.
Cast and crew will be hoping the warm conditions experienced will continue over the coming weeks.
Todays conditions will be cooler and fresher than of late, with highest temperatures of 15 to 19 degrees. There will be a few showers in northwestern areas during the morning, but it will become mainly dry during the day, with a mix of cloudy and sunny spells.
Forecasts indicate itll be largely dry and clear tonight, with lowest temperatures of five to eight degrees.
 However, tomorrow will be mild or warm. Met Éireann expects it to begin dry with sunshine, though a spell of rain will move on to western coasts by early afternoon.