ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN JANUARY 2015
Kingdom of the Sun
Lost Disney FilmsBefore The Emperor's New Groove was an Incan roadtrip buddy comedy, it was an Incan 'Prince and the Pauper.'
In 'Kingdom of the Sun,' a bored prince trades places with a young llama herder who looks exactly like him. The evil sorceress Yzma changes the prince into a llama, stranding both prince and pauper in unfamiliar territory.
Kingdom of the Sun failed to wow test audiences and production lagged. Eventually, the film was totally overhauled, ditching tons of work and several songs from musical collaborator Sting.
The protagonist is Pacha, an eighteen year old llama herder voiced by Owen Wilson. Pacha meets Emperor Manco, who he looks and sounds identical, and they decide to switch places in order to let Manco take a break from his royal duties. A romantic plot involved Nina,
Manco's fiance, falling for Pacha, while Manco is with the female llama herder, Mata,
who joins him in his quest back home. Yzma is a sorceress and member of the Royal Court who longs to be young and beautiful like she was years prior. She creates a plan to block out the sun. Her minions consist of a talking talisman known as Hucua, three mummies named Mick, Bowie and Lemmy, and the dark force Supai, and Kronk does not exist. Yzma turns Manco into a llama, which the emperor-llama learns humility in his new form. The climax involved Pacha and Manco set out to undo the witch's plans, and Yzma summoning Supai to engulf the kingdom, but ultimately being killed by the sun, which Pacha lassoed and pulled down to Earth.
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