The story famously goes that, when animating Peter Pan, Walt Disney based the appearance of Tinker Bell the fairy on Marilyn Monroe, the epitome of sexy femininity and the most desirable woman in the world.
However, Disney is now planning to make a computer-animated, straight-to-video Tinker Bell movie for next year and – for the first time ever in a Disney film – Tinker Bell is to be given a voice. Obviously, finding a voice suitably playful and sexy to fill most people's idea of what Tinker Bell is an uphill – almost impossible – task. Faced with such a huge dilemma, Disney just thought 'screw it' and let the girl from Just Married do it instead. That's right, Brittany Murphy is to be Tinker Bell's raspy, surprisingly low voice.
Despite most people not being able to identify her if she stood in front of them bellowing "I am Brittany Murphy! Come on, I was in Sin City for about three or four minutes!", Brittany Murphy was recently voted as the owner of the tenth-best tits in Hollywood. A title like that brings a set of prestigious perks. Perks like voicing a rubbish fairy in a straight-to-video Disney film. And so help her God if Brittany Murphy isn't going to grab on to that as if her life depended on it.
Disney's run of recycling old characters into a series of mostly unconvincing, straight-to-video films seems to be continuing, with a Tinker Bell movie being the most recently announced. You'll know Tinker Bell as the mute fairy from Peter Pan, of course, but that's all set to change – the 21st century Tinker Bell is independent, sassy, feisty and able to carry an entire film all by herself. And if that means she has to be given the voice of a mostly anonymous, mediocre at best young actress who isn't as famous as she probably should be, then so be it. Brittany Murphy announced the role by saying:
"I've had the good fortune of playing many interesting characters, but none as magical as Tinker Bell. To give Tinker Bell a voice for the first time in history is such an honour."
An honour indeed, and if the Tinker Bell movie is a success, Disney is planning on rolling at least another three Tinker Bell movies out. That's good for Brittany Murphy, and probably less good for all the little girls who'll run screaming from their houses next year asking their parents all sorts of confusing questions about why Tinker Bell has got a man's voice.
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[story by Stuart Heritage]
Ashley says
I can’t believe they would stoop so low as to have Brittany Murphy be the voice of Tinkerbell! I love Tinkerbell, ever since I was a little girl. The day after my 18th b-day, I got her tattooed on my back. I got extremely excited when I found out she’s got her own movie out. BUT WHY BRITTANY MURPHY?!?! She is the worlds most shitty actress, she sucked in Clueless, 8 Mile, Up Town Girls, how many more movies are they going to ruin?!?! Huh? I might not even get it now that they have her as Tinkerbell, maybe a lesser character would be okay BUT NOT TINKERBELL! What were they thinking? Are their heads so far up their asses that they casted Brittany Murphy as Tinkerbell?! Why don’t they just not do it? AUGH! It just flat out pisses me off!
Jesssica says
I love Tinker Bell to death and I don’t think that somone that is so ugly should play such a beautiful girl. I hate brittany murphy’s voice it
sounds like nails on a chalk board. I think that they should pick someone else. the only reason I would buy the new tinkerbell movie
is because of tinker bell. My fience calls me tinkerbell so when I see that brittany murphy is playing her I feel like really ugly.
please Disney pick someone else.
HotTimali says
Well i think that Brittany Murphy would be a good tinkerbell, her voice does not sound like a man at all! Plus she’s really pretty and CAN certainly act.
I’ve always loved Tinker bell, Peter Pan was and still is my favourite disney classic. But if i got to choose someone to be the voice of Tink, Murphy would definatley be in my top 5.
What do you people suggest if you’re so offended???
Gezz, chill peeps!!!!
x x x
Amy says
i think brittany murphy would play a great tinkerbell!
tink is supposed to be a spunky fairy not some pretty primped “OH MY GOD I BROKE A NAIL” barbie! and murphys voice will play a good tink!
i agree with the other girl! chill peeps! lol
get over it!
Tink Me says
OK can someone tell me if Brittany Murphy is to be the new tinkerbell voice then why is (Mae Whitman) the voice in the DVD TinkerBell coming out tomorrow??? I don’t get it, please explain…