WWTD 071 - Around the World in 80 Days: Cameo Smorgasbord

It's easy to imagine a reality where Disney's Around the World in 80 Days went down in history as a classic. After all, it stars noted and beloved martial artist and actor Jackie Chan, the versatile British comedian and performer Steve Coogan, and features enough cameos in the second half that it almost made our hosts' heads spin. But, alas, that is not the reality, as this live action cartoon ended up bombing hard at the box office, despite all it had going for it. Where did it all go wrong? Could it have been the choice to let one of Adam Sandler's buddies, whose last film was The Waterboy, direct an action-packed, globe-spanning adventure? The decision to change protagonists partway through probably didn't help much. It's unclear whether getting all the British actors to act approximately 200% more British helped or hurt the film in the end. Join Vicky, Nolan and Jill as we try to get to the bottom of what went wrong this week on We Want The D.