#merlin the sword in the stone

[joshuasumter]

Joshua and the Ironheart Fairy

My self-insert crossover parody retelling/reimagining of The Princess and the Frog (2009), starring ME -- Joshua Sumter and the Ironheart Fairy!

Short summary/premise: An autistic young boy learns a lesson in love when a fateful kiss with a fairy sends him on a mystical yet familiar modern twist adventure, setting off a hilarious chain of events.

Synopsis: Think you know the story of Disney's 'The Princess and the Frog'? Well, think again! Imagine a crossover parody alternate universe retelling of the original 2009 animated classic where an autistic young boy, who once had it all and lived an awesome single life, learns a lesson in love when he meets a fairy, and a fateful kiss sets off a hilarious chain of events that turns things upside down for him.

Set in an alternate universe that reimagines and retells Disney's The Princess and the Frog, young and autistic Joshua Sumter (Me) thinks he's in the groove and on top of the world as he started out his own single life. His hopeless romantic friend Lewis (Meet the Robinsons) read about true love and was hoping Joshua would find his. But he has everything he needed for living his best, yet awesome single life and romance would be the last thing on his mind for now as he makes his own moves, doing his own things, hanging out with friends, all that jazz.

Then, one day, as things seem to be turning around, a weird twist of fate happens when Nadia Van Dyne (Wasp), the relative of the great Hank Pym, comes to town, prompting Lewis to throw a huge, epic party for her. During the party, Joshua slipped away to be alone for a while when suddenly, two shrunk girls appeared, introducing themselves as the REAL Nadia Van Dyne and her friend, the super-smart Riri Williams (Ironheart), who are in quite of a pickle and begged Joshua for help...

On the very day Nadia was to meet Lewis, she and Riri (with Ms. Grunion (Mr. Peabody & Sherman) in tow) came to town in search of fun and adventure until their arrival caught the attention of witty voodoo slick talker Frederique "Freddie" Facilier (Descendants: Wicked World), who puts her scheme of voodoo madness into action by luring the two girls and Ms. Grunion into her voodoo lair, where she turned Riri into a fairy (Iridessa from Disney Fairies) and trapped her and Nadia in a jar while magically changing Ms. Grunion into looking like the spitting image of Nadia. Then, Freddie will sit back and watch the chaos ensues...all part of a plan to take down Lewis's family and steal the family fortune. But Freddie's plan was spoiled when Nadia and Riri (still in fairy form) escaped and met up with Joshua, forming an unlikely alliance and a strange allegiance that'll undercut her plans.

Soon, a fateful kiss with a fairy has change everything in Joshua's life, making him a victim of circumstance and turning it into a familiar modern twist. Not only that, but Riri's and Nadia’s chance to get back home and outwit Freddie Facilier's plans rest on his shoulders.

Lost, alone, far away from home, and having a hard time cooperating, Joshua is convinced by Nadia to help them while being forced to bond with Riri. Now finding a way home will be the groovy adventure than they ever imagined as they must overcome their differences to deal with hair-raising dangers, crazy and wild comic predicaments, and even each other until they learn some valuable life lessons, including the meaning of trust and true love while seeking the magnificent Merlin (The Sword in the Stone) to undo the spell. While having difficulties and obstacles in their lives, they are being by joined by Kamala Khan, Doreen Green with Tippy Toe the Squirrel, Flik, and Jiminy Cricket...and an unlikely, budding romance was bloomed between Joshua and Riri along the way.

But Freddie Facilier had plans of her own as she's in hot pursuit on their trail to further her purposes with the help of a few demonic beings in the form of an angry army of shadows and the epic powers that are beyond manipulation of both magic and mind.

Ultimately, Joshua and Riri's love for each other made them realize that they must get through the toughest of times...all part of growing up, putting things right, and learning the true meaning of their bond.

The inspirations and influences of my parody and its crossover AU are:

The Princess and the Frog (2009)

The Emperor's New Groove (2000)

Brother Bear (2003)

Mickey, Donald, and Goofy: The Three Musketeers (2004)

The Pebble and the Penguin (1995)

Thumbelina (1994)

Marvel Rising: Heart of Iron

The Unstoppable Wasp (2017-2018)

Mufasa: The Lion King (2024)

CAST:

Joshua Sumter (ME!) as Tiana (Human/Frog)

Sean Hendrix (My Dad The Bounty Hunter) as Young Tiana

Riri Williams (Marvel Rising) as Naveen (Human)

Iridessa (Disney Fairies) as Frog Naveen

Ms. Marvel/Kamala Khan and Squirrel Girl/Doreen Green with Tippy Toe (Marvel Rising) as Louis

Flik (A Bug's Life) and Jiminy Cricket (Pinocchio) as Ray

Frederique "Freddie" Facilier (Descendants: Wicked World) with Matagani (Moana 2) as Dr. Facilier

Ms. Grunion (Mr. Peabody & Sherman) as Lawrence

Nadia Van Dyne (The Unstoppable Wasp) as herself/Fake Naveen

Bob Parr/Mr. Incredible (The Incredibles) as Eli 'Big Daddy' LaBouff

Lewis Robinson (Meet the Robinsons) as Charlotte LaBouff

Dash Parr (The Incredibles) as Young Charlotte

Merlin (The Sword in the Stone) with Bud Robinson (Meet the Robinsons) as Mama Odie

Arquimides (The Sword in the Stone) as Juju the snake

The Beagle Boys (DuckTales (1987)) as Frog Hunters (Big Time Beagle as Reggie, Burger Beagle as Darnell, and Bouncer Beagle as Two Fingers)

Dr. Joshua Sweet (Atlantis: The Lost Empire) as Eudora

Queen Tara (Epic) as James

[ncoley]

fellas does your boyfriend ever feel a little sad so you create an elaborate story that makes him think he's the chosen one from ye olde prophecies and you have everyone he's ever known stand around and clap for him

[lostwarllock]

Merlin-inspired painting I finished a few months ago

Tag list: @myfairkatiecat @aspenaspenaspenaspenaspen @wow-youre-so-pretty @nowjumpinthewater @thatrandomlemononyourcounter1 @stars-and-stuff

[petriichore]

Quick sketch of Merlin in Disney's Sword in The Stone style! Haven't done any other styles in a while this was so fun

[papysanzonew]

Merlin (after Arthur has returned from the realm of the dead) regrets his decision to show Arthur most of the Arthurian Legend, the worst, it seems, “The Sword in the Stone”

My other Merlin Art

[cabbageheadss]

BBC MERLIN | 4x12: The Sword in the Stone Part One

[strawlessandbraless]

I don’t make the rules

[marigoldbaker]

finally. the ads understand what we want

[adventurelandia]

The Sword in the Stone (1963)

[fujikoi]

So at last, the miracle had come to pass in that far-off time upon New Year’s Day, and the glorious reign of King Arthur was begun.

[regulusrules]

I have a confession to make: I am now watching the infamous Sword in the Stone 1963 cartoon for the very first time

[ashesforart]

Stone beats scissors, scissors beats paper, paper beats sword and sword beats stone!

(kindly please do not repost my artwork to other sites or manipulate it without my permission <3)

[animated-white-canvas]

A handful of Disember prompts from December 2024 on instagram.

Here's the list of prompts (though not in exact order)

Figment

Steamboat Willie

Merlin

The Muses

Esmerelda

Mary Poppins

Horse

Dress

Let it Go

Moana

[theartofjoydawood]

The Sword in the Stone has always been one of my fave Disney movies. It’s medicine for the soul. 

Merlin for Day 4 of #disember ✨

[swingfromthegallery]

:))) take me up cast me away etc etc

[fuckyeaharthuriana]

My favorite arthurian movies (part 1/3)

More details (and youtube links for the less known movies) under cut. Some of these I love, some are so bad so good, some are beautifully epic, some are just funny.

Knights of the Round Table (1953): Visually beautiful, epic-like, interesting Morgana and Mordred. Lovely Guinevere. Focused mainly on Lancelot.

The Sword in the Stone (1963): Classic Disney movie, heart warming, still funny moments nowadays.

Sword of Lancelot (1963) (youtube): Visually beautiful romance story between Guinevere and Lancelot, one of my favorite Mordred ever too.

Camelot (1967): Musical movie version of the Broadway musical. Beautiful visually, heart-breaking story, great acting, one of my favorite arthurian movies. Focused on Guinevere, Lancelot and Arthur and the tragedy of it.

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975): The best arthurian movie ever created. Parody of the quest for the Holy Grail.

Excalibur (1981): A classic epic arthurian movie. Focuses on Arthur and then moves its focus on Merlin and Morgana. Beautiful fighting scenes and Camlann scenes.

Camelot (1982) (youtube): Camelot musical but this time filmed from the stage, so it has some extra scenes.

Morte d'Arthur (1984) (youtube): Lesser known Jeremy Brett movie focusing on Arthur's last years, on Guinevere's escape and return and on Mordred's betrayal. Narrated like a play, with narration over filmed scenes instead of dialogue.

Merlin and the Sword (1985) (youtube): So bad so good, accidentally hilarious. It focuses on Morgana vs Arthur, Guinevere's love, Merlin and it also has the only movie representation of Gawain and Ragnelle.