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Could Disney followers be getting the very best of each worlds with Miley Cyrus returning as Hannah Montana?
There is a complete era of parents who keep in mind Miley’s rise to celebrity standing as a Disney Channel darling.
It’s been 18 years since Miley first debuted her alter ego, Hannah Montana – and followers suppose she’s about to carry her out of retirement for a really particular motive.
Miley Cyrus Performing As Hannah Montana For Disney Legends Ceremony: The Rumor
Every yr, the House of Mouse celebrates a group of artistic contributors to their enduring model. Over the previous decade or so, the ceremony honoring the brand new Disney Legend inductees has been held on the D23 Expo.
It’s like Comic-Con, however for simply Disney stuff!
This yr, Miley Cyrus is among the many 14 actors, musicians, entertainers, and extra being honored on the occasion. It’s poised to be the spotlight of the expo, closing out the occasion on Sunday, Aug. 11.
Details of the occasion are saved very hush-hush; all that’s recognized for certain is who can be inducted and that the occasion can be hosted by Ryan Seacrest.
However, musical company who’ve been named Disney Legends up to now have carried out earlier than receiving their honor. For instance, when Christina Aguilera was inducted in 2019, she carried out Reflections from the film Mulan.
And in 2011, Paige O’Hara, Lea Salonga, Anika Noni Rose and Jodi Bensen – the voice actresses behind Disney Princesses Belle, Jasmine, Tiana, and Ariel – all carried out collectively after being inducted as Legends.
So, it stands to motive that it’s not inconceivable that Miley might carry out throughout her Legends efficiency.
But what would she sing?
Could We Get ‘The Best Of Both Worlds’?
Perhaps essentially the most iconic and beloved track from Miley’s time as Hannah Montana is “The Climb”. From the Hannah Montana film soundtrack, it’s a track Miley herself has loved acting on each tour since she retired the blonde wig.
But followers suppose it is perhaps time to bust out a efficiency Miley hasn’t completed in practically twenty years.
The rumor is Miley would possibly simply carry out the theme track to the Hannah Montana present, “Best of Both Worlds“.
Now, once more, nothing has been confirmed. But given the distinction she’s receiving, and the spectacular yr she’s having (keep in mind that epic Grammy win?), she would possibly simply be able to throw it again to her roots.
Another track that she might affirm is Hannah’s “If We Were A Movie”. Just this previous July, practically 20 years because it launched, the track went Platinum in America. It’s Montana’s fifth platinum single to this point. She’s additionally reached that tier with “He Could Be the One,” “Rockstar,” “The Best of Both Worlds” and “Nobody’s Perfect.”
Miley Still Embraces Hannah
Over the years, when requested about her expertise as Disney’s primary celebrity, Miley confessed that it was loads of work, however that she seems again fondly.
In an interview with W journal, Miley mirrored on all of the arduous work that led her to develop into the youngest individual ever to be given the Disney Legend honor.
“People have 50- or 60-year-long careers, however mine has been shut to twenty years, and I’m 31. I’ve been within the public for extra of my life than I haven’t,” she stated. However, she nonetheless described her Disney years as “an ideal, protected expertise general.”
“They say that the artistic grownup is the kid who survived. I labored actually arduous as a toddler,” she continued.
Indeed she did. Miley additionally acknowledged how a lot of her grownup success is tied to her childhood persona. That’s why she so typically does callbacks to Hannah on her social media pages.
She even penned the track, “Used To Be Young”, as a tribute to the child who fought to be the lady she is at present.
In the lyrics, Cyrus references how her look has modified over time. “I don’t costume the identical / Me and who you say I used to be yesterday / Have gone our separate methods.”
She additionally wore a classic Mickey Mouse t-shirt, one other nod that the track ties into her time as Hannah.
On her ABC particular, she stated carrying the t-shirt beneath her one-of-a-kind custom-made Maison Margiela bodysuit by designer John Galliano will get “the purpose throughout of what the track was actually about” because it reveals the layers of her life and profession.
The Other Disney Legends of 2024
The lineup of inductees set to take the stage on the D23 Expo lives as much as the legendary title.
They embody Indiana Jones and Star Wars star Harrison Ford and Angela Bassett. She turned the primary performer to obtain an Oscar nomination for a Marvel film for her position in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
Other creatives embody Haunted Mansion and Freaky Friday actress Jamie Lee Curtis and Avatar filmmaker James Cameron. They additionally embody Muppets performer Frank Oz, ABC discuss present persona Kelly Ripa and composer John Williams.
