At its heart, the film was a daring reimagining of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island . Directors Ron Clements and John Musker—the duo behind The Little Mermaid
The archive of Treasure Planet begins long before its 2002 release. John Musker and Ron Clements first pitched the idea of "Treasure Island in space" in 1985, during the same pitch session that birthed The Little Mermaid . treasure planet archive