26 Years Ago, ‘The Emperor’s New Groove’ Almost Gave Kuzco a Very NSFW Name

Disney’s animated comedy The Emperor’s New Groove, released in December 2000, had a long, six-year journey from script to screen. Initially entitled Kingdom of the Sun, the film was intended to be a loose reworking of Mark Twain’s classic 1881 novel The Prince and the Pauper. By the time the retitled movie was finally released,…