15 Years Flew By – See the Cast of “Enchanted” Then and Now

Amy Adams flies into New York City from the animated world of Andalasia as Princess Giselle in “Enchanted.” Giselle eventually finds her way to Robert and falls in love with the lawyer after he reluctantly helps her.

Adams was on a roll in 2007. Along with “Enchanted,” she was in the film “Charlie Wilson’s War.” Following “Enchanted,” Adams starred alongside Meryl Streep in “Julie & Julia” and played Amilia Erheart in “Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian.”

Since “Enchanted” Adams has received five Academy Award nominations for “Doubt,” “The Fighter,” “The Master,” “American Hustle,” and “Vice.” She starred in multimillion-dollar franchises like “The Muppets” in 2011 and “Man of Steel” in 2013, as well as critically acclaimed dramas like “Arrival” in 2016. In the last few years, she has starred in the HBO mini-series “Sharp Objects” and the musical “Dear Evan Hansen.”

In “Enchanted,” Patrick Dempsey plays Robert, a single dad who is a cynical, brutally realistic, stick-in-the-mud lawyer who takes in Giselle when she lands in New York City. At the time, Dempsey was starring as Dr. Derek Shepherd, aka McDreamy, on “Grey’s Anatomy.” He began playing the neurosurgeon in 2005. Dempsey also starred in “Valentine’s Day” and “Made of Honour” in the years following “Enchanted.”

Dempsey will be returning as Robert in “Disenchanted.” His daughter, Morgan, is now grown up, and it appears from photos that Robert and Giselle are still together. In an interview with Variety, Dempsey confirmed he will be singing and dancing this time around.

Dempsey played Dr. Derek Shepherd on “Grey’s Anatomy” until 2015, at which point he left the show to pursue other projects, but he returned in 2021 for a few episodes. Since “Enchanted,” he has also been in “Private Practice,” “Bridget Jones’s Baby,” and “The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair.”

Prince Edward came singing into our lives in “Enchanted.” The goofy prince who fell in love with Giselle in Andalasia followed her to New York City and bumbled his way through the city on a quest to find his love. Along the way, he got in a fight with a bus, got hit by bikers, and sang through the streets.

Leading up to “Enchanted” Marsden starred in the blockbuster “X-Men” franchise as Cyclops, played Corny Collins in “Hairspray,” and starred opposite Katherine Heigl in “27 Dresses.” He also worked alongside Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling in “The Notebook.”

Marsden teased in an interview with Metro that we will see the prince return with new costumes and new songs in “Disenchanted.” Currently, Marsden is promoting “Sonic the Hedgehog 2,” which hits theatres this week. Since “Enchanted,” he has worked on other family films like “Hop,” “Boss Baby 2: Family Business” and the “Sonic the Hedgehog” films. He has also starred in critically acclaimed TV shows like HBO’s “Westworld” and Netflix’s “Dead to Me.”

Before Idina Menzel took on the role of Nancy in “Enchanted,” she was a Broadway star. She had lead roles in the 1996 smash hit “Rent” and defied gravity as Elphaba in “Wicked.” Surprisingly, Idina Menzel did not sing in the original “Enchanted.” She played Robert’s girlfriend and, at the end of the movie, ran away with Prince Edward to live with him in Andalasia.

After her supporting role in “Enchanted,” Menzel became one of the most iconic princesses in Disney canon. She voiced Elsa in “Frozen” and sang one of the most popular Disney songs of all time, “Let it Go” (this was pre-“We don’t Talk About Bruno”). She has also appeared on the musical TV show “Glee,” the drama “Uncut Gems,” and other “Frozen” projects like “Frozen II” and “Olaf’s Frozen Adventures.”

After leaving New York to run away with Prince Edward, we catch up with Nancy in the faraway fantasy land of Andalasia. Menzel told Us Weekly that she will be singing in the sequel and has a song with Marsden. She said filming “Disenchanted” was like living in a fairytale.

Covey’s breakout role as Morgan Philip, Robert’s daughter, was her only major Hollywood role.