Directors John Musker and Ron Clements selected Hercules (1997) as a project in the fall of 1993, after considering nearly 30 ideas in various stages of development at the studio, as is explained in Disney's official press kit. They were attracted to the mythological aspects of the story, and felt that not only hadn't it been done before at Disney (except briefly in the Pastoral segment of Fantasia (1940)), but it would be great for animation because of its fantasy elements, larger-than-life characters and strong potential for anachronisms and satirical humor. Most importantly, they saw Hercules as a "common man's hero" with exciting possibilities because of his demigod (half-man, half-god) status.

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