We made a movie, and now we are making another movie. All 21 current and planned disney live action remakes. Every disney animated film being made into a liveaction. Jacob tremblay, awkwafina, javier bardem, melissa mccarthy 14. Actresses who became disney princess a list of 9 images movies to watch 2017 a list of 15. Disney liveaction remakes and reboots in the works right now. How former disney animators feel about those liveaction movie. Disney has a lot of remakes coming out and most of them i am very interested in seeing. In 2010 disney released alice in wonderland, a tim burton directed and johnny depp starring retelling of their animated classic skewing a little closer to the original material. The same year as petes dragon released, jungle book came out, which is the best disney liveaction remake to date, as far as quality goes. A robin hood remake and sequel to the liveaction aladdin are on the way. Were taking a look at every liveaction disney remake minus any sequels so far, and ranking them from worst to best. Tim burton is going to direct disney s dumbo, a remake of the 1941 movie about a young elephant bullied because of his big ears.
Disney is obsessed with liveaction remakes lately, but may have better source material to work with as the animated movie was based on the chinese legend of a female warrior named hua mulan. Disney movies 2016 every disney movie coming out in 2016. Notably, the original petes dragon from 1977 earned just 60% from viewers, making this 2016 movie one of the rare disney remakes that received a higher rating than the original film. Disney s first feature film has yet to get remade snow white and the huntsman was a universal production but fret not. Other remakes are successful because of technology that was not available when the original movie was released. The 2016 version of the jungle book is visually stunning thanks to its. The following are not disney remakes, the adventures of pinocchio, snow white.
For instance, disney gave winnie the pooh a fresh new take in the 2018 movie christopher robin. Most anticipated movie remakesreboots 20162017 imdb. This list does not include remakes of liveactionanimation hybrid films such as petes dragon, animated movies that were produced by another studio and later reimagined into liveaction films by disney, liveaction films another studio made based on the same story as a disney. Disney has started a trend that most fans find upsetting. The jungle book the magnificent seven petes dragon no manches frida ben hur martyrs cabin fever. Disney liveaction remakes all 16 movies ranked worst to best. A complete list of live action disney movies through 2021. This is actually the 3rd film adaptation of the jungle book. List of disney liveaction remakes of animated films. Following the postponement and cancellation of a handful of big blockbuster movies due to the 2019 2020 health crisis, disney have announced a brand.
Best disney live action movies new disney remakes in 2020. Dalmatians broke box office records on the thanksgiving weekend of release, and was the top grossing family movie of that year. As movies like moana and the princess and the frog show, disney s 21st century princesess take on a. Welcome back to the jungle disneys 1967 animated film came back to the big screen in 2016 with a liveaction retelling helmed by director jon favreau. Nobody would have blamed disney for burying this movie in its vault, but studio execs saw something in the story and brought it back almost 40 years later in 2016 s petes dragon. Every disney liveaction remake, ranked worst to best. Top 10 upcoming live action disney remakes as of 2016. Disney is set to release a slew of liveaction movies in the coming years, continuing the. Every disney liveaction remake ranked from worst to best.
List of disney liveaction remakes of animated films wikipedia. At disneys 2019 d23 expo, stone described the movie as 1970s, set in. Alice in wonderland 1951 the wizard of oz 1939 sleeping beauty 1959 cinderella 1950 the jungle book 2016 petes dragon 1977 beauty and the beast 1991 the jungle book remake in 2016 imo is the only remake that has been better than the original. Every disney movie remake so far, ranked by audiences. This list is about upcoming live action disney movies that are based off of original disney movies. While some of these remakes have managed to find their own originality to differentiate from their animated counterparts, others have not been as successful at becoming more than shotforshot remakes. James and the giant peach remake the jungle book 2016 film the jungle book. The first disney movie released in the 2000s announced to be. The first 1967 movie is centered around the notion of delivering mowgli to the man village before the tiger shere khan learns about him. How disney is turning your nostalgia into billions one liveaction remake at a time. Both brothers agree 2016s jungle book was really well done and. According to information, disney is planning another liveaction of one of its classic movies. Which disney remakes are most similar to the original.
Welcome back to the jungle disneys 1967 animated film came back to the big screen in 2016 with a liveaction retelling helmed by director. We never thought that the 2016 remake would have been near as successful, yet here we are. Walt disney pictures 2016 s the jungle book is a lot darker than the original. Disney liveaction remakes all 16 movies ranked worst to. Not put off by the largely ignored petes dragon remake, disney is bringing back. How disney is turning nostalgia into billions one remake. Shere khan has a much more central role in the 2016 remake. Released in 2016, alice through the looking glass was produced by burton and directed by james bobin. Adventures in babysitting 2016 film aladdin 2019 film alice in wonderland 2010 film b. Disney liveaction remakes a definitive list of all the. With a crop of new disney flicks to be rebooted on the horizon mulan, pinocchio, the little mermaid, we wanted to take a look at which reboots or remakes have been successful and which havent. A computergenerated and liveaction remake of the 1989 animated disney movie.
After the success of 2016 s the jungle book and 2018s beauty and the beast, disney has doubled down on its commitment to breathe new life into its animated movies. All 18 liveaction remakes disney has planned business insider. Most anticipated movie remakesreboots 2016 2017 menu. Weve looked at movies inspired by disney films or remade by the studio itself and ranked 20 of them from worst to best. There are over a dozen disney liveaction remakes currently in development.
On wednesday, it was announced that disney is developing a liveaction adaptation of hercules and it seems that they will not stop there. Disney according to variety, the remake of the 1942 film wont be liveaction with a real deer, rabbit, and skunk. Disney kicked off its string of liveaction remakes with 1994s the. Demille, one of the greats of american cinema, remade his first film, the squaw man 1914, twice in 1918 and 1931. Why im a little concerned about disneys upcoming remakes.
The top ten upcoming live action disney remakes as of 2016. Mulan tbd 2020 after years of willtheyorwontthey, disney confirmed in october 2016 that a liveaction version of mulan was in the works. This is a list of liveaction or photorealistic remakes produced by walt disney pictures of its animated films. Paddington director paul king will be directing the film, while rogue one screenwriter chirs weitz. Every disney animated film being made into a liveaction movie. The prince of the forest is getting his own disney movie. The man who knew too much 1956 suspense master alfred hitchcock remakes his own 1934 thriller to slick, and arguably superior, effect, with james stewart in the central role. Why is disney producing so many liveaction remakes of its most popular animated movies. A definitive list of all the upcoming disney liveaction remakes. All the animated movies disney is remaking as liveaction. Petes dragon will fly into theaters august 12, 2016. Pages in category disney film remakes the following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 total. Some disney liveaction remakes have already been released.
Its also easily the worst movie of disneys liveaction adaptation trend. Pinocchio is the next classic disney flick that will be getting the liveaction remake treatment. Disneys first liveaction remake told alices story with an increased role for the mad hatter, played by johnny depp, and a dark, gothic twist courtesy of legendary direction tim burton. A movie can win awards or be criticallyacclaimed, but what really matters is making more money than it cost to produce a movie. Awkwafina, melissa mccarthy, jacob tremblay, javier bardem 19.
Disney has released 16 remakes of its classic animated movies since. Posted on april 26, 2016 april 26, 2016 by corinne andersson. Remake these movies next image zoom even with its decadespanning library, disney might run out of animated films to remake if it keeps up its current pace. Released friday, february 12, 2016 cabin fever a flesheating virus makes a meal of 5 teens on spring break in a remote wood cabin in this update of eli roths classic gorefest, with allnew characters and allnew kills. Disney will utilize the technology that helped bring the lion king remake to life to look photorealistic. Beauty and the beast probably the most anticipated of the wave of disney reboots, this liveaction version of the. A complete list of live action disney movies through 2021 time. It was a huge success and set the bar for animated movies involving animals. Disney classics that havent had liveaction remakes yet. Why is disney producing so many liveaction remakes of its most. A snow white liveaction movie is in the works, with marc webb in talks to. This remake of disneys 1998 animated epic is directed by niki caro the zookeepers wife and stars liu yifei as mulan.
Disney princess stories, in particular, pose an interesting challenge when it comes to remakes. Heres what diehard disney fans think about these live. Whether you asked for these projects or not, remakes for disney s most treasured films are now coming at full speed. Take inspiration from the following brilliant films who knows, they may help inspire a lively conversation or movie night to help see you through the lockdown period. The original animated jungle book movie was released in 1967. A hunchback of notre dame liveaction remake is in the works at disney, with the playwright david henry hwang tapped to write the movie, according to the hollywood reporter. The remake of the 1977 live actionanimated film of the same name stars oakes fegley.
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