Disney has discovered a gold mine for a few years now, namely reissuing its popular animated films for the cinema – as Live-action remakes.
These so-called live action films retell well-known material more or less faithfully. So that you overview keep in mind, we have listed here for you which Disney live-action remakes have already been filmed and which are still to come.
What is meant here are films for which a Disney cartoon template exists (altogether there are at least 46 Disney cartoons) and the Disney as a studio itself, this time as Live action variant or photorealistic animated film, staged. We update our overview here regularly.
Disney’s 101 Dalmatians: Animated Feature and Live Action Remake
For our list of all Disney Live Action remakes, however, we are using the term remake a little more broadly than usual in order to also cover those films that, as cartoons, “only” represent the real remakes. inspired.
Past live-action films based on Disney’s animated classics
Disney can already look back on an impressive number of live-action film adaptations that have already been delivered. That started in the 1990s and 2000s. As a perceptible strategy, the Live Action Renaissance but only initiated in the 2010s.
The jungle Book (1994) by Stephen Sommers, German theatrical release: March 30, 1995, was Disney’s first story that had already been converted into an animated film (The Jungle Book, 1967) and given a new guise as a live-action film.
101 Dalmatians (1996) by Stephen Herek, German theatrical release: March 6th, 1997, relaunched the Disney cartoon 101 Dalmatians (1961) as a live-action adventure.
102 Dalmatians (2000) by Kevin Lima, German theatrical release: February 8th, 2001, can be interpreted with a lot of goodwill as a Disney remake of 101 Dalmatians – Part 2, or at least as a sequel to Part 1.
Alice in Wonderland (2010) by Tim Burton, German theatrical release: 03/04/2010, was a loose connection to the original story rather than a direct remake of Disney’s Alice in Wonderland (1951).
Maleficent – The Dark Fairy (2014) by Robert Stromberg, German theatrical release: May 29, 2014, was the remake or the reinterpretation from the villain’s point of view of Disney’s Sleeping Beauty (1959).
Cinderella (2015) by Kenneth Branagh, German theatrical release: March 12, 2015, relaunched Disney’s Cinderella fairy tale film Cinderella (1950).
The Jungle Book (2016) by Jon Favreau, German cinema release: April 14th, 2016, is the remake of Disney’s The Jungle Book (1967).
Alice in Wonderland: Through the Looking Glass (2016) by James Bodin, German theatrical release: May 26, 2016, continued as a sequel to Disney’s live-action reinterpretation.
Eliot the dragon (2016) by David Lowery, German theatrical release: August 25, 2016, appears in this list because the Disney template Elliot, the Smirking Monster (1977) also contained cartoon elements that were adapted here to the live-action film.
Beauty and the Beast (2017) by Bill Condon, German theatrical release: March 16, 2017, is the Disney remake of Beauty and the Beast (1991).
ChristopherRobin (2018) by Marc Forster is not a direct remake, but it clearly ties in with the characters from Winnie the Pooh.
Mary Poppins’ Return (2018) by Rob Marshall can also be counted as a remake or sequel by sophisticated Disney lovers, since Mary Poppins (1964) also contained animated characters.
dumbo (2019) by Tim Burton, German theatrical release: March 28th, 2019, relaunched Disney’s Dumbo, the flying elephant (1941).
Aladdin (2019) by Guy Ritchie, German theatrical release: May 23, 2019, is Disney’s remake of the animated classic Aladdin (1992).
The Lion King by Jon Favreau, German theatrical release: July 17th, 2019, is the lavish remake of Disney’s The Lion King (1994).
maleficent 2 by Joachim Rønning, German theatrical release: October 17th, 2019, continues the Sleeping Beauty remake Maleficent as a Disney sequel.
Susi and the tramp is a live action remake of Disney’s Lady & the Tramp (1955). The film was released in Germany at the start of Disney+ on March 24th, 2020.
mulan is Disney’s expensive remake of their own animated film Mulan (1998). The theatrical release was canceled in the Corona year 2020, so that Mulan first came to Disney+ as a payment option on September 4th, 2020 and was finally activated for all subscription customers on December 4th, 2020.
Cruella As a prequel to 101 Dalmatians, it tells the story of the villain Cruella de Vil in the 1970s with Emma Stone in the leading role. The theatrical release was on May 27th, 2021, one day later the film came to Disney+.
Chip and Dale: The Knights of Justice was not a classic remake of the Disney animated series Chip and Dale (1989) but a meta-sequel that was released on Disney+ on May 20th, 2022.
Pinocchio as Robert Zemecki’s live-action interpretation of Disney’s Pinocchio (1940) with Tom Hanks was released on Disney+ on September 8th, 2022.What Disney live action remakes are next?
Some Disney live-action remakes are already in the foreseeable future. In other words, you already have a streaming or cinemaStart in the coming months and the preparations and filming are in full swing. The following films will be made with absolute certainty:
Upcoming Disney Live Action Remakes
Future Disney live action remakes in the pipeline
Of course, just because Disney is planning various films doesn’t mean that they will actually be made in the end. That said, we don’t want to deprive you of those Disney live-action films that have been announced in the past, but are not yet in production to be completely certain.
Aladdin 2 will continue the story of Guy Ritchie’s Aladdin with Will Smith’s genie.
cruella 2 is set to bring Emma Stone back as a Dalmatian “lover” once more.
Bambi is one of Disney’s latest remake plans and, as a new edition of Bambi (1942), will probably animate the young fawn in a similarly photorealistic way as the Lion King.
Robin Hood will certainly be an exciting challenge as a Disney live-action movie that has been announced when it animates animals to human actions for the new edition of Robin Hood (1973) for Disney+.
rose red however, is planned (also by Disney) as a story that retells Snow White’s fate from the perspective of the dwarves.
Prince Charming by Stephen Chbosky, on the other hand, loosely picks up on the character of the prince charming who appeared in Snow White, Cinderella and Co., and whose perfection constantly puts his little brother in the shade.Planned upcoming Disney remakes as live-action films
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