This is a list of live-action or photorealistic remakes produced by Walt Disney Pictures of its animated films. The list also includes the film's sequels and spin-offs within their universe. This list does not include remakes of live-action/animation hybrid films (such as Pete's Dragon ), animated movies that were produced by another studio and later reimagined into live-action films by Disney, live-action films another studio made based on the same story as a Disney feature that were later acquired (such as Fox's Ever After or Pathé's The Wind in the Willows/Mr. Toad's Wild Ride ), the direct to video release The Jungle Book: Mowgli`s Story , or based on animated television shows (such as Kim Possible or Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers ).
Film | Original film | Release date | Director(s) | Screenwriter(s) | Producer(s) | Ref. |
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Lady and the Tramp | Lady and the Tramp (1955) | November 12, 2019 | Charlie Bean | Andrew Bujalski and Kari Granlund | Brigham Taylor | [5] [34] [35] |
Mulan [lower-alpha 10] | Mulan (1998) | September 4, 2020 | Niki Caro | Elizabeth Martin, Lauren Hynek, Rick Jaffa, and Amanda Silver | Chris Bender, Tendo Nagenda, Jason T. Reed, and Jake Weiner | [36] [37] [38] |
Film | Original film | Release date | Director(s) | Screenwriter(s) | Producer(s) | Ref. |
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The Little Mermaid | The Little Mermaid (1989) | TBA | Rob Marshall | Jane Goldman and David Magee | Rob Marshall, John DeLuca, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Marc Platt | [39] [40] |
Untitled The Jungle Book sequel | The Jungle Book (1967) [lower-alpha 11] | Jon Favreau | Justin Marks | Jon Favreau and Brigham Taylor | [41] | |
Untitled The Lion King sequel | The Lion King (1994) [lower-alpha 12] [lower-alpha 13] | Barry Jenkins | Jeff Nathanson | Adele Romanski and Mark Ceryak | [42] [43] | |
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) | Marc Webb | Erin Cressida Wilson | Marc Platt | [44] [45] [46] | |
Untitled Aladdin sequel | Aladdin (1992) [lower-alpha 14] | TBA | John Gatins and Andrea Berloff | Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich | [47] | |
Hunchback | The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) | David Henry Hwang | David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman, Josh Gad, and Don Hahn | [48] [49] | ||
Bambi | Bambi (1942) | Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Lindsey Beer | Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz, and Andrew Miano | [50] | ||
Hercules | Hercules (1997) | David Callaham | Anthony and Joe Russo, Jeffery Silver, and Karen Gilchrist | [51] [52] | ||
Untitled Cruella sequel | 101 Dalmatians (1961) | Craig Gillespie | Tony McNamara | TBA | [53] |
Film | Original film | Release date | Director(s) | Screenwriter(s) | Producer(s) | Ref. |
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Peter Pan & Wendy | Peter Pan (1953) | 2022 | David Lowery | David Lowery and Toby Halbrooks | Joe Roth and Jim Whitaker | [54] [55] [56] [57] [58] [59] [60] |
Pinocchio | Pinocchio (1940) | TBA | Robert Zemeckis | Chris Weitz and Robert Zemeckis | Chris Weitz and Andrew Milano | [61] [62] [63] [64] [65] [66] [67] [68] [69] |
The Sword in the Stone | The Sword in the Stone (1963) | Juan Carlos Fresnadillo | Bryan Cogman | Brigham Taylor | [70] [71] [72] | |
Robin Hood | Robin Hood (1973) | Carlos López Estrada | Kari Granlund | Justin Springer | [73] | |
Lilo & Stitch | Lilo & Stitch (2002) | TBA | Mike Van Waes | Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich | [74] [75] | |
Untitled Prince Anders film | Aladdin (1992) | Jordan Dunn, Michael Kvamme, Shane Andries and Chris Smith | TBA | [76] [77] |
A live-action film about Tinker Bell, with Victoria Strouse writing the script and Reese Witherspoon playing Tinker Bell, was announced to be in the works. [78] It was also reported that a live-action spin-off of Prince Charming titled Charming was in development with Stephen Chbosky writing and directing. [79] A prequel to Aladdin titled Genies, written by Mark Swift and Damian Shannon and produced by Tripp Vinson, was announced in 2015. [80] In March 2016, the studio announced a new film in development titled Rose Red, a live-action spin-off of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs which was to be told from the perspective of Snow White's sister, Red Rose. [81] The film was to be produced by Vinson and written by Justin Merz, [81] Evan Daugherty, [81] and Kristin Gore. [82] Brie Larson was considered for the title role. [82] In May 2021, it was reported that all of those projects were scrapped for unknown reasons. [83]
Film | U.S. release date | Box office gross | All-time ranking | Budget | Ref. | |||
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U.S. and Canada | Other territories | Worldwide | U.S. and Canada | Worldwide | ||||
The Jungle Book | December 25, 1994 | $43,229,904 | N/A | N/A | 1,950 | N/A | $30 million | [84] |
101 Dalmatians | November 27, 1996 | $136,189,294 | $184,500,000 | $320,689,294 | 428 | 422 | $75 million | [85] |
102 Dalmatians | November 22, 2000 | $66,957,026 | $116,654,745 | $183,611,771 | 1,186 | 898 | $85 million | [86] |
Alice in Wonderland | March 5, 2010 | $334,191,110 | $691,276,000 | $1,025,467,110 | 62 | 40 | $200 million | [87] |
Maleficent | May 30, 2014 | $241,410,378 | $517,129,407 | $758,539,785 | 138 | 93 | $180 million | [88] |
Cinderella | March 13, 2015 | $201,151,353 | $342,363,000 | $543,514,353 | 201 | 179 | $95 million | [89] |
The Jungle Book | April 15, 2016 | $364,001,123 | $602,549,477 | $966,550,600 | 48 | 43 | $175 million | [90] |
Alice Through the Looking Glass | May 27, 2016 | $77,041,381 | $222,415,643 | $299,457,024 | 1,011 | 470 | $170 million | [91] |
Beauty and the Beast | March 17, 2017 | $504,014,165 | $759,506,961 | $1,263,521,126 | 14 | 16 | $160 million | [92] |
Christopher Robin | August 3, 2018 | $99,215,042 | $98,529,335 | $197,744,377 | 746 | 834 | $75 million | [93] |
Dumbo | March 29, 2019 | $114,766,307 | $238,518,314 | $353,284,621 | 592 | 371 | $170 million | [94] |
Aladdin | May 24, 2019 | $355,559,216 | $695,134,737 | $1,050,693,953 | 51 | 34 | $183 million | [95] |
The Lion King | July 19, 2019 | $543,638,043 | $1,113,305,351 | $1,656,943,394 | 11 | 7 | $260 million | [96] |
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil | October 18, 2019 | $113,842,524 | $377,800,485 | $491,730,089 | 605 | 220 | $185 million | [97] |
Mulan | September 4, 2020 | N/A [lower-alpha 10] | $61,459,351 | $61,459,351 | N/A [lower-alpha 10] | 2,429 | $200 million | [98] |
Cruella | May 28, 2021 | $55,996,417 | $73,300,000 | $129,296,417 | N/A [lower-alpha 15] | $100 million | [99] | |
Total | $3,251,203,283 | $6,094,442,806 | $9,302,053,846 | N/A | N/A | $2,343,000,000 | N/A |
Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | CinemaScore |
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The Jungle Book (1994) | 80% [100] | 63 [101] | A– [102] |
101 Dalmatians | 41% [103] | 49 [104] | A [102] |
102 Dalmatians | 31% [105] | 35 [106] | B+ [102] |
Alice in Wonderland | 51% [107] | 53 [108] | A– [102] |
Maleficent | 54% [109] | 56 [110] | A [102] |
Cinderella | 83% [111] | 67 [112] | A [102] |
The Jungle Book (2016) | 94% [113] | 77 [114] | A [102] |
Alice Through the Looking Glass | 29% [115] | 34 [116] | A– [102] |
Beauty and the Beast | 71% [117] | 65 [118] | A [102] |
Christopher Robin | 72% [119] | 60 [120] | A [102] |
Dumbo | 46% [121] | 51 [122] | A– [102] |
Aladdin | 57% [123] | 53 [124] | A [102] |
The Lion King | 52% [125] | 55 [126] | A [102] |
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil | 39% [127] | 43 [128] | A [102] |
Lady and the Tramp | 66% [129] | 48 [130] | A [102] |
Mulan | 72% [131] | 66 [132] | A [102] |
Cruella | 74% [133] | 59 [134] | A [102] |
Film | Best Costume Design | Best Makeup and Hairstyling | Best Production Design | Best Visual Effects |
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102 Dalmatians | Nominated | N/A | N/A | |
Alice in Wonderland | Won | Won | Nominated | |
Maleficent | Nominated | N/A | N/A | |
Cinderella | ||||
The Jungle Book (2016) | N/A | Won | ||
Beauty and the Beast | Nominated | Nominated | N/A | |
Christopher Robin | N/A | N/A | Nominated | |
The Lion King | ||||
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil | Nominated | N/A | ||
Mulan | Nominated | N/A | Nominated |
101 Dalmatians is a 1996 American adventure comedy film. The film is a live action adaptation of Walt Disney’s 1961 animated film of almost the same name, itself an adaptation of Dodie Smith's 1956 novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians. Directed by Stephen Herek and co-produced by John Hughes and Ricardo Mestres, it stars Glenn Close, Jeff Daniels, Joely Richardson, Joan Plowright, Hugh Laurie, Mark Williams, and Tim McInnerny. Unlike the 1961 film, none of the animals have speaking voices in this version.
One Hundred and One Dalmatians is a 1961 American animated adventure comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and based on the 1956 novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians by Dodie Smith. Directed by Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, and Wolfgang Reitherman, it was Disney's 17th animated feature film. The film tells the story of a litter of Dalmatian puppies who are kidnapped by the villainous Cruella de Vil ("deVille"), who wants to make their fur into coats. Their parents, Pongo and Perdita, set out to save their children from Cruella in the process of rescuing 84 additional puppies that were bought in pet shops, bringing the total of Dalmatians to 101.
Cruella de Vil is a fictional character in English author Dodie Smith's 1956 novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians. A pampered and glamorous London heiress, she appears in Walt Disney Productions' 17th animated feature film, 101 Dalmatians (1961), voiced by Betty Lou Gerson; in Disney's 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure (2002), voiced by Susanne Blakeslee; in Disney's live-action 101 Dalmatians (1996) and 102 Dalmatians (2000), portrayed by Glenn Close; in the spin-off prequel movie Cruella (2021), portrayed by Emma Stone; and in many other Disney-produced sequels and spin-offs.
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Maleficent is a 2014 American dark fantasy adventure film directed by Robert Stromberg from a screenplay by Linda Woolverton. The film stars Angelina Jolie as the title character, with Sharlto Copley, Elle Fanning, Sam Riley, Imelda Staunton, Juno Temple and Lesley Manville in supporting roles. Loosely inspired by Charles Perrault's original fairy tale, the film is a live-action adaptation of Walt Disney's 1959 animated film Sleeping Beauty, and portrays the story from the perspective of the eponymous antagonist, depicting her conflicted relationship with the king and princess of a corrupt kingdom.
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