In today’s world of entertainment, this term remake increasingly used and, especially in combination with live actionit can be scary. After all, we are touching stories that have lived in the viewer’s heart for years, at the “risk of spoiling them”… or at least some people think so. But there is nothing more human than reworking what has already been said in a different form, and over time, some operations of this type turned out to be successful, others less successful, and others even “were subject to oblivion.”
But no matter what the final result may be (which will then be judged by the totality of the product created and viewed), there are those who have set their sights on live-action remakes in recent years and, indeed, lately seem to want to aim for it. . it’s more and more.
It is, of course, about Disneyand if everything goes the way it should go (that is, according to the plans announced by the company itself, rumors and various speculations about this), then in the next few years the Mickey Mouse House will offer us a variety of food for thought. thanks to the numerous games that are obviously in development.
1. Snow White
The next action game based on the classic animated movie House of Mouse should already be making its screen debut, so much so that we already have a date: Snow White hits theaters in March 2024. The film was directed by Mark Webb (The Amazing Spider-Man, 500 Days of Summer). Rachel Zeglerwho will be opposed by the Evil Queen Gal Gadot. In addition, the film will be accompanied by a soundtrack curated by La La Land and The Greatest Showman duo Bene Pasek and Justin Paul.
There has been a lot of discussion so far about the changes that will be made to the story to make it more suitable for today’s context, but we haven’t been able to gauge what we’ll see yet as no promotional material such as trailers or footage has been released yet.
2 Mufasa: The Lion King
Another long-announced project, unveiled as part of Disney Investor Day 2020, not far from the box office success of The Lion King, is the prequel Mufasa: The Lion King, which, as you might guess from the title, will be dedicated to Simba’s father. King Mufasa. The film was directed by Barry Jenkins (“Moonlight”, “If Beale Street Could Talk”), and the stars who will return to voice their characters will also include Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen (“Timon and Pumbaa”). The story will be told alternately from the past and the present, and among the narrators will be Rafiki.
Mufasa: The Lion King it should also debut in theaters in 2024, July to be exact.
3. Lilo and Stitch
Instead, the small screen will feature Lilo & Stitch directed by Dean Fleischer Camp (Marseille Shell) and written by Chris Kekaniokalani Bright (with a previous project by Mike Van Weiss), with a cast that includes: among others, also Courtney B. Vance, Zach Galifianakis and Billy Magnussen, while Maya Kiloha will interpret Lilo. Chris Sanders, the original voice of Stitch in the 2002 animated film, is rumored to be returning to play the adorable alien.
4. Hercules
One of the most anticipated officially announced live performances for sure Hercules, including thanks to the participation of the Russo brothers (Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Avengers: Endgame) as producers. Behind the camera of the 1997 remake, we find Guy Ritchiealready against the backdrop of the success of the live-action film Aladdin, and hypotheses about who could play the main characters of the film are still put forward.
5. Oceania
Instead, June 2025 should mark the return of Dwayne Johnson as Maui in a live action movie. Oceaniaannounced last April. “This story is my culture, and it symbolizes the grace and military strength of my people.“said the actor, alongside whom, however, we will not see the return of Aulia Cravalho, who voices Moana in the animated film, who will remain a producer, but prefers to leave the role to “another young woman from the Pacific Islands_”. We don’t have any details on this at the moment, but we’ll keep you posted.
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6. Rapunzel
Among the latest rumors about the upcoming play at Disney, there are rumors of a remake Rapunzel, a 2010 film starring Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi. At the moment there is no certainty and official confirmation from the company, but we would have already talked about it. Florence Pugh as the favorite for the starting role.
7. The Princess and the Frog
We’re in the realm of rumors and speculation here too, but it looks like the company is looking at another recent animated film as the basis for a new live-action. It’s about The Princess and the Frogand fans are already demanding that Lupita Nyong’o play Tiana in the film if her production turns out to be true.
8. The sword in the stone
The live action that will perhaps remain a legend or perhaps become a reality (but when we don’t know it) is The Sword in the Stone. In fact, in 2018, The Hollywood Reporter announced that Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (28 weeks later) was in talks to direct a film based on the 1963 animated classic and that the script would be signed by Brian Cogman (Game of Thrones). The project hasn’t been talked about since then, and as of today, we don’t know if it’s still in development or not. Of course, the Arthurian series has been revived on screen several times, even in recent years (it would be enough to take the 2019 film The Boy Who Would Be King by 20th Century Fox/20th Century Studios), but it will certainly be interesting again. see Semola on the screens in flesh and blood in the new version of de The sword in the stone.
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9. Robin Hood
Another story that we have already seen in different versions is the story Robin Hood, which, however, boasts an outstanding animated representative in the 1973 Disney-produced film. Therefore, almost no one was surprised by the news – also reported in 2020 by THR – that the company intends to film a remake directed by Carlos López Estrada (Blind Spots) and a script signed by Kari Granlund (already the film’s writer). Lady and the Tramp feature film for Disney+). It was to be developed for the Mickey Mouse streaming platform and was to be a musical with anthropomorphic characters, combining live action and a CGI format. It has to be, because, again, no further information about this has been released, and we have no idea about the status of the project at the moment.
10. Bambi
If you believed that trauma Bambi long gone, you obviously didn’t consider the possibility of a remake. However, that partly materialized in 2020 when talks began on the project, and just a few months ago when it was announced that WOMEN SPEAKER Oscar-winning director and screenwriter Sarah Polley would direct the film from a screenplay by Geneva Robertson- Dworet and Lindsey Beer. Mika Featherman-Blue and Noah Harpster. With Casey Musgraves’ music, the film will increase the space devoted to the musical aspect and should use the same “photorealism” technique that was used in The Lion King.
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11. Aladdin spin-offs
The success of Guy Ritchie’s Aladdin feature film prompted Disney to want to further expand the film’s universe with sequels and spin-offs of various sorts: one was to be Billy Magnussen’s Prince Anders movie for Disney+, the other was in every way a cinematic sequel to the 2019 film. of the year, on the script of which John Gatins and Andrea Berloff are already working. However, we haven’t had news of their development for some time, and we don’t know if these projects remain in the company’s plans.
12. Beauty and the Beast spin-offs
The same goes for potential spin-offs for Beauty and the Beast, a 2017 action movie starring Emma Watson. Since the announcement of the Disney+ Gaston & LeFou series, which will see Luke Evans and Josh Gad reprise their roles, and its subsequent cancellation, we haven’t heard any more news about it and have no idea what the future holds.
13. Sequel to The Jungle Book.
John Favreau not only did he write The Lion King, but he also brought another Disney classic back to the big screen: The Jungle Book. In 2016, following the film’s release, a sequel was immediately announced with Favreau returning to direct and Justin Marks writing the screenplay. However, as of today, we have no updates on the project.
14. The Hunchback of Notre Dame
A title that we know has definitely been shelved, at least for now, is live action “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”. In 2019, Deadline announced the development of a remake of the 1996 film (also inspired by the Victor Hugo novel), written by David Henry Hwang (Tony Award-winning playwright and librettist), produced by Josh Gad, and with music by Alan Menken and Steven Schwartz. Despite the big buzz around the project, it would have been blocked by Disney CEO Bob Iger himself, who is rumored not to be a big fan of the project and does not consider it a priority for the studio.