6/20/2023 0 Comments Robin stevens books in order![]() ![]() New live-action versions of Snow White, Lilo & Stitch, Hercules, and more are all on the horizon, plus sequels to some of Disney’s previous adaptations. In the last few years, Disney has been mining its animated past more aggressively than ever before, and this week’s theatrical release of The Little Mermaid marks the second live-action remake of 2023, less than a month after the April premiere of Peter Pan & Wendy on Disney+. ![]() ![]() That has often resulted in hermetically sealed reenactments designed only to remind viewers of something they’re already familiar with. But the live-action remake trend really solidified in 2015 with the release of Cinderella, the first of many slavishly faithful retellings of well-known movies. ![]() There were sporadic live-action adaptations in the years following that initial remake of The Jungle Book, including a stretch of movies like Maleficent and Alice in Wonderland that offered alternate, reimagined spins on classic films. When, at the height of the so-called Disney Renaissance in 1994, the studio that was producing a string of animated hits decided to revisit an old favorite in a new way, no one could have predicted what a gigantic industry Disney’s live-action versions of its own animated movies would become. Photo-Illustration: Vulture Photos: Disney ![]()
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