The Best Live Action Remakes of Animated Films
There is nothing like the classic fairy tale. The story can be told and retold countless times to new audiences with the same desired effect - transporting them to magical lands far, far away. A new way to repurpose these classic stories is to show them on the big screen. But while animated fairy tales were the norm in the past, a newer trend in movie making seeks to refashion animated films into a live action movies. These are the best live action versions of animated films.
Disney knows there is a huge market for live action remakes of their classic animated movies. Cinderella, Maleficent, and Alice in Wonderland were all box office successes. Not only did adults recapture the magic of their childhood with actors like Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie, but younger audiences got to experience these films, some for the first time, with new technological advances that add to the magic of their stories.
Expect this trend of turning animated classics into live action remakes to continue. Several Disney live-action remakes have already been announced - like Pinocchio starring Robert Downey Jr. as Geppetto. But not all live action remakes knock it out of the park. Be sure to vote up the ones that you love the most.
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Beauty and the Beast
Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans - 2
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Rohan Chand- Released: 2018
- Directed by: Andy Serkis
Human child Mowgli is raised by a wolf pack in the jungles of India. As he learns the often harsh rules of the jungle, under the tutelage of a bear named Baloo and a panther named Bagheera, Mowgli ...more - John Goodman, Elizabeth Perkins, Rick Moranis
- Glenn Close, Jeff Daniels, Joely Richardson
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The Jungle Book
Neel Sethi, Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley- Released: 2016
- Directed by: Jon Favreau
Raised by a family of wolves since birth, Mowgli (Neel Sethi) must leave the only home he's ever known when the fearsome tiger Shere Khan (Idris Elba) unleashes his mighty roar. Guided by a ...more - Jason Isaacs, Jeremy Sumpter, Rachel Hurd-Wood
- Released: 2003
- Directed by: P.J. Hogan
As Wendy Darling (Rachel Hurd-Wood) recounts stories to her brothers, John (Harry Newell) and Michael (Freddie Popplewell), she is visited by Peter Pan (Jeremy Sumpter). Peter, a boy who magically ...more