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photorealistic Photorealism is a genre of art that encompasses painting, drawing and other graphic media, in which an artist studies a photograph and then attempts to reproduce the image as realistically as possible in another medium. Although the term can b ...

remake A remake is a film, television series, video game, song or similar form of entertainment that is based upon and retells the story of an earlier production in the same medium—e.g., a "new version of an existing film". A remake tells the same s ...

s produced by

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of its

animated feature films These lists of animated feature films compile animated feature films from around the world and are organized alphabetically under the year of release (the year the completed film was first released to the public). Theatrical releases as well as ...

. The list also includes the films' sequels and

spin-offs Spin-off, Spin Off, Spin-Off, or Spinoff may refer to: Entertainment and media *Spinoff (media), a media work derived from an existing work *''The Spinoff'', a New Zealand current affairs magazine * ''Spin Off'' (Canadian game show), a 2013 Canad ...

within their fictional universe. This list does not include: remakes or legacy sequels of live-action/animation hybrid films (such as '' Pete's Dragon'' and ''

Mary Poppins Returns ''Mary Poppins Returns'' is a 2018 American musical fantasy comedy film directed by Rob Marshall, with a screenplay written by David Magee and a story by Magee, Marshall, and John DeLuca. Loosely based on the book series ''Mary Poppins'' by P ...

''), the

direct-to-video Direct-to-video or straight-to-video refers to the release of a film, television series, short or special to the public immediately on home video formats rather than an initial theatrical release or television premiere. This distribution strat ...

movie '' The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story'', animated feature films that were produced by another studio and later adapted as live-action feature films by Disney, live-action feature films made by another studio based on the same story as the Disney feature, or films based on animated television shows (whether based on Disney shows such as ''

Kim Possible ''Kim Possible'' is an American animated Action comedy TV series, action comedy television series created by Bob Schooley and Mark McCorkle for Disney Channel. The Kim Possible (character), title character is a teenage girl tasked with saving ...

'' or '' Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers'', or on animated shows from third-party studios such as ''

Inspector Gadget ''Inspector Gadget'' is a media franchise that began in 1983 with the DIC Entertainment animated television series '' Inspector Gadget''. Since the original series, there have been many spin-offs based on the show, including additional animated ...

'' or ''

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'').

Released

Upcoming

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Scrapped and stalled projects

A prequel to ''

Aladdin Aladdin ( ; , , ATU 561, 'Aladdin') is a Middle-Eastern folk tale. It is one of the best-known tales associated with '' One Thousand and One Nights'' (often known in English as ''The Arabian Nights''), despite not being part of the original ...

'' titled ''Genies'', written by

Mark Swift and Damian Shannon Mark Swift and Damian Shannon are American screenwriters and film producers. They are known for their collaborative script-writing projects, in particular '' Freddy vs. Jason'' and later the 2009 reboot '' Friday the 13th''. Early life and ed ...

and produced by

Tripp Vinson Tripp Vinson is an American film producer. He is best known for producing the films ''Baywatch (film), Baywatch'', ''San Andreas (film), San Andreas'', ''Journey 2: The Mysterious Island'', ''The Guardian (2006 film), The Guardian'', ''The Number ...

, was announced in 2015. A

spin-off Spin-off, Spin Off, Spin-Off, or Spinoff may refer to: Entertainment and media *Spinoff (media), a media work derived from an existing work *''The Spinoff'', a New Zealand current affairs magazine * ''Spin Off'' (Canadian game show), a 2013 Canad ...

film of ''Aladdin'' focused on Prince Anders for

Disney+ The Walt Disney Company, commonly referred to as simply Disney, is an American multinational mass media and entertainment industry, entertainment conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios (Burbank), Walt Di ...

was announced in December 2019, with

Billy Magnussen William Gregory Magnussen (born April 20, 1985) is an American actor. He has been featured in the films '' Into the Woods'' (2014), '' Bridge of Spies'' (2015), '' Birth of the Dragon'' (2016), '' Game Night'' (2018), and '' Aladdin'' (2019), and ...

reprising his role. After a time without news, Magnussen stated that the project was still in development in April 2021, which he later clarified in the following year. A live-action feature film adaptation of '' The Sword in the Stone'' entered development in July 2015, with

Bryan Cogman Robert Bryan Cogman (born July 25, 1979) is an American television writer and producer. He wrote eleven episodes of the HBO series ''Game of Thrones''. He is also the author of the book ''Inside HBO's Game of Thrones'' which features a preface ...

writing the script and

Brigham Taylor Brigham Taylor (born 1967) is a film producer for Walt Disney Pictures. He has worked for Disney since 1994, and became a producer for the company in 2014. He co-produced the live-action films ''The Jungle Book'' and ''Christopher Robin''. Life ...

serving as producer. In January 2018,

Juan Carlos Fresnadillo Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (born 5 December 1967) is a Spanish film director, script writer, and producer. He directed ''Intacto'' and ''28 Weeks Later'', the sequel to Danny Boyle's ''28 Days Later''. His film ''Esposados'' was nominated for the Ac ...

was announced as director. The next month, it was revealed that the film would premiere exclusively on

Enrique Chediak Enrique Proper Chediak ASC (born June 30, 1967) is an Ecuadorian cinematographer, who works principally in the United States. He was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography for his work on Danny Boyle's ''127 Hours'' (2010). Hi ...

joined to serve as the cinematographer in September, while

Eugenio Caballero Eugenio Caballero (born 1972) is a Mexican production designer. He is best known for his work on Guillermo del Toro's film ''Pan's Labyrinth'' for which he earned an Academy Award, Ariel Award, Art Directors Guild Award, Los Angeles Film Critics ...

joined to serve as the production designer in December. However, in March 2024, Fresnadillo revealed that the project may not be happening anytime soon. In 2016,

re-acquired the film rights to ''

The Chronicles of Prydain ''The Chronicles of Prydain'' is a five part series of children's high fantasy coming-of-age novels written by American author Lloyd Alexander and published by Henry Holt and Company. The series includes: ''The Book of Three'' (1964), '' The Bla ...

'', on which the animated feature film '' The Black Cauldron'' was based, with the intention to adapt the book series into a live-action feature film series. The project was in early development at the Walt Disney Studios with no director, producer, or screenwriter attached yet. Since then, there has been no news about the project. In March 2016, Disney announced a new feature film in development titled ''Rose Red'', a live-action spin-off to ''

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs "Snow White" is a German fairy tale, first written down in the early 19th century. The Brothers Grimm published it in 1812 in the first edition of their collection ''Grimms' Fairy Tales'', numbered as Tale 53. The original title was ''Sneewittch ...

'' which was to be told from the perspective of Snow White's sister, Rose Red. The film was to be produced by Vinson and pitched by Justin Merz, based on a script by

Evan Daugherty Evan Daugherty (born 1981) is an American screenwriter. He wrote the films '' Killing Season'', ''Snow White and the Huntsman'' and the film adaptation of '' Divergent''. Career Daugherty's first screenplay was ''Shrapnel''. It won first place i ...

. A live-action feature film based on Prince Charming (of ''Cinderella'' and other fairy tales), entitled ''Charming'', entered development in 2017 with

Stephen Chbosky Stephen Chbosky (; born January 25, 1970) is an American film director, screenwriter, and author. He is best-known for writing the bestselling coming-of-age novel '' The Perks of Being a Wallflower'' (1999), and writing and directing its 2012 fi ...

as writer and director. In 2019,

Alan Menken Alan Irwin Menken (born July 22, 1949) is an American composer and conductor. Over his career he has received List of awards and nominations received by Alan Menken, numerous accolades including winning eight Academy Awards, a Tony Awards, Tony ...

suggested that the feature film ''

Pocahontas Pocahontas (, ; born Amonute, also known as Matoaka and Rebecca Rolfe; 1596 – March 1617) was a Native American woman belonging to the Powhatan people, notable for her association with the colonial settlement at Jamestown, Virginia. S ...

'' would not have a live-action adaptation in the near future, since remaking ''Pocahontas'' would likely be impossible due to modern sensibilities. In 2023, Menken further suggested that a planned live-action remake of '' The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' titled simply ''Hunchback'', which was announced in January 2019 to be written by

David Henry Hwang David Henry Hwang (born August 11, 1957) is an American playwright, librettist, screenwriter, and theater professor at Columbia University in New York City. He has won three Obie Awards for his plays '' FOB'', '' Golden Child'', and '' Yellow ...

, produced by

Josh Gad Joshua Ilan Gad (born February 23, 1981) is an American actor. He is known for voicing Olaf in the '' Frozen'' franchise and playing Elder Arnold Cunningham in the Broadway musical ''The Book of Mormon''. For his role as Olaf, Gad won two Annie ...

David Hoberman David Elliot Hoberman (born September 19, 1952) is an American film and television producer, best known as the co-creator and executive producer of the USA Network television series ''Monk'', and the founder and co-owner of Mandeville Films. He ...

, and

Todd Lieberman Todd Darren Lieberman (born February 20, 1973) is an American film and television producer. He founded Hidden Pictures Media in 2022 and won an Emmy for ''Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers'' in the same year. He co-founded Mandeville Films and Telev ...

(through

Mandeville Films Mandeville Films is an American film production company headquartered in Burbank, California. Founded in 1995 by David Hoberman the company re-formed as Mandeville Films and Television in 2002 after a short hiatus for three years, with Hoberman ...

), and based on elements from both the animated feature film and

Victor Hugo Victor-Marie Hugo, vicomte Hugo (; 26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885) was a French Romanticism, Romantic author, poet, essayist, playwright, journalist, human rights activist and politician. His most famous works are the novels ''The Hunchbac ...

novel A novel is an extended work of narrative fiction usually written in prose and published as a book. The word derives from the for 'new', 'news', or 'short story (of something new)', itself from the , a singular noun use of the neuter plural of ...

, was stalled for similar reasons. A live-action feature film adaptation of ''

Robin Hood Robin Hood is a legendary noble outlaw, heroic outlaw originally depicted in English folklore and subsequently featured in literature, theatre, and cinema. According to legend, he was a highly skilled archer and swordsman. In some versions o ...

'' entered development in early 2020, with Kari Granlund writing the screenplay, Justin Springer producing, and

Carlos López Estrada Carlos López Estrada (born September 12, 1988) is a Mexican-American filmmaker, music video director, commercial director, theatre director, and actor. Born in Mexico, he moved to the United States when he was 12 and later enrolled at Chapman ...

as the director. In January 2022, Jennifer Lee revealed that

Stella Meghie Stella Meghie is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. She is known for her feature films '' Jean of the Joneses'' (2016), '' Everything, Everything'' (2017)'', The Weekend'' (2018), and '' The Photograph'' (2020). Meghie has also directed ...

, who was planned to be the writer and director of '' Tiana'', had originally wanted to develop a live-action adaptation of ''

The Princess and the Frog ''The Princess and the Frog'' is a 2009 American Animation, animated musical film, musical Romance film, romantic fantasy comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Inspired in part by the 2002 ...

''. In April 2025, production on a planned live-action remake of ''

Tangled ''Tangled'' is a 2010 American animated musical film, musical Adventure film, adventure fantasy comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Loosely based on the German fairy tale "Rapunzel" in th ...

'', to be directed by

Michael Gracey Michael Gracey is an Australian filmmaker. He is best known for directing the films ''The Greatest Showman'' and '' Better Man''. Early life and career Gracey grew up in Melbourne – in Carlton then Kew – then started working in visual effects ...

, was suspended indefinitely in the wake of the critical and financial disappointment of ''

Snow White "Snow White" is a German fairy tale, first written down in the early 19th century. The Brothers Grimm published it in 1812 in the first edition of their collection ''Grimms' Fairy Tales'', numbered as Tale 53. The original title was ''Sneewittch ...

''. It has not yet been determined whether or not ''Tangled'' will resume production at some future date, or undergo any changes to its crew or script.

Reception

Box office performance

Many Disney remakes rank along the highest grossing films upon their release; currently, ''The Lion King'' (11th), ''Beauty and the Beast'' (25th), and ''Aladdin'' (46th) are on the list. ''The Lion King'' is also the highest-grossing musical film of all time. It also set the record for the biggest opening for an animated film and a musical before ''

The Super Mario Bros. Movie ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'' is a 2023 American animated adventure comedy film based on Nintendo's ''Mario (franchise), Mario'' video game franchise. Produced by Universal Pictures, Illumination (company), Illumination, and Nintendo, and d ...

'' and ''

Frozen II ''Frozen 2'', stylized as ''Frozen II'', is a 2019 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures as the sequel to '' Frozen'' (2013). The film was directed by Chris Buck ...

'' surpassed the records respectively.

Critical and public response

Academy Award wins and nominations

Notes

References

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