Disney’s remakes have divided audiences as of late, but the studio is not to be deterred, as it is reportedly moving ahead with a live-action Tiana project. Colman Domingo is in talks to co-write an original live-action movie inspired by Disney’s The Princess and the Frog(2009), according to Deadline. The two-time Academy Award nominee is expected to work alongside playwright ...

We have our first look at our new Rapunzel – and finally know how Disney plans to approach the character in live-action. Disney’s live-action remakes have a rocky history. While some titles, such as The Lion King (2019) and Beauty and the Beast (2017), have impressed at the box office, others have failed both financially and critically. Its latest flop is ...

Disney’s live-action Moana (2026) walked into its opening weekend already bruised. It’s walking into its second weekend facing something far worse than bad reviews. A Rough Debut Just Got Rougher Moana‘s opening was already being discussed in terms usually reserved for cautionary tales. The film debuted to roughly $43 million domestically across its first three days, with a four-day total ...

Every so often, a Disney movie transcends the typical experience of a night out at the cinema and becomes something profoundly impactful for the local community where it was produced. The live-action adaptation of Moana, which has sailed into theaters nationwide, exemplifies this phenomenon in Hawai’i. According to state officials, the film’s production has not only generated tens of millions ...

Disney’s Snow White (2025) has been replaced in a ranking of recent live-action remake releases. Disney’s live-action Moana (2026) has arrived in theaters, and the numbers are already telling a rough story. The film debuted on Rotten Tomatoes with a 36% critic score, edging out Snow White (39%) for the dubious distinction of the studio’s lowest-rated live-action remake in recent ...

After years of debate surrounding Disney’s live-action remake strategy, the studio has stepped away from one project that had quietly been developing behind the scenes. While Disney has spent the last decade transforming animated classics into live-action spectacles, not every idea has survived the long road to production. In this case, growing fan resistance and shifting priorities appear to have ...

It’s no secret that Disney has decided to go all-in on its live-action remakes. While the remakes technically began all the way back in 1994 with Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book, Disney really started making live-action remakes a priority in 2015 with the remake of Cinderella. Since then, Disney has made nearly a dozen live-action remakes, including Beauty and the Beast (2017), ...

We are less than one week away from the world premiere of Disney’s newest live-action remake, Lilo & Stitch. Based on the 2002 animated film, Lilo & Stitch tells the story of Lilo, a lonely young Hawaiian girl being raised by her older sister Nani. Lilo wants nothing more than to find a real friend, so Nani decides to let Lilo get ...

Disney’s live-action remakes have always been a bit controversial. Fans originally loved an occasional remake, but many quickly grew tired of Disney appearing to prioritize remakes over original films. However, it’s hard to argue with the results—remakes like The Lion King (2019), Beauty and the Beast (2017), Aladdin (2019), The Jungle Book (2016), and more have brought the studio billions in ...

In 2002, Experiment 626, AKA Stitch, crash-landed on the Hawaiian island of Kaua’i and turned the lives of Lilo and her big sister Nani upside down. At first, Stitch only knew how to cause chaos and destroy things. But through love and patience, Lilo taught him that he could be kind and part of the family he never had or ...