Disney’s live‑action remake strategy has defined the last decade, spanning Cinderella (2015), The Jungle Book (2016), Beauty and the Beast (2017), Dumbo (2019), Aladdin (2019), The Lion King (2019), Mulan (2020), Pinocchio (2022), and The Little Mermaid (2023).

The pipeline continues with projects like Moana and Lilo & Stitch, indicating sustained commitment to the format.

The business case blends nostalgia, risk reduction, and proven box‑office performance from familiar IP, with executives leaning on audience affection for the originals while minimizing uncertainty. [3][15].

Nostalgia is deliberately used to reengage adults who grew up with the classics while introducing new generations to iconic characters and songs. [10][11].

Familiar titles repeatedly deliver outsized grosses—The Lion King (2019) took nearly $1.6 billion worldwide, Beauty and the Beast (2017) reached $1.264 billion, and Aladdin (2019) topped $1 billion. [6][1].

The Little Mermaid (2023) surpassed $550 million in global ticket sales despite polarizing discourse, underscoring both the draw and constraints of the remake model.

Disney evaluates success primarily via theatrical box office and related KPIs, including opening weekend benchmarks, CinemaScore, and critical sentiment, followed by a theater‑first window and later Disney+ availability. [6][5][29].

ROI and revenue metrics also inform evaluations, although detailed criteria are not consistently disclosed publicly. [40].

Market research, fan feedback, and social media signals at venues like D23 Expo inform title selection and creative choices, supplemented by consultations with cultural advisors and affected communities. [12][20][45][14].

Cinderella (2015) grounded the fairy tale with more realistic characterizations than the 1950 original.

The Jungle Book (2016) adopted a tougher tone and different ending, included visual quotes from the cartoon, and won the Oscar for Visual Effects.

Beauty and the Beast (2017) added new songs, explained the villagers’ ignorance of the castle, made Belle more independent, and featured an LGBT character.

Dumbo (2019) changed story elements while retaining the core value of the fairy tale.

Aladdin (2019) offered a different interpretation of the classic tale while keeping its central appeal.

The Lion King (2019) had a reported $260 million budget and was marketed as live action despite being almost entirely computer‑generated. [47].

The Lion King (2019) grossed nearly $1.6 billion worldwide, the high‑water mark for the remakes so far.

Pinocchio (2022), directed by Robert Zemeckis, veered from the original’s feel with an irreverent, unconventional tone and distinct artistic personality.

The Little Mermaid (2023) preserved Ariel’s core personality while expanding Prince Eric’s character and giving the pair more time together to make the romance more satisfying.

Snow White (in development) has been reframed toward female empowerment, revising or removing traditional elements like the prince and the seven dwarfs.

Responding to concerns raised by Peter Dinklage and others about stereotypes, Disney consulted with the dwarfism community and altered its approach to the seven dwarfs. [13].

Across the slate, Disney’s Reimagine Tomorrow initiative guides inclusive casting and representation, exemplified by Halle Bailey’s Ariel.

The company positions these updates as ways to reflect contemporary values around diversity and gender while preserving the emotional spine of beloved stories. [12].

Public reception has been highly polarized, with praise for representation and production value countered by critiques of thin originality and perceived political agendas. [22][24].

Halle Bailey’s casting drew racist backlash but also inspired excitement among young Black girls who felt represented, and Disney publicly defended the choice. [12].

The Snow White remake drew criticism from legacy voices and commentators who objected to its departures from the 1937 template.

Some industry figures argue the strategy over‑prioritizes “political correctness” or risk avoidance at the expense of story, calling for a return to character‑first storytelling. [15].

Not all entries have landed equally, with films like Dumbo and Pinocchio receiving weaker reviews compared to billion‑dollar performers such as The Lion King and Aladdin. [18].

Nonetheless, nostalgia, refreshed characterization, and spectacle continue to draw large audiences, exemplified by The Little Mermaid’s $118 million Memorial Day opening and the billion‑dollar results of Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin. [3][1].

Disney also tracks budgets and scale to calibrate returns, with Beauty and the Beast at $225 million, The Lion King at $260 million, and The Little Mermaid at $250 million. [1][47].

Box office debuts, CinemaScore, Rotten Tomatoes, and lifetime hauls are monitored to guide future greenlights and gauge how far a remake can diverge while maintaining audience trust. [5].

The theater‑first strategy is followed by Disney+ releases, and strong box office for remakes has complemented studio revenue and streaming momentum. [51].

Strategically, Disney frames remakes as balancing familiar narratives with innovation through updated music, character agency, and inclusive casting to create “new and innovative storytelling experiences.” [1][7].

Cultural consultants, community engagement, and fan‑event feedback are used to keep adaptations culturally sensitive without abandoning brand identity. [14][39].

Spin‑offs and prequels like Mufasa: The Lion King extend attachment to known characters while offering fresh perspective in the same world.

Overall, the program marries nostalgia‑driven economics with adaptations designed for contemporary sensibilities, accepting controversy as the cost of staying relevant to a broad, multigenerational audience. [6][10][12].

Disney’s live‑action remake strategy has defined the last decade, spanning Cinderella (2015), The Jungle Book (2016), Beauty and the Beast (2017), Dumbo (2019), Aladdin (2019), The Lion King (2019), Mulan (2020), Pinocchio (2022), and The Little Mermaid (2023).

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Over the past few years, we have seen the world work together to be more inclusive in regards to ethnicities, gender, and sexual orientation. It was not just 10 years ago when the word “gay” was being used as an insult, and racism was widely spread, accepted, and tolerated by those who had to suffer through it.

Even recently, we have heard one of Hollywood’s biggest stars, Jenna Ortega, who plays Wednesday Addams in Netflix’s Wednesday, spoke out on how she was aware that due to her Latina heritage, she would have a tough time getting roles as a child. She came to this realization before the age of 12 years old.

Now, multiple companies and the world, have been moving in a much more progressive direction in an attempt to eliminate the imbalance caused by these external aspects of a human. With this comes an overall behavior change that many expect to see.

The ongoing conversation about inclusion and diversity within The Walt Disney Company remains a prominent topic.

A few years ago, Disney introduced the Reimagine Tomorrow initiative, acknowledging that “We haven’t always got it right.” This shift was evident when the cast member dress code evolved, moving away from the traditional “Disney Look” to allow cast members greater self-expression at work.

In the realm of theme parks, significant changes have been initiated, such as the re-theming of Splash Mountain to Princess and the Frog at both Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resort. There have been discussions about implementing this change globally within Disney Parks, but no official confirmation has been provided. The decision was rooted in addressing the undertones and themes of Song of the South, the film on which Splash Mountain was originally based. It’s worth noting that not all Disney fans embraced this change, underscoring the ongoing challenges in achieving consensus on such matters.

Notable figures, including Star Wars actor John Boyega, have criticized Disney for their treatment of diverse actors in the franchise. Boyega expressed concern that his character, Finn, was not developed to the same extent as Caucasian actors’ characters in the Star Wars series. While this issue may not be directly related to theme parks, Finn’s representation as an animatronic character in Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance at Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge raises questions about diversity within The Walt Disney Company.

In Disney’s Reimagine Tomorrow initiative, one of their goals was “To establish inclusion standards across all Disney General Entertainment content. By 2022, 50% of regular and recurring characters across Disney General Entertainment scripted content will come from underrepresented groups.” With this major increase, we have seen a lot more diversity in Disney film’s and shows.

This diverse spread has even had Disney facing criticism at times for their “woke behavior”, as some did not like Disney casting Black actress Halle Bailey as Ariel in The Little Mermaid, or Latina actress as Snow White in Snow White. Major legal investigations even took place due to the LGBTQ+ character representation in Strange World, and the film’s ability to be shown in schools.

Regardless, Disney has chosen their stance when it comes to inclusion, and they are all for it.

Kardashian’s Diversity Threat

The Kardashians have undeniably built a significant brand for themselves in recent years, largely due to their continuous presence in the media and their reality shows. It all began with Keeping Up With the Kardashians, and now they’ve launched a fresh series, The Kardashians, available on Hulu.

In 202, it was reported that, “The Kardashians is the most-watched series premiere on Hulu in the United States, and on Disney+ and Star+ among Star Originals, across all global markets to date,” a Hulu spokesperson tells Variety.”

As part of the agreement, Hulu is set to release 40 episodes of The Kardashians, organized into 10-episode seasons.

The Hulu series represents an “elevated” adaptation of the original show that brought the family to fame. It adopts a more documentary-style approach, with occasional instances of the family breaking the fourth wall.

Of course, the show features Kris Jenner with her daughters Kourtney Kardashian, Kim Kardashian, Khloé Kardashian, Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner.

Recently, Khloé Kardashian has been making headlines, but not for good reason.

It was reported that “Khloé Kardashian is being slammed online after fans were confused by one detail in her Halloween costume. Many social media users didn’t recognize The Kardashians star at all when she posted her Halloween outfit to Instagram on Tuesday.”

The publication continued, “The reality star dressed up as a Bratz Doll on October 31, posing with a long, blonde wig, a yellow patterned mini dress and a Bratz-bejewelled handbag. Social media users were quick to criticize the Kardashian for her darker skin tone, with some going so far as to accuse Khloé of doing “blackface”.”

Comments on Khloé’s Instagram post were quick to judge the Disney star, stating, “Girl who the hell is this, you’re not even recognizable.”,“No one’s gonna talk about her skin being 10 times darker?”, and “I mean the blackface is clear here.”.

Below, you can see a photo of the Halloween outfit as Southza (@southza4) posted, “Fact that the @khloekardashian and @KimKardashian
feel it’s okay to run with this black face makeup it’s not cool nor give you the rights to low-key do blackface disguised as a tan.They are so disrespectful it’s distasteful at this point black but cut the foolery.#TheShadeRoom”

As Disney now owns The Kardashians, this look certainly breaks their mission of genuine diversity and inclusion. For now, however, Disney has not made any comment. Season 4 of the show debuted on Hulu this past September.

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How has Disney leveraged nostalgia in recent years?

By turning classic animations into live-action films with major stars

The pipeline continues with projects like Moana and Lilo & Stitch, indicating sustained commitment to the format.

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Disney loves a live-action remake. The House of Mouse has discovered that instead of coming up with new ideas they can simply remake their classic animated flicks into live action. The results have been pretty darn profitable, and the studio shows no signs of stopping — there are currently live-action remakes of "Moana" and "Lilo and Stitch" on the way. One of their successful live-action remakes was the 2019 take on "Aladdin," helmed by — believe it or not — Guy Ritchie. The film was a smash, hauling in over $1 billion worldwide and going on to become the ninth highest-grossing film of 2019.

When you make numbers like that, a sequel can't be far behind. Sure enough, in 2019 the film's producer, Dan Lin, revealed that Disney was in the early stages of developing a sequel. But that's the last we've really heard of the potential follow-up. The live-action "Aladdin" starred Will Smith as the Genie first made popular by the late Robin Williams, while the titular role of Aladdin was played by Mena Massoud. Massoud has seemed to cast doubt about the sequel ever happening at this point. He most recently gave an update on the potential project late last year.

No idea where it's at

Back in March of 2023, Mena Massoud Tweeted that "Aladdin 2" was "Very unlikely at this point." (The Tweet has since been deleted, but the folks at Collider caught it at the time). Then, in December of 2023, Massoud was promoting his horror movie "The Sacrifice Game" when ScreenRant asked him about "Aladdin 2." He replied: "I don't have any updates ... the strike kind of just put everything on hold. I know they were trying to get it off the ground for a long time but I have no idea where it's at." He added:

"Listen, we shot in 2017. It's been six years now since we shot and wrapped the project. So to me, at a certain point, life just goes on. So not really, I'm sure they have their reasons. I know they were trying for a long time. So I don't know what the obstacles exactly were. But maybe now after the strike is over, they'll continue to try to get it off the ground ... But I hope, I hope definitely that it happens in some way."

In other words, it really doesn't sound like this sequel is happening — but you never know.

Other films

A sequel wasn't the only potential "Aladdin" project Disney was said to be working on. In 2019, it was revealed the studio was planning a spin-off film based around Prince Anders, a character played by Billy Magnussen. Disney quickly faced backlash for planning a movie around one of the only white guys in a film filled with people of color, but the studio continued to push forward. In 2022, Magnussen said the project was still in development — but we haven't heard anything about it since.

In 2015, before the live-action "Aladdin" was even made, the studio also announced they were making a prequel movie called "Genies," with the plan being that the film would lead into the live-action "Aladdin." That never happened, and "Genies" was scrapped. At this point, I wouldn't be surprised if the "Aladdin" sequel or the Prince Anders spin-off were both scrapped as well. Despite the smashing success of the 2019 "Aladdin," it feels like too much time has gone by to strike while the iron is hot.

The business case blends nostalgia, risk reduction, and proven box‑office performance from familiar IP, with executives leaning on audience affection for the originals while minimizing uncertainty. [3][15].

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The story of Mufasa as you never knew it.
About five years after the release of The Lion King in 2019, Disney is offering a live-action version of the film, Mufasa: The Lion King, a new story that takes audiences back to the familiar tale of the film, as Simba explores the history of his father, Mufasa, and his father ’ s relationship with his younger brother. Reer Scar.
The film also comes on the 30th anniversary of the original Lion King, released in 1994, as part of Disney ’ s experiments in turning animated films into reality, such as Cinderella, The Mermaid, and Aladdin.
It is a safe strategy to ensure a financially successful product, without risking capital in new experiences that may not generate revenue.
The film is expected to be released on May 5, 2024.
Simba explores the history of Mufasa
The first real-life version of The Lion King in 2019 grossed nearly $1.6 billion worldwide.
The new version of The Lion King is expected to surpass the previous film because it explores an old story never presented before, while retaining all the reasons for the success of the original film, the story of the evil brother "Scar" and his relationship with his brother "Mufasa", a focal point in the main film, and the audience always wondered about the causes of the great evil inherent in the character "Scar".
Disney is looking to make an artistic epic, or a series of films as a result of the film ’ s manifold story, which carries more than one story, especially if its makers can find clues to the stories, because despite the worlds of Disney and its large production of films, it has never produced a major series like Star Wars, for example, and the story of the Lion King can be the beginning of movie series, especially as it moves narrative between the past and present....
Heroes of the New Story
The film was officially announced by Barry Jenkins, and Jeff Nathanson, the screenwriter of The Lion King (2019), completes his role as the writer of the new work "Mufasa".
Genghis said that there are many familiar characters will appear in the next film, and that the version will include new stories about the characters that the audience knew and associated with, and the story will go back in time with the heroes, to know the audience history and how they became what they are in the end, as the film tells how "Mufasa" came out of a modest life to reach the top of power, after he was a young cub roaming alone in life.
The film includes some changes to the voices of the heroes from the previous film, where the voice of young "Mufasa" will be performed by Aaron Pierre, while the voice of Mufasa was provided in the previous film, and in the older film of 1994 James Earl Jones.
Familiar voices that won ’ t change include John Kanye, who will cast Mandrel Reviki, Billy Eichner, who will cast Timon, Seth Rogan, who will cast Pumbaa, Kelvin Harrison, Jr., who will cast Scar, and Beyoncé, who will cast Nala.
Why is Disney bringing back the old stories?
Although audiences on social media complain about reproducing Disney ’ s classics, the box office always favors reproducing the classics, and there are many reasons for audiences to watch animated films in their real-life versions, including the attraction of old fans and the desire of the new generation to explore the modern context of the tale.
From here, such films have a double audience, especially in that story that touches on fatherhood, family, friendship, love and life. Mufasa remains one of the most famous Disney characters, and did not explore his story as befitting his fame and the story of his sad death in the original film, which separated the audiences against their will.
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According to John Musker, why does Disney rely on live-action remakes rather than producing new stories?

As a risk-reduction strategy
As a safer option

Compared to new franchises, what is the risk and return of remakes and sequels?

Lower risk but smaller long-term returns.

How has Disney leveraged nostalgia in recent years?

By turning classic animations into live-action films with major stars

What motivates Disney to keep producing live-action remakes despite mixed reviews?

Nostalgia is deliberately used to reengage adults who grew up with the classics while introducing new generations to iconic characters and songs. [10][11].

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According to Vareity, the film will be the fifth highest Memorial Day opening in history.

“It’s a classic,” said Tony Chambers, Disney’s head of distribution. “You ask a lot of women or men of my age and it’s ‘Little Mermaid’ and ‘Beauty and the Beast’ that rank as their favorite animated movie. It’s a story that takes them back to their respective childhoods and this movie is the perfect opportunity for a lot of people to pass that love on to the next generation.”

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How has Disney leveraged nostalgia in recent years?

By turning classic animations into live-action films with major stars

Familiar titles repeatedly deliver outsized grosses—The Lion King (2019) took nearly $1.6 billion worldwide, Beauty and the Beast (2017) reached $1.264 billion, and Aladdin (2019) topped $1 billion. [6][1].

How has Disney leveraged nostalgia in recent years?

By turning classic animations into live-action films with major stars

How successful was the 2019 live-action version of The Lion King?

Worldwide revenues exceeded one billion dollars

What motivates Disney to keep producing live-action remakes despite mixed reviews?

The Little Mermaid (2023) surpassed $550 million in global ticket sales despite polarizing discourse, underscoring both the draw and constraints of the remake model.

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Disney's live-action remake of The Little Mermaid has made a significant impact by surpassing the original's box office earnings, offering representation to young girls of color, and standing firm against racist backlash.

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In a world where representation matters more than ever, Disney's live-action remake of The Little Mermaid has set a new benchmark. The film, which grossed over $550 million in global ticket sales, has surpassed the original's box office earnings, making a significant financial and cultural impact. Beyond merely being entertaining, the film has become a beacon of hope for young girls of color, seeing themselves represented in a fantasy world for the first time.

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Reimagining Inclusion in Fantasy

The casting of Halle Bailey as Ariel sparked controversy even before filming began. Detractors used AI to alter her features to resemble a white woman, reflecting a narrow view of what a mermaid, or a princess, should look like. Despite the racist backlash, Disney stood firm, challenging the status quo and reimagining inclusion in fantasy. The film's success underscores the necessity of diversity in storytelling, proving that audiences are hungry for fresh perspectives and narratives that resonate with their own experiences.

Standing Firm Against Racism

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The release of the first teaser at D23 Expo was met with enthusiasm and anticipation. The beautiful shots of Halle Bailey's Ariel in the ocean, accompanied by the iconic Part of Your World, were a powerful assertion of Disney's commitment to diversity. The film, directed by Rob Marshall and released in May 2023, also features Jonah Hauer-King as Prince Eric, Melissa McCarthy as Ursula, Awkwafina as Scuttle, Jacob Tremblay as Flounder, Javier Bardem as King Triton, Daveed Diggs as Sebastian, and Noma Dumezweni in an undisclosed role. Each casting choice was a testament to the company's determination to stand against racist attacks and uphold the importance of representation.

Attending to Details for Authentic Representation

With its Reimagine Tomorrow initiative, Disney is leading the way in promoting diversity and inclusion across its productions. By paying meticulous attention to details, the company ensures authentic and inclusive representation both on-screen and off-screen. The success of The Little Mermaid underlines the significance of these efforts, and the film serves as a potent reminder that stories have the power to inspire change.

In conclusion, the journey of The Little Mermaid offers valuable lessons for leadership and the power of storytelling. It highlights the importance of standing firm against critics, especially in the face of racism. It also emphasizes the necessity to reimagine inclusion in fantasy and the significance of paying attention to details for authentic representation. These lessons are not just applicable to film-making, but are relevant in all fields where leaders have the opportunity to challenge hate and inspire change through their work.

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What motivates Disney to keep producing live-action remakes despite mixed reviews?

Disney evaluates success primarily via theatrical box office and related KPIs, including opening weekend benchmarks, CinemaScore, and critical sentiment, followed by a theater‑first window and later Disney+ availability. [6][5][29].

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The Walt Disney Company DIS recently announced that its remaining 2021 slate of films will be released exclusively in theaters before being released on the Disney+ streaming platform.

Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Encanto will release on Nov 24 with a 30-day exclusive theatrical window before appearing on Disney+ on Christmas Eve. The rest of the slate will each have a 45-day theatrical release window including The Last Duel (Oct 15), Ron’s Gone Wrong (Oct 22), Eternals (Nov 5), West Side Story (Dec 10), and The King’s Man (Dec 22).

Besides, Disney revealed that Marvel Studios has blocked off four release dates throughout 2024, Feb 16, May 3, Jul 26, and Nov 8. While movies scheduled for release on these dates have not been officially announced, Fantastic Four reboot, Blade and Deadpool 3 could be contenders as they are already in various stages of production.

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Disney appears confident that consumers are ready to return to cinemas and that the future of its blockbuster features is on the big screen, despite COVID-19 spikes caused by the Delta variant. Theater chains including AMC Entertainment AMC, Cineworld Plc, and Cinemark Holdings Inc CNK are counting on the big fall and winter releases to attract customers back.

Disney’s decision follows the successful 45-day theater-first releases of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and Free Guy. Shang-Chi topped $71.4 million in its Labor Day weekend release, the second-biggest opening haul for films released theatrically during the pandemic while Free Guy, from Disney's 20th Century Studios, contractually obligated to be released only in theaters, has grossed $239.2 million globally.

Although the entertainment giant chose to release a series of big productions such as Black Widow, Jungle Cruise, and Cruella on its Disney+ platform simultaneously, the upcoming slate of releases beyond 2021 is encouraging for traditional theater owners.

Although Spider-Man: No Way Home was not included in this list, it will also likely have an exclusive theatrical release.

Among the new movie release dates recently announced, Guillermo del Toro's Nightmare Alley has moved to a wide release on Dec 17 from Dec 3. The Bob's Burgers Movie, based on the animated television series of the same name, will release on May 27, 2022 while Disney's live-action remake of The Little Mermaid will debut in theaters on May 26, 2023.

Other major studios have been closely watching this Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company to determine whether they should also resume in-theater debuts. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.

AT&T’s T WarnerMedia owned Warner Bros inked a deal with AMC earlier this month for a 45-day theatrical window in 2022. It had previously signed a similar agreement with Cineworld. Universal Pictures and its Focus Features were the first to deal, agreeing to a 17-day exclusive theatrical window with AMC back in July 2020.

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What motivates Disney to keep producing live-action remakes despite mixed reviews?

ROI and revenue metrics also inform evaluations, although detailed criteria are not consistently disclosed publicly. [40].

Market research, fan feedback, and social media signals at venues like D23 Expo inform title selection and creative choices, supplemented by consultations with cultural advisors and affected communities. [12][20][45][14].

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THE disney has been recreating several of its classic animations in live action over the years and, currently, one of the projects developed focuses on telling the story of snow White. Although the project does not have many details disclosed, the film has already become the target of criticism from Peter Dinklagethe Tyrion of game of Thrones. Now, it was the company’s turn to respond to the actor’s speech.

Actor Peter Dinklage.

In his comment, the actor noted that he was shocked that the company was proud to cast a Latin actress in the lead role while also looking to retell a “retrograde history”. THE The Hollywood Reporter contacted a representative of the disneywho offered a response to the actor’s comment, noting that the live action is taking care to avoid stereotypes present in the animated version. The statement says:

“To avoid reinforcing stereotypes from the original animated film, we are handling these seven characters differently and have consulted with members of the dwarfism community. We look forward to sharing more as the film enters production after a long period of development.” the representative said.

The report released by the website further states that the film has been in development for three years, and the dwarf characters are being reimagined from the early stages of development. Furthermore, snow White is not the first live action Disney to have cultural consultants, as this was also the case with Aladdinfor example.

snow White has the direction of Marc Webb (The spectacular Spider Man), having in its list Rachel Zegler (Love sublime love) in the role of the protagonist and Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman) as the Evil Queen. The production does not yet have a premiere date.

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“Cinderella ” and others: the main remakes of recent years
Warner Bros. plans to make a remake of the movie “The Bodyguard ”.
The 1992 film with and in the lead roles was a success at the box office, and the music for it became the best-selling soundtrack in the history of the film, and this record has not been broken so far.
Details about the new film are still few, it is known that his script is written by the famous playwright Matthew Lopez.
About the most popular movie remakes of recent years, read in the selection of "Rambler".
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Cinderella (2015, directed by Kenneth Branagh)
Video of the day
A remake of a classic Disney cartoon from 1950.
The action takes place in a traditional fairy-tale entourage, but the characters have become more like real people, rather than characters in a children's book.
With the magic and magic of love, the emphasis is shifted to people and the reasons for their decisions.
The film was nominated for an Oscar for the best costumes.
The Jungle Book (2016, directed by John Favreau)
A remake of the 1967 Disney cartoon of the same name.
It is stated as a game with elements of animation, but in fact there are at least living heroes there, mainly realistically drawn, but still fake animals on the screen.
If Disney has all the male characters, then women appeared in the film among them, for example, Kaa voiced a python.
The film has many visual quotes from the cartoon, but some scenes, for example, the battle with Sherkhan, are shown much tougher, critics noted that they can scare not only children, but also adults.
The tone of history has also changed.
Mowgli does not seek people, but wants to help the inhabitants of the jungle, and in the end does not leave, but remains.
The film won an Oscar and the British Academy Award for Visual Effects.
In 2022, the premiere of the second part of the picture is scheduled.
It (2017, directed by Andy Muschetti)
The second book of the same name.
The first, television, was shot in 1990 by Tommy Lee Wallace and won several Emmy Awards.
The new film set a box office record among horror films with an age rating of R. Its only award was the award for the best trailer, but critics took the film very well, it did not receive any sharply negative reviews.
Two years later, the second part of the picture came out, but it went almost unnoticed.
Beauty and the Beast (2017, director)
A remake of the classic Disney cartoon, filmed in 1991.
There are some notable differences in the story.
In particular, the writers explained why the villagers do not know about the monster castle, which is only an hour walk, and the main character Belle made more independent.
The soundtrack, which became one of the factors of the cartoon ’ s success, also underwent changes: it included not only new versions of old songs, but also several new compositions.
The film caused a scandal due to the appearance of LGBT characters in the frame.
Director Bill Condon said that the episode in which two men are dancing waltz, very short, and people who resent him, "inflated out of a fly elephant", but in Russia the picture was assigned an age rating of 16 +.
A Star is Born (2018, directed by Bradley Cooper)
A remake of the 1976 film, the actor's directorial debut.
The main roles were played by Cooper himself and they also performed songs.
The film tells about the relationship of aspiring singer Ellie and drunk famous musician Jackson Maine.
Initially, the picture was going to shoot, and it was planned to invite Bionse to the main female role.
Lady Gaga said in an interview that she has a lot in common with the heroine.
For example, at the dawn of her career, she, like Ellie, was advised by everyone to fix her big nose.
The picture was nominated for seven Oscars, as a result, received one for best song.
The same award was given to the original film with and.

The Jungle Book (2016) adopted a tougher tone and different ending, included visual quotes from the cartoon, and won the Oscar for Visual Effects.

Beauty and the Beast (2017) added new songs, explained the villagers’ ignorance of the castle, made Belle more independent, and featured an LGBT character.

Dumbo (2019) changed story elements while retaining the core value of the fairy tale.

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Through the test of a century, this world-sweeping fairy tale empire is celebrated in different ways everywhere in 2023!
Six Disney parks have launched innovative surprises, such as amusement facilities, parades, night light shows, food, peripheral products, and more, which continue until the Group ’ s 100th anniversary on October 16.
In Taiwan, the 2023 Penghu International Fireworks Festival (4 / 20-6 / 29), the world ’ s only sand sculpture exhibition with this theme, will be held at the 2023 Fulong International Sand Sculpture Festival in New Taipei (6 / 9-10 / 22), the Island Star Dream Disney Theme Train (now until 9 / 27), and the Disney Animation Exhibition (6 / 21-10 / 11).
Founder Walt Disney once said, “Adults are only kids grow up, anyway. ”
Since Disney Kingdom has a large number of members, let ’ s start the discussion on the role set to male. DailyView Network Thermometer surveyed the top 10 most discussed online in the past year (2022 / 7 / 1-2023 / 6 / 30) through KEYPO Big Data Key Engine.
No.10 Pinocchio
Pinocchio has also translated as "Pinocchio", many parents have said to their children: "If you lie, the nose will grow long!" The small puppet is often made into a sketch by netizens, and even a British graduate student who engaged in "funny experiments" has deduced that the small puppet can only say 13 lies, if exceeded, the nose will grow to make his neck break and kill.
Fortunately, the little puppet only lied three times in the original Italian book.
After the success of Snow White, Disney released its second animated feature film in 1940, and won the 13th Academy Awards for Best Original Music and Best Original Song, setting a precedent for animated films winning two awards in a row.
In 2022, Pinocchio launched a live-action version of “Pinocchio ”, and netizens praised“ Tom Hanks ’ interpretation of the old carpenter who cares about and cherishes Pinocchio ’ s father ”, “The story of Jiminy Cricket (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is immediately brought into the classic story of childhood memories ”,“ No longer just copying the original story. ” I ’ m sorry, ” he said, even finishing the sentence:
"A conscience is that still small voice that most people refuse to listen to.
And that is the entire problem with the world today. ”
(Conscience is a tiny voice that most people won ’ t listen to.)
That ’ s the biggest problem in the world today.
“There isn ’ t a single thing I would change about you.
I am so proud of you.
And I love you so much. ”
I don't need you to change anything, I'm proud of you and I love you.
No.9 Genie
“You have three chances to make a wish … ” This is an opportunity that many people dream of!
Adapted from the Arabian folk story "Arabian Nights" "Aladdin and the Magic Lantern", in 1992 became Disney's 31st animated feature, less than US $100,000 paid Robin Williams (Robin Williams) voice, his wit, humor, enthusiasm, vulnerability and other characteristics, giving the "supporting actor" spirit beyond the charm of the protagonist, the global box office revenue of more than US $500 million; Mode, with mainstream stars acting as the usual voice, until now has Tom Hanks "Toy Story 3" up to $15 million, Vin Diesel "Star Trek" various emotions "I am Groot. (I am Groot) worth $13 million.
2019 Oscar winner Will Smith (Will Smith) interpretation is limited by the spirit of the lamp, although it is far from the animation image of 27 years ago, full of blue powder, optimistic and exaggerated interpretation of his unique "Friend Like Me", the spirit said to Aladdin, "I can only make your appearance into a prince, but can not change your inner."
"aroused heated discussion, netizens have a sense of growing up to see Aladdin," let me burst into tears "," no matter how clever the elves are, they can not control people's preferences. "
No. 8 High flying Goofy
Goofy, the English word meaning "stupid, silly", first appeared in the 1932 Mickey's Revue (Mickey's Revue), a small off-stage audience character, constantly peeling peanuts, and laughing, strange, piercing laughter soon to be remembered.
It turned out that Disney needed a happy pistachio that could always be happy, but also some sluggish elements, and in 1930 began to create a high-flying, amiable and easygoing fool, who looked a little confused, but he was not stupid, his personality was pure optimism, and liked; although he often messed things up, he also achieved unexpected success.
Since 1935, the calm Mickey Mouse, the angry Donald Duck, the stupid Gao Fei, these three people are called "Disney Golden Triangle", the three people can always screw things up, but in the process will make people laugh, three different styles complement each other, the happy ending of the solution, in the Mickey and good friends series, Gao Fei is a very competent comedy role, but also a real A good friend.
Mickey ’ s pet, Pluto, is a dog that doesn ’ t talk, doesn ’ t walk upright, doesn ’ t wear clothes, and is a pure dog.
Gao Fei is the opposite of it, he wears clothes and gloves, he talks, makes girlfriends, and does what everyone can do.
This caused many netizens to question, "Mickey is a mouse, Donald Duck is a duck, Broto is a dog, then what is Gao Fei?" Disney made an official response, Gao Fei replied, "Oh!
I'm just Goofy. "
No.7 Dumbo
Disney ’ s fourth animated film released in 1941, Dumbo, born with oversized ears, is often used as the object of ridicule, his mother is locked in a cage for protecting him; without the protection of his mother, he has become friends with rats and ravens, not because of his appearance, but find his own advantages. 78 years later, the director Tim Burton retains the core value of fairy tales. Decided that he was no longer limited to the mind of the "little flying elephant", he painted human nature and emotions more carefully; in the 2019 live-action version of "Dumbo", the good friend of the little flying elephant changed from an animal to a child of two circus, and the animals did not speak, and used the human perspective to highlight the uniqueness of the little flying elephant.
The screenwriter once said, “Dumbo is not just a Disney character, but a mythical character, and I want it to be real. ” Tim Burton, a director who is not very fond of circus, said,“ Dumbo is a symbol of people who can ’ t integrate into society, but can turn their flaws into advantages. ”
Many fans have described themselves as "I want to show up wherever there is a little flying elephant," and the collection has become a "little flying elephant museum," even some insist on having a little flying elephant tattoo.
No. 6 Chip 'n' Dale
The chipmunks are often misunderstood as “squirrels ”; the funny farce of the two brothers ’ different personalities first appeared in“ Private Pluto ” in 1943; after Broto, you can turn the old duck half dead, and later have your own series. Chip ’ s appearance is characterized by a black nose and a large front tooth in the center, and strange fur is darker.
Dale has a red nose and two tiger teeth, and a pinch of hairs on his head; alternatively, you can distinguish it by incisors. Brother Kitty is one incisor and brother is one incisor.
In 2023, Japan launched the Pink Pooh Friends series, which instantly sprung up, “It ’ s cherry blossom flavor, and it ’ s super cute. ”
(Pictured is the bar car of the Island Star Dream Disney themed train with unlimited drinks.)
No. 5 Peter Pan
Have you ever had a Peter Pan in your heart?
“All children grow up, except one person. ”
In Disney's 14th animated feature film, released in 1953, Peter Pan is a flying, naughty, and eternally young child who flies to Neverland against Captain Hook, and one night flies to Wendy's house, where Peter Pan takes her and his two younger brothers on an adventure to Neverland.
Wendy plays a role in the story as a symbol of "woman" and "mother".
At the beginning of the story, Peter Pan also invited Wendy to Neverland because she could tell a story.
Experts parse that Peter Pan is actually afraid of anything that will make him an "adult", and when Wendy refuses to stay and is ready to go back, she and Peter Pan say: "Sorry, I have to grow up!"
There are many versions of Flying Scotsman, including Robin Williams ’ s “Captain Hook ” and the 2023 live-action version of“ Flying Scotsman and Wendy ” on the streaming platform Disney +. Currently Rotten Tomatoes (media rating) is 67% fresh, audience rating is only 20% positive, and audience voting IMDb is only 4.4.
It is said to have been a "rewrite", a "rewrite", a "rewrite", a "rewrite" and a "rewrite".
No. 4 Aladdin
Shout "Sesame open the door!" to open the door of the robber's treasure chest; wipe the magic lamp, carefully make three wishes...
"A whole new world...", Aladdin overcomes obstacles, and finally happy Ending.
1992 Preparing Aladdin, the appearance was actually "Atom" Tom Cruise (Tom Cruise) as a model, the animator made a desperate reference to the Atom expression in various movies.
However, the 2019 live-action version was not first sung by the outside world, and netizens described Aladdin as "strong and tender". "Maybe it is a matter of plot setting. The air on the screen is often dragged away by the Elves and Jasmine in the front section." Out of their own value, but also let adults recall the simplicity of childhood, chasing dreams.
No. 3 Stitch
An experiment created to destroy everything and disrupt the Milky Way, the blue-colored alien monster created by genetic engineering research, codenamed 626, is sometimes fierce, but sometimes well-behaved. On his first visit to Earth, he meets Lilo, a Hawaiian girl, who hides an extra arm, tentacles and spines, disguised as a dog.
Seemingly harmless, but with super powerful power, Jumba said at the Star Council: "Stitch is bulletproof, fireproof, shockproof, and thinks faster than a supercomputer, and can also lift an object 3000 times its volume," the biggest weakness is that he can't swim, because he is set to be denser than water, he will sink when he encounters water, and he is a koala.
Netizens think that "obviously can rely on the ability, but rely on their own acting to eat, disguised as a stray dog he was adopted by Lilo," after getting along with the earth people, Stitch is willing to converge for Lilo to destroy the appearance, by the circle of fans of netizens moved: "The family word left a good impression, everyone is not willing to show the bad side in front of their own family, This is because your family is someone who has never abandoned you, someone who is willing to help you in any major way."
(Pictured is the Karaoke compartment of the Island Star Dream Disney themed train, a special Stitch punch spot.)
No. 2 Donald Duck
This duck, who never wears pants, first appeared in 1939's "The Wise Little Hen", similar to Mickey's hard-working, cheerful, and never fails to set, Donald Duck's impatience, love to lose temper, every time you encounter trouble, always learn not to stay calm, eager to open his big flat mouth, with its annoying big voice rattle. The sense of disconnection has exploded; the naughty Donald Duck will occasionally play tricks on others, and netizens describe the "EQ value is estimated to be zero."
With the ingenuity of opportunism, but every time he always encounters a miserable ending, Donald Duck's encounter actually caused Hong Kong netizens to discuss "is the epitome of many Hong Kong people", "compared to Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck can reflect the human nature of the real society."
The most powerful Green Leaf supporting actor, the number of cartoons and movies combined to surpass Mickey Mouse, and netizens commented that "his imperfection has made him popular for many years." In the 2022 Tainan Disney series, many fans expected the giant Donald Duck, and the result was a stacked tsum tsum, which caused the most discussion on the Internet.
No. 1 Mickey
This time, the "popular king" is Mickey! White gloves, red shorts, big ears, "Oh Gosh" mantra, everyone's acceptance of Mickey Mouse lasted for a century, and it was born with some twists and turns.
Universal Pictures commissioned Disney to produce a cartoon with the rabbit as the main character, born Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit), but the painter secretly traded, Universal took the rights to Oswald, Walt Disney, abandoned Oswald, the company was founded in the fifth year, launched a larger and more round ear "Mickey". Although the boss himself is afraid of mice, but Mickey He brought the first Academy Award (1932), and to date, Mickey remains the most Oscar winner in the world; he is also the first fictional character to be engraved on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
According to Time, 40% of Disney ’ s annual licensing fee comes from Mickey, which brings in at least $3.2 billion (about NT $100 billion) in annual revenue, not including the revenue from the Disney Parks stores.
Mickey and Minnie have been the elderly and old lady of the human level, Disney has decided not to let them both marry; the reason behind this is because Walt Disney once said that Mickey and Minnie live in a dream world, in which all dreams will come true, do not need marriage can live happily.
However, Mickey and Minnie ’ s voice actors Wayne Allwine and Russi Taylor are married in the real world! Mickey has a super adaptability, and even has a bag in Taiwan.
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Analysis Description:
This research data is provided by KEYPO Big Data Key Engine public sentiment analysis system, and the analysis time range is from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023, a total of 1 year.
The system observes tens of thousands of website channels, including major news channels, social platforms, discussion forums and blogs, for the discussion of the "Disney classic male role" related texts for analysis, and based on the discussion of the topic by netizens, as the basis for this analysis.
The results of the survey in this article do not refer to polling, polls, online questionnaires, etc. The ranking only represents the volume of online discussion, and does not represent positive or negative reviews of netizens.
This analysis report uses "KEYPO big data key engine" public sentiment analysis system
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Aladdin (2019) offered a different interpretation of the classic tale while keeping its central appeal.

How has Disney leveraged nostalgia in recent years?

By turning classic animations into live-action films with major stars

The Lion King (2019) had a reported $260 million budget and was marketed as live action despite being almost entirely computer‑generated. [47].

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Content: Pixar is back on top. Their latest film, Inside Out 2, is not only a hit, it’s not the top-grossing animated film in history — with a fairly substantial asterisk.

Disney and Pixar are touting that Inside Out 2, with its $1.462 billion in grosses worldwide, is now the biggest animated hit ever. Its ticket sales put it ahead of the previous record holder, 2019’s Frozen II, also from Disney, which grossed $1.453 worldwide.

Disney is also touting the fact that Inside Out 2 is the fastest animated film in history to $1 billion. (It took the movie 19 days to cross that threshold.) It’s also the top-grossing movie of 2024, as well as the only movie of the year to date to gross $1 billion.

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Now, with all that said, what is the asterisk? It is this: In making this bold claim, Disney is essentially ignoring its own animated movie, 2019’s remake of The Lion King. If you include The Lion King as an animated movie, then it is the highest-grossing animated movie in history, with $1.663 billion in worldwide ticket sales.

Why does Disney not count it? They apparently view the movie as a “live-action” remake of the original Lion King, akin to the studio’s live-action versions of CinderellaAlice in WonderlandBeauty & the Beast, or The Jungle Book. The difference, though, is that while all of those films did include digitally-animated characters, they also featured real flesh-and-blood actors. 2019’s The Lion King does not. All of the “live-action” animals were actually computer generated.

In fact, according to The Lion King’s own director, Jon Favreau, there is just one “real shot” in the entire movie, plus “1490 rendered shots created by animators and CG artists.” Favreau joked on Twitter in 2019 that he “slipped in one single shot we actually photographed in Africa to see if anyone would notice.”

Despite all of that, Disney does not consider this Lion King an animated movie. And if you don’t consider it an animated movie, then yes, Inside Out 2 is the box office champ.

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The Lion King (2019) grossed nearly $1.6 billion worldwide, the high‑water mark for the remakes so far.

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Pinocchio (2022), directed by Robert Zemeckis, veered from the original’s feel with an irreverent, unconventional tone and distinct artistic personality.

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Content: Robert Zemeckis understands two things about Disney’s Pinocchio. First, he knows the 1940 animated film is ingrained in the entertainment behemoth’s DNA. It’s considered by many to be the best animated film from the studio’s early days. “When You Wish Upon a Star” is now the Walt Disney Pictures fanfare. The song’s promise of wishes fulfilled under starlight is part of Disney’s patented feel-good m.o. Heck, over the years Jiminy Cricket has become the company’s B-tier mascot, right behind Mickey Mouse.

But Zemeckis also knows that the ’40s Pinocchio is weird as hell. The stranger things that punctuate that seminal early Disney effort are hidden in plain sight, though they're often forgotten as people marvel at the film's artistry. Most other filmmakers would’ve bent over backwards to pay homage if given a chance to bring Pinocchio to life in 2022. Zemeckis is not the guy you hire to do that.

His new live-action Pinocchio adaptation gives you what you’d expect, but so, so much more. It’s as if Zemeckis wanted his adaptation to play like if Moulin Rouge-era Baz Luhrmann directed Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. The film is only as reverential as a Zemeckis film can be, which is not very reverential at all.

After Disney's years of uninspired retreads, like 2019’s The Lion King and 2017’s Beauty and the Beast, Pinocchio veers all the way in the other direction. The eye-popping Pleasure Island sequence alone has more personality than most anything Disney has done in this space recently. While the aggressive shift in artistic influence might alienate some Mouse House purists, anyone willing to take a walk on Zemeckis’ wild side might get a kick out of this one.

Take Tom Hanks, for example. As Geppetto, the screen legend channels the same cornball energy that made his portrayal of Col. Tom Parker in Elvis a glorious meme. Even when Hanks is hamming it up, he’s still credible and magnetic (kind of like Zemeckis as a director). Continuing with the irreverence, the film’s portrayal of Pinocchio is like if you made Ralph Wiggum out of wood and gave him Jacob Tremblay’s voice. Zemeckis gets in a few fun jabs at Pinocchio’s blissful ignorance (at times involving fire), which help keep the film from getting too saccharine.

Zemeckis’ Pinocchio doesn’t hew too closely to the preciousness and regality of the animated classic. It's more of a parking-lot carnival ride through an uncompromised vision, and the most enjoyable one of these live-action Disney flicks since 2016’s Pete’s Dragon.

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The Little Mermaid (2023) preserved Ariel’s core personality while expanding Prince Eric’s character and giving the pair more time together to make the romance more satisfying.

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The Little Mermaid live-action remake actually fixed the right character

The biggest story changes aren’t for Halle Bailey as Ariel

Whenever a new Disney live-action remake of an animated classic comes out, there’s always a hullabaloo about what, if anything, changed from the source material. Specifically, fans question whether the latest remake updates anything to take modern standards into account, or a creator boasts that it does — whether it’s giving LeFou an “exclusively gay moment” in 2017’s Beauty and the Beast or canning the Siamese cat song in 2019’s Lady and the Tramp.

For whatever reason, though, most of the filmmakers behind these projects seem determined to also “fix” the stories’ main heroines — usually losing what made them so appealing in the first place. The most nefarious case in point is Beauty and the Beast’s Belle, a character beloved by young bookworms everywhere. Making her a book-lover wasn’t enough for the 2017 remake, which also turned her into an inventor for some reason — and then did absolutely nothing with that plot point.

But in the case of the new Little Mermaid, director Rob Marshall and screenwriter David Magee actually picked the right character to update.

That isn’t Ariel, who for the most part keeps pretty much the same personality she had in the original, though she certainly gets more moments to flesh it out. Ariel is a beloved heroine, and Marshall and Magee understand what made her so appealing in the original animated Disney film. She’s curious, passionate, and idealistic, and the 1989 movie takes great care to highlight those things, while also embracing her faults, like her absent-mindedness and stubbornness. Halle Bailey’s stellar performance as Ariel in the live-action version bolsters all of those points. Even with some added moments, her Ariel is pretty much recognizable. She isn’t the one who needed to undergo a modern makeover, after all.

The character who really needed a change was Eric.

The original animated Eric is a hero of his era. He meets the minimum requirements to be a Disney Prince, in that he’s handsome and brave, and not much else. In the 1989 film, Ariel sees him on a ship, playing with his dog, and immediately falls in love with him. That’s pretty true to the original Hans Christian Andersen story — not to mention the Disney fairy-tale movies that came before — but in 2023, we need more evidence that this is a man worthy of Ariel’s time, and worthy of her giving up everything to try and be with him.

The 2023 live-action version of Eric, played by Jonah Hauer-King, isn’t just a hunk. He feels restless in his palace, and he wants to explore the world beyond his island nation, but he feels trapped by his mother’s rules. That’s a direct parallel to Ariel’s story, so it makes sense that she would relate to him. Her bargain with Ursula (Melissa McCarthy) is more about her desire to escape her father’s controlling rules about her being in love. (Ariel’s “Daddy, I love him!” line doesn’t make the cut in this version.) There’s a sense of comfort in knowing that there is at least one person on land who would understand her choice to leave the ocean. In Eric, she sees more of a kindred spirit than a soulmate.

The new Little Mermaid also gives Ariel and Eric more time to get to know each other. Instead of the dinner scene where Ariel bungles basic social interaction, now Ariel and Eric bond over Eric’s vast collection of trinkets he found on his adventures. As it turns out, they’re both total nerds when it comes to their interests, and they’re both just squirming to talk about what they love with someone. Ariel still can’t talk because of Ursula, but she’s still an active participant in the interaction, showing Eric a thing or two about his treasures from the sea, and eagerly poring over his maps. All their interactions are fueled by an awkward yet adorable attraction that just makes their romance all the more believable, and worth rooting for.

There are some superfluous changes to the live-action movie that don’t really add anything meaningful. For instance, Ariel’s sisters are rulers of their own seas, not Triton’s decorative choral singers, but they still don’t contribute much to the plot. Ursula has added motives, but that doesn’t come up beyond her introduction. Scuttle the seagull (voiced by Awkwafina) raps for a bit, because sure, why not? If you think too hard about some of the more consequential world-building changes in 2023’s The Little Mermaid, the movie begins to unravel.

But what makes The Little Mermaid isn’t whether the fish look good, or what exactly fuels Triton and Ursula’s feud. It all comes back to Ariel and her journey, which is fueled by the central romance between her and Eric. Just because Ariel falls in love doesn’t mean she’s not a strong and beloved protagonist, and just because Eric is a handsome and dashing prince doesn’t mean he lacks the substance behind that charming smile. By updating their romance, the 2023 Little Mermaid makes the love story more satisfying — and resonant for a new generation.

The Little Mermaid swims into theaters on May 26.

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Snow White (in development) has been reframed toward female empowerment, revising or removing traditional elements like the prince and the seven dwarfs.

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From Snow White to Frozen, Disney has been responsible for creating and adapting some of the most enchanting fairytales ever put to screen. While many of their stories are hundreds of years old, the studio’s adaptations are likely the prime example in the mind of the public consciousness.

Reimagining these classic tales has also done wonders for Disney. However, the recent controversy surrounding the upcoming adaptation of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs has sparked a decidedly volatile reception, especially since the studio has officially abandoned its first and original love story.

No Love for Snow White

Recent coverage of the film’s progress revealed that Disney is officially stepping away from the traditional fairytale elements that make up Snow White’s narrative. Rachel Zegler plays the title role, and her recent quote on the matter has more than a few Disney fans up in arms.

“It’s no longer 1937… She’s not going to be saved by the prince, and she’s not going to be dreaming about true love. She’s dreaming about becoming the leader she knows she can be.”

Related: Gal Gadot’s ‘Snow White’ Sabotaged by Media Frenzy

That means no dwarves, prince, or spell broken by love’s first kiss. Although Disney has several strong leading women in many of its other productions, Snow White really isn’t the appropriate story to take that approach, and fans recognize that.

Some viewers, like the creator seen here, are absolutely outraged that Disney would remove the romance and love story element from their original fairytale. While it’s true we no longer live in 1937, that doesn’t mean there isn’t still a desire or an audience for a traditional romanticized tale about princesses and magical creatures without some sort of shoe-horned message behind it.

Related: Iconic Dwarf Actor Rips Into Woke ‘Snow White,’ Says Story Is “For Dwarfs”

To put it bluntly, Disney should make a fantasy-themed female-empowerment film, but not at the expense of another established work. At this point, “Snow White” is just a namesake, as any charm or enchantment associated with the story has gone entirely out the window.

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Responding to concerns raised by Peter Dinklage and others about stereotypes, Disney consulted with the dwarfism community and altered its approach to the seven dwarfs. [13].

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Content: Peter Dinklage is calling out Disney's remake of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

Late last year, the House of Mouse revealed that Rachel Zegler would play the eponymous princess in an upcoming live-action remake, making her the first Latina to be cast in such a role. However, Disney's decision to remake the 1937 animated film in the first place is now being condemned by Dinklage, especially given the film's branding as a "progressive" remake thanks to Zegler's casting.

On Monday, the Game of Thrones star, who has a form of dwafism called achondroplasia, appeared on Marc Maron's WTF podcast to take Disney to task for even bothering with the story.

“I was a little taken aback when they were very proud to cast a Latina actress as Snow White, but you’re still telling the story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," Dinklage said, adding that while it's "all love and respect" to Zegler, he didn't appreciate the hypocrisy he believed was being demonstrated by Disney.

"Take a step back and look at what you're doing there. It makes no sense to me," Dinklage said. "You're progressive in one way and you're still making that fucking backwards story about seven dwarfs living in a cave together. What the fuck are you doing man?"

He went on to lament, "Have I done nothing to advance the cause from my soapbox? I guess I'm not loud enough."

Not only that, but Dinklage also said that he would've been okay with a remake if the studio had put a "progressive spin on it," which Disney itself has now responded to in a new statement to The Hollywood Reporter.

“To avoid reinforcing stereotypes from the original animated film, we are taking a different approach with these seven characters," a spokesperson said, before mentioning that the studio's been "consulting with members of the dwarfism community" and that it's been cognizant of this since the beginning of production.

"We look forward to sharing more as the film heads into production after a lengthy development period,” the rep continued. Dinklage, however, has yet to respond to Disney's statement.

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When Disney first announced a remake of its 1991 classic, Beauty and the Beast, there was a bit of skepticism on if it wasn’t best to leave things as they were. Many of the world’s population had their childhood shaped by some of these Disney characters.

Then again, Disney has a reputation for excellence. And so, in faith, we waited and were graced by the remarkable live-action remake. Beauty and the Beast (2017) went on to be the highest-grossing live-action movie of 2017. With a budget of $225 million, it was a box office hit grossing $1.264 billion.

It’s no easy feat to bring one of the world’s most popular fairytale stories to life. To this end, here is the iconic cast for 2017’s Beauty and the Beast live-action movie.

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Emma Watson is Hollywood’s sweetheart and can practically do no wrong in the eyes of her fans and admirers. Starting her professional acting career as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter movie series, there has always been a sense of innocence in her acting style.

No other was perfect to be cast as Belle in a live-action Beauty and the Beast remake. While most of the story and characters stayed the same, Belle’s life before meeting the Beast was slightly tweaked. Besides knowing she loved reading books from the original animated movie, there needed to be a backstory that’ll make sense in a live-action movie.

Like her father, she became an inventor who designed a type of washing machine to afford her enough time to read. Belle goes in search of her father and finds herself in a mysterious castle. She meets the Beast, and both will fall in love and help break the enchantress’s curse.

Beast (Dan Stevens)

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What’s a Beauty and the Beast storyline without the Beast? With motion capture, Dan Stevens plays the character of Beast. Beast gets transformed when he meets an enchantress who places a curse on him.

She leaves him with a rose flower, telling him to find love and receive love before all the petals fall from the flower. Beast would eventually find love in Belle.

Gaston (Luke Evans)

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Luke Evans plays the main antagonist, Gaston. Gaston is a handsome, arrogant, and narcissistic skilled hunter who wants to marry Belle. However, the more she refuses to love him, the more he feels the need to have her.

When he discovers Belle has fallen in love with the Beast and not him, he jumps on an opportunity to mobilize the villagers to kill the Beast.

Maurice (Kevin Kline)

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Kevin Kline plays the character of Maurice, Belle’s father. While going to the market, Maurice gets lost in the forest and flees into the nearest castle to escape attacking wolves. But, unfortunately, he’s kept prisoner by the Beast.

When his horse returns home without him, Belle sets out to find him. She pleads with the Beast to swap places with her father. Maurice is released and tries to mobilize the villagers to help free his daughter Belle.

LeFou (Josh Gad)

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Josh Gad plays the character of LeFou, Gaston’s closest friend and ego booster. He loves animals, but although illiterate, he’s not one to always agree with Gaston’s decisions.

When Gaston abandons him, he teams up with the servants in Beast’s castle. LeFou realized almost too late how egoistic and unkind Gaston was.

Lumière (Ewan McGregor)

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The Scottish actor, Ewan McGregor, plays the character of Lumière. Lumière is Beast’s charming maître d’. With the enchantress curse, Lumière gets transformed into a candelabra.

Cadenza (Stanley Tucci)

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Tucci plays Cadenza, the neurotic maestro and composer in Beast’s castle. The enchantress’s curse turns him into a harpsichord. Cadenza is also the husband of Madame de Garderobe.

Madame de Garderobe (Audra McDonald)

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What’s a neurotic maestro without his singer? Audra McDonald plays Madame de Garderobe, a world-class opera singer in the Beast’s court. She’s also the wife of Cadenza. She’s transformed into the ever-cheerful wardrobe character.

Plumette (Gugu Mbatha-Raw)

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Gugu Mbatha-Raw plays and provides the voice-over for Plumette. Plumette is a maid in Beast’s castle and the love interest of Lumière. But, unfortunately, the curse transforms Plumette into a feather duster.

Cogsworth (Ian McKellen)

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Ian McKellen is known for playing the roles of Magneto in X-Men and Gandalf in the film adaptation of The Lord of the Rings. He takes on the character of Cogsworth in this movie.

Cogsworth is the stern-looking butler in Beast’s castle. As the butler, he also doubles as the head of the castle’s staff. The character gets transformed into a mantel clock by the enchantress’s curse.

Mrs. Potts (Emma Thompson)

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Every castle needs housekeepers and one to control its affairs. Emma Thompson portrays and voices the adorable Mrs. Potts, who gets transformed into a teapot by the curse.

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What controversy arose from Disney's casting and updates in The Adventures of Pinocchio?

Public reception has been highly polarized, with praise for representation and production value countered by critiques of thin originality and perceived political agendas. [22][24].

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Disney has created countless moving animated films, accompanied by many people to grow up, such as "Snow White", "Sleeping Beauty", "Beauty and the Beast" and other classic films, in recent years, these classic animations have been remade as live-action versions, but Disney has been criticized for pursuing excessive "political correctness", while trying to convey specific ideas, ignoring the story itself. And the depth of the role, deeply criticized by the outside world.
The real version of "Little Mermaid" was criticized.
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According to foreign media reports, the director of the "Little Mermaid" and "Aladdin" animation, John Musk, publicly pointed out that Disney should revise the line, focusing on the "entertainment" and "story attraction" of the work, "the concept" should be placed on the secondary, bluntly, "they should revise the line", and added that "it is not necessary to completely put the concept into, but until then, the most important thing is to create the audience. It's a role that captures the eyes of the audience."
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The director of the animated version of "Little Mermaid" believes that the live-action version should be more about the relationship between father and daughter.
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John Musk emphasized that Disney ’ s classics were never born out of preconceived ideas, but rather immersed the audience in the world built by the story and the characters.
He believes that while it is not necessary to completely abandon the concept, before that, you should first create characters that the audience can feel and feel attracted to.
As for Disney ’ s frequent remakes of old animations into live-action versions, he believes that this is to make the audience like things, and then sell them again, and he obviously does not agree with this practice.
Disney ’ s remake of the classic animation, apart from Aladdin, has a mostly bad reputation. John Musk pointed to the 2023 live-action version of “The Little Mermaid ” and bluntly said:“ They don ’ t put much ink on the story of their father and daughter, that ’ s the core of the whole movie. ” The lions in the Lion King are much richer.
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What controversy arose from Disney's casting and updates in The Adventures of Pinocchio?

Halle Bailey’s casting drew racist backlash but also inspired excitement among young Black girls who felt represented, and Disney publicly defended the choice. [12].

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Little Black Girls Are In Awe Of Halle Bailey In The Little Mermaid

“She’s Brown like me!”

Ever since the trailer for Disney's live-action version of The Little Mermaid was released, it has been making waves on social media. Specifically among little Black girls, who marveled at the first look of a little mermaid who looks just like them. Singer and actress Halle Bailey plays the new Princess Ariel in the remake, making her the first Black woman to portray the Disney princess. While the movie’s release isn’t until 2023, Bailey has already made an incredible impact.

Since the Disney’s first teaser trailer dropped on Sept. 9, videos have been circulating across TikTok and Twitter showing “blind reactions” to young Black girls seeing the live-action trailer for the first time, which includes a short glimpse of Bailey as Ariel underwater, singing the song, “Part of Your World.” Reactions have ranged from complete shock to pure awe and excitement.

And despite the constant racism and ignorance that has circulated around Bailey since it was announced that she will play the Disney princess, many are choosing to focus on the positivity of this moment. As one Twitter user shared in her own viral thread, writing, “As I stroll on TikTok, I keep seeing parents video their children reacting to The Little Mermaid trailer. So instead of focusing so much on the negative, I thought I’d show a thread of the little black kids who are excited to see their favorite princess look like them.” Facts.

TikTok user @nickyknackpaddywack, for instance, shared a video of her daughter watching the trailer, her eyes glued to the TV. “Mommy! She's Brown like me,” the young girl tells her mother.

TikTok user @jendayis682 filmed her daughter watching the trailer and her reaction was just beautiful. “She’s Black! She looks so pretty,” her daughter excitedly says when she sees Bailey, then asks her mom, “Is Ariel actually Black?” Her mom responds, “In this Little Mermaid she will be!”

“Do you understand how it feels for our babies to see themselves in the fairy tales that the world said wasn't made for them,” @jendayis682 wrote in the caption of her viral TikTok video. “Say what you want and complain all you want ... I hear nothing over the joy and excitement that this little girl has overseeing a person that represents her.”

Digital strategist and consultant Leslie Mac created an entire Twitter thread showcasing a bunch of little Black girls’ reactions to Bailey as Ariel because, as she put it, “we could all use this joy [right now].”

The compilation of the videos even managed to get the attention of Ariel herself! “People have been sending these reactions to me all weekend and i’m in truly in awe this means the world to me,” Bailey tweeted on Sept. 12.

In a recent interview with Variety, Bailey spoke about the cultural impact her role in The Little Mermaid has had. “It was an inspiring and beautiful thing to hear their words of encouragement, telling me, ‘You don’t understand what this is doing for us, for our community, for all the little Black and brown girls who are going to see themselves in you,” Bailey told Variety for its 2022 Power of Young Hollywood issue.

The live-action depiction of The Little Mermaid premieres in theaters on May 26, 2023 and you can bet these little girls will be there.

What controversy did Disney's The Little Mermaid spark globally?

Debate over both Ariel's casting and racial representation.

The Snow White remake drew criticism from legacy voices and commentators who objected to its departures from the 1937 template.

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The original Snow White director’s son has slammed the upcoming Disney remake as “insulting” and a “disgrace.”

Disney has recently recreated several of its classic films into live-action adaptations. Past examples include The Little Mermaid, Dumbo, and Pinocchio. However, these recreations have generated backlash for various reasons.

For example, Halle Bailey’s role as Ariel wasn’t universally agreed upon. This is due to haters complaining that the princess should have been white like in the 1989 animated movie.

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Now, the upcoming remake of Disney’s Snow White starring Rachel Zegler has been under fire for its controversial portrayal of the seven dwarves among other reasons. Here’s what the son of the original Snow White director had to say about the film.

Son of Snow White director criticizes upcoming Disney remake

In an interview with The Telegraph, David Hand, who worked as a Disney designer in the 1990s, admitted his negative feelings toward the Snow White remake. Hand’s father, also named David, served as one of the directors of the 1937 film.

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“It’s a whole different concept and I just totally disagree with it, and I know my dad and Walt would also very much disagree with it,” 91-year-old Hand said. He continued by calling the movie a “disgrace” and discussed Disney’s “radical thoughts.”

“They’re making up new woke things and I’m just not into any of that. I find it quite frankly a bit insulting [what] they may have done with some of these classic films,” Hand remarked. “There’s no respect for what Disney did and what my dad did. … I think Walt and he would be turning in their graves.”

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The Snow White remake has finished filming and is scheduled to premiere on March 22, 2024. Other Disney live-action projects in the works include Lilo & Stitch, Moana, and Mufasa: The Lion King.

You can find out more about Zegler’s Snow White controversy here.

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Some industry figures argue the strategy over‑prioritizes “political correctness” or risk avoidance at the expense of story, calling for a return to character‑first storytelling. [15].

According to John Musker, what should Disney prioritize in its remakes?

What controversy arose from Disney's casting and updates in The Adventures of Pinocchio?

Not all entries have landed equally, with films like Dumbo and Pinocchio receiving weaker reviews compared to billion‑dollar performers such as The Lion King and Aladdin. [18].

How successful was the 2019 live-action version of The Lion King?

Worldwide revenues exceeded one billion dollars

What motivates Disney to keep producing live-action remakes despite mixed reviews?

Nonetheless, nostalgia, refreshed characterization, and spectacle continue to draw large audiences, exemplified by The Little Mermaid’s $118 million Memorial Day opening and the billion‑dollar results of Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin. [3][1].

How has Disney leveraged nostalgia in recent years?

By turning classic animations into live-action films with major stars

What motivates Disney to keep producing live-action remakes despite mixed reviews?

Disney also tracks budgets and scale to calibrate returns, with Beauty and the Beast at $225 million, The Lion King at $260 million, and The Little Mermaid at $250 million. [1][47].

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Content: Disney’s The Little Mermaid is looking to deliver one of the top Memorial Day weekend debuts ever, after grossing $38 million on Friday, including over $10 million from Thursday previews. The live-action remake of the classic animated film is expected to generate $104 million across the traditional three-day weekend, and around $125 million across the extended four-day holiday weekend, coming in ahead of expectations. This beats the $116.8 million that the House of Mouse’s live-action Aladdin remake grossed across the same frame in 2019.

If these estimates hold, The Little Mermaid’s Memorial Day bow will be among the top five of all time, behind Top Gun: Maverick ($160.5 million), Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End ($153 million) and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ($152 million). Directed by Rob Marshall and starring newcomer Halle Bailey in the titular role, The Little Mermaid was produced on a reported budget of $250 million, and is currently tracking to gross around $80 million from overseas markets by Sunday, which should put its global debut above $200 million.

Aladdin legged it to over $1 billion globally, as did the live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast, and considering the top-tier source material, The Little Mermaid has certainly set itself up for a similarly excellent lifetime haul with this debut. The reviews have been mostly positive, with the film currently sitting at a “fresh” 67% rating on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes and earning an excellent A CinemaScore from opening day audiences. Collider’s own Ross Bonaime called it “one of the rare live-action remakes that manages to capture that Disney magic” in his review.

RELATED: Everything 2023's 'The Little Mermaid' Changes From the Original Disney Classic

Last week’s number one film, Fast X, is eyeing a hefty drop in its second weekend. The 10th installment in the long-running action franchise is continuing to display diminishing returns domestically, despite generating sustained interest in overseas markets. Fast X added $6.3 million on its second Friday, taking its running domestic total to $91 million. By Sunday, the film will pass the $100 million mark stateside, and by Monday, it is expected to hit around $113 million. Globally the film has made more than $500 million, but it still has a long way to go before it can compare with some of the franchise’s top-grossing movies, two of which — Furious 7 and The Fate of the Furious — have made more than $1 billion worldwide.

A Handful of New Releases Opened Low

Disney’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 slipped to the third spot after four weekends in the top two. The superhero threequel added $5.4 million this Friday, and is expected to make around $20 million across the weekend. Guardians of the Galaxy 3 had a relatively soft $116 million opening in the first week of May, but it managed to deliver one of the top holds in Marvel Cinematic Universe history in its second weekend. The movie quietly stayed afloat over the next couple of weeks, and will pass $300 million domestically and $700 million worldwide by Sunday. Anything around or above Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’s lifetime haul of $863 million should be considered a win, considering that the movie was marketed as the emotional closing chapter for a beloved trilogy.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie is expected to narrowly claim the fourth spot this weekend, despite being available on digital for a couple of weeks. The mega-hit animated movie added $1.6 million on Friday, and is expected to generate over $8 million across the four-day extended weekend. This should take its running domestic total to $560 million. The sole newcomer to debut in the top five this week is The Machine, starring Burt Kreischer and Mark Hamill. The action-comedy made $2.2 million on Friday, and is expected to gross around $7 million across the extended holiday weekend. Two other new releases — the Gerard Butler action vehicle Kandahar and the comedy film About My Father, starring Robert De Niro — are expected to debut outside the top five.

You can watch our interview with The Little Mermaid star Bailey here, and stay tuned to Collider for more box office updates over the weekend.

Box office debuts, CinemaScore, Rotten Tomatoes, and lifetime hauls are monitored to guide future greenlights and gauge how far a remake can diverge while maintaining audience trust. [5].

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How easy is it to recreate the puppet story?
[Ming Pao News] In recent years, Disney has made adaptations of classic animations such as “Beauty and the Beast ” and“ Aladdin ” into live-action movies. On the 8th of this month, it first launched “Pinocchio ” through Disney +, and then“ The Little Mermaid ” and “Snow White ”. There's come.
The problem is, the new version of "Puppet Story" word-of-mouth encounter with SATELLO, the film review website "Rotten Tomatoes" scored only 27%, which will cause box office pressure on the latter?
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The live-action version of "Puppet Story" is based on the 1940 Disney animated film of the same name, and is written and directed by "Forrest Gump" director Robert Zemeckis. It also follows the "Arctic Express" after 18 years of cooperation with the golden statue of actor Tom Hanks. Children's Friendship.
The front and back of the stage are strong, the story is also loyal to the original, it is difficult to imagine that the film critics do not sell accounts, in the end, where is the problem?
The new film tells the story of the old carpenter Gabe (Thomas) in order to make up for the pain of the loss of his son, so he creates the small puppet Pinocchio (Benjamin Iwan Answorth voice) as a companion, and makes a wish to the meteor, hoping that he will become a "love substitute".
Although the puppet is small, but has a huge curiosity, one day away from home to explore the world, the result is never returned, Gabbit is not found, both worried and sad, showing selfless fatherly love; Pinocchio, eager to become a real boy, finally defeated the bad guy, and launched a brave, sincere and selfless precious life.
A black singer dressed as a blue fairy.
The biggest difference between the film and the animation is that after Pinocchio passes the human test of the Blue Fairy, the puppet does not eventually become human, relying only on the voice of Joseph Gordon-Levitt in "Snowden Storm" to play the voice of the cricket Jimmy Murray: "Pinocchio is as real as any real boy." "White Boy".
The problem is that the ending has been changed, but it has not brought too much surprise to the story, nor has it improved its strength, but it has made people feel that it is “changing for the sake of change ”.
In addition to the classic reinvention of "Puppet Story", while keeping up with the pace of the times, the film is played by Cynthia Erivo, a black actress and Grammy Award-winning singer from "Thieves' Eye Hotel", which makes the new film unsold, has caused "political correctness" controversy, plus supporting actors such as village school teachers fully cooperate with "colored people", or it is the new film. The main reason for the fall.
And see if the new animated version of “Puppet Story ”, remake of“ Forgotten Water ” by Guillermo del Toro and released on Netflix in December, will repeat the mistake.
Golden Melody evokes collective memories
Like traditional Disney animations like “The Lion King, ”“ Puppet Story ” is a touching story about the young protagonist ’ s search for himself as he grows up, and it may still be inspiring for younger audiences.
As for adult fans, you can aim for the new special, in which Pinocchio is made of computer CG, and the voice of “Sleepers ” child star Benjamin Evan Ainsworth brings to life the action, expression, and dialogue.
From a technical point of view, it may be better than "Beauty and the Beast", which is worthy of praise.
On the other hand, "Puppet Story" is presented in the form of a musical, and there are many songs in the play, including the theme song "When You Wish Upon The Star", which is the theme song of the animated classic "When You Wish Upon The Star".
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What motivates Disney to keep producing live-action remakes despite mixed reviews?

The theater‑first strategy is followed by Disney+ releases, and strong box office for remakes has complemented studio revenue and streaming momentum. [51].

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American Walt Disney Co., the world ’ s largest entertainment and media company, ended the first quarter of fiscal 2022 with record revenue and net profit of over $1 billion due to strong performance of the streaming business and amusement parks.
As reported in the press release of the company, its net profit for the quarter, which ended on January 1, was $1.15 billion, or 63 cents per share, compared with $29 million, or 2 cents per share, received for the comparable period a year earlier.
Adjusted earnings jumped to $1.06 per share from 32 cents a year earlier.
Revenue rose to $21.82 billion from $16.25 billion.
Analysts interviewed by FactSet on average expected the company to receive adjusted earnings of 74 cents per share on revenue of $20.27 billion.
Revenue for the media and entertainment division increased by 15% to $14.59 billion, slightly ahead of the consensus forecast.
The growth provided an active influx of new users of video services: the number of subscribers of the Disney + service increased for the quarter by 11.8 million and by the end of the first fiscal quarter reached 129.8 million.
The total number of subscribers of all streaming platforms of the company, including ESPN + and Hulu, reached 196.4 million.
Analysts surveyed by FactSet had expected Disney + to have 124.7 million subscribers, with a total of 191.1 million.
In the segment, which includes the film business, revenue amounted to $2.43 billion with a forecast of $2.27 billion.
The profit was supported by the box office success of the film “Spider-Man: No Way Home ”, produced jointly with Sony.
Revenue for theme parks and cruise ships, consumer goods and video games, more than doubled in the last quarter to $7.23 billion.
The figure was a record in the history of the company and exceeded the consensus forecast of $6.36 billion.
This significant increase is due to the reopening of amusement parks after the end of the lockdowns imposed to contain the pandemic.
Shares of Walt Disney in additional trading on Thursday soared by 8%.
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How has Disney leveraged nostalgia in recent years?

By turning classic animations into live-action films with major stars

What motivates Disney to keep producing live-action remakes despite mixed reviews?

Strategically, Disney frames remakes as balancing familiar narratives with innovation through updated music, character agency, and inclusive casting to create “new and innovative storytelling experiences.” [1][7].

Cultural consultants, community engagement, and fan‑event feedback are used to keep adaptations culturally sensitive without abandoning brand identity. [14][39].

Spin‑offs and prequels like Mufasa: The Lion King extend attachment to known characters while offering fresh perspective in the same world.

Overall, the program marries nostalgia‑driven economics with adaptations designed for contemporary sensibilities, accepting controversy as the cost of staying relevant to a broad, multigenerational audience. [6][10][12].

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Thought the brand of hatred Brie Larson suffered for ‘Captain Marvel’ is over? Well, version 2.0 is here

'The Brie Larson Treatment' comes for another performer with the gall to have opinions.

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Social media, am I right? What started out as a means for the world to communicate instantly, bringing people together from across the planet, has since metamorphosed into that slime from Ghostbusters 2 that feeds on anger.

And now we’re stuck, knee-deep in a bog of the loudest opinions, all being digitally shouted by everyone that never figured out their internet inside voices. We’ve been here for a while. We all know what it looks like. Arguably, it all boiled over around the time that Captain Marvel came out.

That’s when Brie Larson became angry-boy-Twitter’s favorite place to drag their knuckles, thanks to the way she voiced outlandish opinions like “I don’t have to smile when strangers tell me to” and “I should get treated the same as my male co-stars” and, if we’re being honest, mostly because she was a pretty lady on the internet who wasn’t going out of her way to make strange dudes feel like she’d love to meet them for coffee sometime and really get to know them. The rage was ubiquitous. You couldn’t swing a dead flerken on Twitter without hitting six burner accounts telling Larson how to be an actress.

But that was what, four years ago? We’ve probably moved on as a species, right? If nothing else, I’m sure Twitter has become a more thoughtful public square since Elon Musk took over – I can’t do it, sorry. I’m kidding. Everything is still the exact same kind of bad, only this time the boys are mad about princesses, actress Rachel Zegler playing Snow White in the upcoming live-action to be precise.

The ghost of Brie Larson’s past is making the rounds on Twitter again

The latest target for social media’s putridity is Rachel Zegler, star of Disney’s upcoming live-action adaptation of Snow White. In a recent interview with Variety, Zegler discussed some of the changes that the new film would make to its story – specifically, the lead character is driven by a desire to lead now, she is “not going to be saved by the prince and she’s not going to be dreaming about true love.”

The merits of Disney remakes aside, they’re changes that make sense. As Zegler puts it, storytelling has changed since 1937. People don’t pay to see feature-length movies about women eating fruit, taking naps, and being awoken by non-consensual kisses anymore. But not everyone agrees.

What happened next will shock you, especially if you just now got your America Online disk and you’re logging onto the internet for the first time: People got mad. Tikitok and Twitter sprayed their musk all over the story, calling Zegler’s takes “pseudo-feminism” and accusing her of “single-handedly destroying this movie.” The rhetoric was hyperbolic. It was acidic. It was, you know, Tuesday. Eagle-eyed viewers noticed a pattern.

There’s a lot that stings about the story. It’s rough, knowing that film Twitter might never stop being a free box of megaphones for everyone with a one-way brain filter and a “No Girls Allowed” sign on their bedroom door. It’s also a little bit gutting to know that conversations about live-action Disney adaptations are always going to swing back around to accusations of surreptitious political agendas and the formation of parasocial disgust targeted at opinionated female performers.
Like, these remakes (mostly lacking originality) are often pretty bad on their own merits, guys. Maybe focus on arguments that actually hold water.

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Tom Meisfjord

Tom is an entertainment writer with five years of experience in the industry, and thirty more years of experience outside of it. His fields of expertise include superheroes, classic horror, and most franchises with the word "Star" in the title. An occasionally award-winning comedian, he resides in the Pacific Northwest with his dog, a small mutt with impulse control issues.