Which Disney Classics Are Getting the Live Action Treatment?

Disney has been digging through its catalogue over the last few years to breathe new life into its classics through live-action adaptations.

Technically starting with the Tim Burton adaptation of Alice in Wonderland in 2010, Disney has slowly been pulling its old favourites into the real world, with the first Disney princess to get the live-action treatment being Cinderella in 2015.

Since then, the studio has revived many a childhood favourite, including The Jungle Book, Beauty and the Beast, Mulan, The Lion King and most recently, The Little Mermaid.

Love them or hate them, Disney doesn't plan to stop any time soon, with a hefty slate of adaptations confirmed to be in production.

Snow White

  • Directed by: Marc Webb

  • Written by: Greta Gerwig and Erin Cressida Wilson

  • Starring: Rachel Zegler, Gal Gadot, Jonathan Burnap and Martin Klebba.

Mufasa: The Lion King

  • Directed by: Barry Jenkins

  • Written by: Jeff Nathanson

  • Starring: Seth Rogen, Aaron Pierre, Billy Eichner, Kelvin Harrison Jr. and John Kani

Moana

  • Directed by: Thomas Kail

  • Written by: Jared Bush and Dana Ledoux Miller

  • Starring: Dwayne Johnson

Lilo & Stitch

  • Directed by: Dean Fleischer Camp

  • Written by: Chris Kekaniokalani Bright and Mike Van Waes

  • Starring: Maia Kealoha, Chris Sanders, Sydney Agudong, Billy Magnussen, Zach Galifianakis and Courtney B. Vance

Hercules

  • Directed by: Guy Ritchie

  • Written by: Dave Callaham

Bambi

  • Directed by: Sarah Polley

  • Written by: Geneva Robertson-Dworet, Lindsey Beer, Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster

The Sword in the Stone

  • Directed by: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo

  • Written by: Bryan Cogman

Robin Hood

  • Directed by: Carlos López Estrada

  • Written by: Kari Granlund

The Aristocats

  • Directed by: Questlove

  • Written by: Will Gluck and Keith Bunin

Other adaptations floating about without any confirmed talent attached are Princess and the Frog, Tangled, Frozen, and Tarzan.