Every Movie You Liked as a Kid Will Get a Sequel or Remake on Disney+
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Disney launched its streaming service, Disney+, on November 12, 2019.
In addition to old and classic titles, Disney+ offers original movies and TV series.
New movie programming began with a remake of Lady and the Tramp, but information about new movies continues to roll out.
You're never going to be at a loss for movies if you subscribe to the Disney+ streaming service. Disney+ has more than eight decades of Disney catalogue titles lined up and ready to stream, going all the way back to 1937's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. It encompasses all of the direct-to-TV Disney Channel movies you've already forgotten existed (hello, Zapped starring Zendaya) — and will start carrying all of the animated, live action, Pixar, Star Wars and Marvel movies going forward. It's basically impossible to get through it all.
But Disney is not one to rest on its laurels. In addition to developing buzzy new Disney+ television series, the company has also developed a slate of original movies for the service. The way things are going, Disney+ could be the place where the company experiments with new kinds of films that may be too risky to put straight into the theater, which means some exciting flicks could be on their way. Many new projects were announced on December 10 during a big investor call, which was then recapped on Twitter.
But first, here's how to watch Disney+.
You can stream it almost everywhere you stream your other shows: your Roku, iPad/iPhone, Android phones, Chromecast, Xbox One, Playstation and Amazon Fire products. The price at launch was $7/month (or $70/year if you pay all at once), but if you bundle it with Hulu and ESPN, you can get the whole thing for $13/month.
Here are all the original movies coming to Disney+
Remakes, book adaptations, and twists on fairy tales and princesses are all in the pipeline at Disney+ .
•Cheaper By the Dozen: Gabrielle Union stars in this remake, which will be helmed by Black-ish creator Kenya Barris. It's expected to debut in 2022.
•Chip n' Dale: Rescue Rangers: John Mulaney and Andy Samberg star in a live-action-CG-hybrid film based on the Disney Afternoon series.
•Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The kid-favorite film franchise, based on the book series, will be re-launched on Disney+ in 2021.
•Disenchanted: Amy Adams returns for a sequel to her princess movie, Enchanted.
•Flora and Ulysses: Based on the Newbery Award–winning children’s book by Kate DiCamillo, Flora and Ulysses tells the story of a 10-year-old comics fan who saves a super-powered squirrel. It debuts on the service in February.
•The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special: Well, Groot is a tree, after all. This won't be on the site until December 2022, so there's a big wait.
•Hocus Pocus 2: Hairspray director Adam Shankman and Jen D’Angelo, writer and co-producer of Workaholics, have teamed up for a sequel to 1993's Hocus Pocus. There's no word on whether or not it'll follow the plot of the sequel novel.
•Home Alone: Disney is planning a reboot of the classic holiday comedy for Disney+. A cast has been announced, and it includes Ellie Kemper (of The Office), Rob Delaney (of Catastrophe), and Archie Yates (of this year's Jojo Rabbit). Merry Christmas, ya filthy animals!
•The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild: Simon Pegg does the voice of the weasel, Buck, in the latest film in the Ice Age series. It's slated for early 2022.
•A Night at the Museum: The Museum keeps getting into hi-jinx after-hours, this time in an animated feature.
•Peter Pan & Wendy: Pete's Dragon remake director David Lowry directs a new Peter Pan film, starring Jude Law as Captain Hook and Yara Shahidi as Tinker Bell.
•Pinocchio: Tom Hanks stars in a live-action retelling of the Pinocchio story from Back to the Future director Robert Zemeckis.
•Sister Act 3: Whoopi Goldberg returns to make Sister Act an official trilogy.
•The Sword in the Stone: Also in the queue for live-action remakes, The Sword in the Stone has lined up a writer, Game of Thrones's Bryan Cogman, and a director, Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, who did 28 Weeks Later. Sounds gritty!
•Three Men and a Baby: The 1987 comedy gets a remake starring Zac Efron. This is expected to come to the service in 2022.
•There are also three films in the works about sports stars Chris Paul, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Keanon Lowe,
Here are some original movies you can watch on Disney+ right now.
•Black Beauty: The contemporary adaptation of the classic story stars Mackenzie Foy, Iain Glen and Claire Forlani.
•Black Is King: More of a "visual album" than a movie, Beyoncé offers her musical interpretation of the lessons of The Lion King.
•Clouds: This inspirational story, directed by actor/director Justin Baldoni, tells the true story of a musically gifted 17-year-old living with a rare bone cancer.
•Dolphin Reef: Natalie Portman narrates the Disneynature film, about a young Pacific bottlenose dolphin named Echo.
•Elephant: Meghan Markle narrates this Disneynature film, about a family of African elephants make the epic journey of their ancestors.
•Godmothered: The holiday movie stars Jillian Bell as a fairy godmother-in-training who decides she needs to prove the importance of fairy godmothers to the world. She looks up an old letter written by a 12-year-old, then tracks down the writer and finds out she's a 40-year-old single mom (played by Isla Fischer).
•Hamilton: The Broadway smash about the Founding Father, co-created by Lin-Manuel Miranda (who worked on the music for Moana and co-stars as the lamplighter in Mary Poppins Returns), is presented as a "live capture" of a performance with the original cast filmed in June 2016 at the Richard Rodgers Theatre.
•Howard: This documentary chronicles the life of legendary Disney lyricist Howard Ashman.
•Lady and the Tramp: Disney rescued two dogs, Rose and Monte, to star in the live-action/CG remake of the classic animated film — the first one available on the service when it debuted. Stars Tessa Thompson and Justin Theroux lend their voices.
•LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special: Done in that inimitable LEGO style, this holiday special finds Rey, Finn, Poe, Chewie, Rose and the droids for a "Life Day" celebration.
•Mulan: Originally meant for theaters, COVID-19 turned this live-action adaptation of the '90s animated movie into a Disney+ exclusive. Even if you subscribe to Disney+, you'll have to pay an additional $30 to rent it until December, when it will be a part of the regular subscription price.
•Noelle: For those looking to plan their annual holiday movie-watching, Noelle delves into the workings of the Claus family. When Santa retires, his daughter, Noelle (Anna Kendrick) has to step in and help run things with her brother (Bill Hader).
•The One and Only Ivan: Based on the Newbury-winning book, this movie follows a gorilla as it questions its life in a suburban shopping mall. Angelina Jolie, Danny DeVito, Bryan Cranston and Sam Rockwell star.
•Phineas and Ferb: Candace Against the Universe: Much of the original cast will return for the movie based on the Disney Channel series. This time, the pair is tasked with rescuing their sister.
•Safety: Marshall's Reginald Hudlin directs a movie about the inspiring true story of the life of South Carolina Clemson Tigers safety Ray McElrathbey.
•The Secret Society of Second-Born Royals: If you've always been more of a Harry person than a Will fan, this one could be for you. The movie combines princesses and superheroes, as Sam, second in line to the throne in her kingdom, learns she's part of a group of second-borns who use superpowers to keep the peace.
•Stargirl: Grace VanderWaal, winner of America's Got Talent, stars in an adaptation of the YA novel by Jerry Spinelli.
•Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made: Spotlight director Tom McCarthy leads this live-action movie based on the Timmy Failure books.
•Togo: This movie stars Willem Dafoe in an action/adventure about dog-sledding.
And, if that's not enough, you can browse through the 600+ (!) titles of other movies and TV shows that are on the site.
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