From ‘Pinocchio’ and ‘The Little Mermaid’ to ‘Cruella 2’, we review the complete official calendar of all the upcoming releases of the remakes of Disney classics in the flesh.
‘Alice in Wonderland’, ‘Beauty and the Beast’, ‘The Lion King’, ‘Mulan’… The new possibilities of digital cinema and the actuality of Disney classics have been found in the remakes in live action (that is, in flesh and blood) a means of recovering and rewriting for the contemporary world the stories that have accompanied children for generations.
In the same way that the company has organized the calendar of Marvel releases and the next Star Wars releases for the next few years, it has also prepared an ambitious calendar in which we will see Peter Pan and the Little Mermaid, Snow White and Hercules again, and more. In some cases on Disney +, in others in theaters, but this time in the flesh.
It’s a good idea not to lose sight of the Disney Animation release schedule and the upcoming Pixar movies and series, but if you love the classics, take out your diary and start writing down because the Disney princesses are back, the most fearsome villains of the studio’s movies and the heroes of our childhood. aim.
Pinocchio
Release date: September 8, 2022, on Disney+
Since it was announced in 2015 this remake of the adventures of Pinocchio directed by Robert Zemeckis and with Tom Hanks Like Gepeto, the project has become one of the company’s most anticipated releases. The iconic puppet will be performed by Benjamin Evan Ainsworth and will be accompanied by other stars like Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Lorraine Braco Y Luke Evans. The film is currently in post-production.
‘Pinocchio’: trailer, release date and everything about the live-action of Disney +
peter pan and wendy
Release date: Unconfirmed. Scheduled for 2022, on Disney +.
David Lowery (‘The Green Knight’) will direct a new Peter Pan movie from his own script co-written with Toby Hallbrooks, with whom he already worked on ‘Peter and the Dragon’. Peter Pan and Wendy will be respectively alexander molony Y Ever Anderson, together they will have to face a Captain Hook who will face none other than Jude Law. Filming finished this summer and we will soon know details about its premiere.
Everything we know about ‘Peter Pan and Wendy’
The little Mermaid
Release date: May 26, 2023, in theaters.
It is the project of live action Disney’s most anticipated. This time Halle Bailey like the little mermaid, Javier Bardem like King Triton and Melissa McCarthy as Ursula will play the characters from the animated classic.
The film will once again have a soundtrack by Alan Menkenwho has remade his own songs from the original and composed new ones with the supervision of the also composer Lin-Manuel Miranda (‘Hamilton’). In fact, Miranda himself, together with Marc Platt, produces the film. Due to his experience in other musicals such as ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ or ‘Into the Wood’ they have chosen Rob Marshall as director of The little Mermaid. ‘The Little Mermaid’ wrapped filming this summer.
Everything we know about ‘The Little Mermaid’
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Release date: Unconfirmed.
Rachel Zegler (‘West Side Story’) and Gal Gadot (‘Wonder Woman 1984’) are going to be respectively the next Snow White and the Evil Queen in a real image remake of what was the first Disney film in 1937. The director of ‘500 days together’, Mark Webbwill be its director and intends to maintain the musical dimension of the classic.
Hercules
Release date: Unconfirmed. Expected for 2024.
The screenwriter of ‘Shang-Chi and the legend of the ten years’, Dave Callahamis going to direct this remake of the Disney hero in a film that, to finish hybridizing with Marvel, will produce the very same Joe and Anthony Russo. At the moment it is not known if, like the original film, the film will be a musical or not.
Everything we know about ‘Hercules’
bambi
Release date: Unconfirmed.
On the CGI Disney remakes side, the ‘Bambi’ remake will be written by the ‘Captain Marvel’ and ‘Rogue One’ writers, Geneva Robertson-Dworet Y Lindsey Beer. Little more is known about this production than if it followed in the footsteps of ‘The Lion King’ it could be one of the company’s highest-grossing films.
the jungle book 2
Release date: Unconfirmed.
The success of the 2016 directed ‘The Jungle Book’ has also led the studio to confirm a sequel to Mowgli’s Adventures. the same Jon Favreau will return as director, with justin marks as a screenwriter and Neel Sethi repeating as the only human in the title role.
the lion king 2
Release date: Unconfirmed.
Little is known so far about the project to make a sequel to 2019’s ‘The Lion King’ remake, but the film has started pre-production with surprising news: ‘The Lion King 2’ will be directed by Barry Jenkins. “I grew up with those characters,” she told Variety the director of ‘Moonlight’. “Having the opportunity to work with Disney expanding this wonderful story of love and friendship while portraying lives and souls from the traditions of the African diaspara is a dream come true. The script will once again be written by Jeff Nathanson while Jon Favreau This time it will be limited to production work through its company Fairview Entertainment.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Release date: Unconfirmed.
Victor Hugo’s novel will return to theaters with the same title as the classic Disney. The script is written by the playwright David Henry Hwang, famous for having adapted his own play into the David Cronenberg film ‘M. Butterfly’, and the composer Alan Menken has confirmed that he will return to make the soundtrack. The cast is still unconfirmed, although there has been talk of Josh Gad to play Quasimodo.
Everything we know about ‘The Hunchback of Notre Damme’
Aladdin 2
Release date: Unconfirmed
After the 2019 film, Disney has announced that it will continue the story of Aladdin, Jasmine and the Genie with the lamp, and hopefully it will do so with Will Smith and company. Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich they take over the production again but, while waiting for the director’s confirmation, this time the scriptwriters change. John Gatins (‘The Flight’) and Andrea Berloff (‘Hell’s Kitchen’) will take over from John August and Guy Ritchie.
Everything we know about ‘Aladdin 2’
Cruella 2
Release date: Unconfirmed.
After the success of ‘Cruella’, the two Emmas, Stone and Thompson, stated that they would love to make a sequel or prequel (or both) to the film. Shortly after, Disney made official the news of a second installment that he will direct again. Craig Gillespie already write Tony McNamara.
Everything we know about ‘Cruella 2’
Lilo & Stitch
Release date: Unconfirmed. On Disney+.
The real-action remake of ‘Lilo & Stitch’ was announced in 2018, although until the summer of 2022 it had hardly progressed. Mike Van Waes was working on the script and we knew that while the character of Stitch will obviously have to be recreated digitally, Chris Sanders he will give him his voice again. Nothing more. Now we know also that Dean Fleischer-Camp has been hired as director, which is excellent news given that the director of the indie film ‘Marcel the Shell with Shoes On’ has proven experience in hybridizing live action and CGI. For his part, Chris Kekaniokalani Bright is in negotiations to finally be responsible for the final script.
Marline
Release date: Unconfirmed.
Disney originally thought of Ridley Scott to direct this live-action remake of ‘Merlin the Charmer’, however his schedule problems have ended up taking the project to the director of ‘Of Love and Monsters’, michael matthews. The film is still in the process of hiring the cast but has already confirmed the script for Chris Weitz. This will be his second Disney movie. live action after ‘Pinocchio’.
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