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Some of these might have been good, and some of them might have been not so good. Beauty and the Beast garnered over $1 billion at the global box office. So, Disney obviously knows that live-action treatment for many of their movies can be very successful.
They are not going to run out of movies anytime soon. However, there are many live-action movies still in development. The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Winnie The Pooh and Mulan are just some of them. Maleficent and Jungle Book are also getting sequels.
Many of our readers might have their own list of what Disney movies they want turning into Live-action. But, we think the following films should definitely get the Hollywood treatment.
Cody, a boy living in the Australian outback, frees a rare golden eagle from a trap. When an evil poacher kidnaps Cody to catch the eagle, a group of local animals contacts the Rescue Aid Society in New York City, who assign their top mice, Bernard and Bianca, to the case. To save Cody and the eagle, the agents fly to Australia on a clumsy albatross and enlist the help of an adventurous kangaroo rat. – Wikipedia
Hardworking and ambitious, Tiana dreams of one day opening the finest restaurant in New Orleans. Her dream takes a slight detour when she meets Prince Naveen, who has been turned into an amphibian by evil Dr. Facilier. Mistaking her for a princess and hoping to break the spell, Naveen plants a kiss on poor Tiana — thereby turning her into a frog as well. The pair hop along on an adventure through the bayous to seek the help of a powerful voodoo priestess. – Wikipedia
In this animated update of the classic “Oliver Twist” tale, Oliver is an orphaned kitten taken in by a gang of thieving dogs, led by cavalier canine Dodger and owned by down-and-out pickpocket Fagin. While pulling a job in the streets of New York City, Oliver winds up being adopted by a rich girl, Jenny, and landing on easy street. But through a series of events, a loan shark threatens the peaceful new arrangement. – Wikipedia
Disney tackles Greek mythology in this animated feature. Hercules, a son of gods, was snatched as a baby by Hades and forced to live among mortals as a half-man, half-god. Now a teenager, Hercules needs to perform a rite of passage on Earth to prove himself worthy of living with the gods on Mount Olympus. With his plucky satyr sidekick, Philoctetes, along for the ride, Hercules must learn how to use his strength to defeat a series of evil creatures.
Jealous of Snow White’s beauty, the wicked queen orders the murder of her innocent stepdaughter. But later discovers that Snow White is still alive and hiding in a cottage with seven friendly little miners. Disguising herself as a hag, the queen brings a poisoned apple to Snow White, who falls into a death-like sleep. It can be broken only by a kiss from the prince. – Wikipedia
