There are Disney classics that have become must-haves for decades for boys and girls. We have all cried in the first minutes of The Lion King or we have sung to the rhythm of the genie that there is no “such a great genie”. But in recent years, many Disney movie remakes have been released. Bets on real action and a new way of telling a story that we already know and that we already saw a long time ago with cartoons.
Action remakes and real characters if we are looking for a family movie session to enjoy together with classic stories told in a new way. In addition, Disney has already confirmed new live action remakes for the next few years and we will see cartoon classics like The Little Mermaid or Pinocchio but with real characters.
The Lion King
The story of Simba and his herd is one of the great Disney animation classics of the nineties and since 2019 it has had its live action version with adorable animals that will tell us this musical drama in the African savannah where Simba has to face his destiny and the death of his father. A film that uses pioneering film techniques to make us enjoy the “real” version of Timon, Pumbaa, Nala and the others.
Platform : Disney+
Year: 2019
Duration: Two hours and 7 minutes
Theme : Adventure, action, animals, musical
Recommended age : For over nine years
Watch The Lion King on Disney+
Aladdin
Aladdin is one of the great Disney classics that all the children of the eighties and nineties once saw. But since 2019 it is also one of the remakes that we can see on Disney + if you are looking for a version starring humans and not cartoons. The old story, the old characters and the old songs in a live-action adaptation in which Will Smith brings to life a funny and singing genius.
Platform : Disney+
Year: 2019
Duration: Two hours and 16 minutes
Theme : Fantasy, love, musical
Recommended age : For over nine years
mulan
Disney released Mulan not without controversy, making subscribers pay an extra amount in exchange for seeing the film early. But currently it is one of the Disney remakes that we can see if we have a subscription and we are looking for an action and adventure movie starring the character that gives it its name. One of the best warriors in history. Mulán will decide to join the Imperial Army to replace her sick father and pretending to be a name.
Platform : Disney+
Year : 2020
Duration : One hour and 57 minutes
Theme : Drama / Fantasy / Action and adventure
Age : For over 12 years
Beauty and the Beast
The adaptation of the Disney animated classic had its own version in 2017 with Emma Watson as the protagonist. The usual story and the characters we already knew come to life in this live-action Disney remake in which Belle is locked up in Beast’s castle. A story of romance, friendship and with a moral that we already know: beauty is always inside.
Platform : Disney+
Year : 2017
Duration : Two hours and 20 minutes
Theme : Drama, fantasy, musical, romance
Age : For over 12 years
Watch Beauty and the Beast on Disney+
The Lady and the Tramp
Golfo and Reina are totally different, two dogs with a very different life and belonging to different social classes. She is an intelligent and pampered cocker spaniel. He is a street dog and tough. But together they will live a fun adventure in which they will have to put aside their differences and with mythical scenes like the one with spaghetti. A remake of the 1955 animated classic released in 2019 combining live action and “photorealistic” animation.
Platform : Disney+
Year : 2019
Duration : One hour and 51 minutes
Theme : Comedy / Romance
Age : For all audiences
Watch Lady and the Tramp on Disney Plus
Cruel
Another of the Disney remakes is one of the films released on Disney + in recent times: Cruella. Emma Stone gives life to the villainous Cruella de Vil in London in the 70s. A prequel to “101 Dalmatians” that will take us back to the decade of the punk rock revolution to meet Estella. How the influences end up turning her into the animated villain we know and how she lets herself be carried away by her evil side. It is not as such a remake of Disney but a prequel with a character well known to all.
Platform : Disney+
Year: 2021
Duration: Two hours and 16 minutes
Theme : Drama / Police / Prequel of 101 Dalmatians
Recommended age : For over 12 years