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Disney Live Action Remakes
This is a list of live-action or photorealistic remakes produced by Walt Disney Pictures of its animated films. The list also includes the film's sequels and spin-offs within their universe. This list does not include remakes of live-action/animation hybrid films (such as ''Pete's Dragon''), animated films that were produced by another studio and later adapted as live-action films by Disney, live-action films another studio made based on the same story as a Disney feature, which were later acquired (such as the direct to video release '' The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story''), or based on animated television shows (such as ''Kim Possible'' or '' Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers''). Released Upcoming Other projects In 2016, Walt Disney Pictures had re-acquired the film rights to '' The Chronicles of Prydain'', on which the animated film '' The Black Cauldron'' was based, with the intention to adapt the book series into a live-action film series. The project was in early developme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Walt is a masculine given name, generally a short form of Walter, and occasionally a surname. Notable people with the name include: People Given name * Walt Arfons (1916-2013), American drag racer and competition land speed record racer * Walt Bellamy (1939-2013), American National Basketball Association player, two-time Basketball Hall of Fame inductee * Walt Bellamy (ice hockey) (1881-1941), Canadian hockey player * Walter Blackman, American member of the Arizona House of Representatives * Walt Bowyer (born 1960), American former National Football League player * Walt Brown (politician) (born 1926), American politician * Walt Clago (1899-1955), American football player * Walt Corey (born 1938), American former National Football League player * Walt Disney (1901-1966), American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur and philanthropist * Walt Dropo (1923-2010), American Major League Baseball and college basketball player * Walt Frazier (born 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Herek
Stephen Robert Herek (born November 10, 1958) is an American film director. Herek was born in San Antonio, Texas. He attended the University of Texas at Austin. Career His career as a film director took off in 1986 with the cult horror classic '' Critters'' followed by the hit comedy ''Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure'' in 1989. He then directed ''Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead'' in 1991 and became a regular director for The Walt Disney Company throughout the decade, helming ''The Mighty Ducks'' in 1992, ''The Three Musketeers'' in 1993, the highly successful live-action 1996 remake of '' 101 Dalmatians'' starring Glenn Close, and the Eddie Murphy comedy ''Holy Man'' in 1998. He also directed the critically acclaimed drama ''Mr. Holland's Opus'' in 1995. In the 2000s, Herek directed the 2001 movie '' Rock Star'', a film about a rockstar wannabe and his favorite rock group, Steel Dragon, starring Mark Wahlberg and Jennifer Aniston. After the underwhelming performances of ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard D
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'. Nicknames include "Richie", "Dick", "Dickon", " Dickie", "Rich", "Rick", "Rico", "Ricky", and more. Richard is a common English, German and French male name. It's also used in many more languages, particularly Germanic, such as Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Dutch, as well as other languages including Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Finnish. Richard is cognate with variants of the name in other European languages, such as the Swedish "Rickard", the Catalan "Ricard" and the Italian "Riccardo", among others (see comprehensive variant list below). People named Richard Multiple people with the same name * Richard Andersen (other) * Richard Anderson (other) * Richard Cartwright (other) * Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Woolverton
Linda Woolverton (born December 19, 1952) is an American screenwriter, playwright, and novelist, whose most prominent works include the screenplays and books of several acclaimed Disney films and stage musicals. She is the first woman to have written an animated feature, ''Beauty and the Beast'' (1991), which is also the first animated film ever to be nominated for Best Picture (at the Academy Awards). She also co-wrote the screenplay of ''The Lion King'' (1994), provided additional story material for '' Mulan'' (1998), and adapted her own ''Beauty and the Beast'' screenplay into the book of the Broadway adaptation of the film, for which she received a Tony Award nomination and won an Olivier Award. Her recent work includes the screenplays for ''Alice in Wonderland'' (2010) and '' Maleficent'' (2014), both of which were significant box office successes. The former made her the first female screenwriter with a sole writing credit on a film that grossed $1 billion dollars. She s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Burton
Timothy Walter Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an American filmmaker and animator. He is known for his gothic fantasy and horror films such as ''Beetlejuice'' (1988), ''Edward Scissorhands'' (1990), ''The Nightmare Before Christmas'' (1993), ''Ed Wood'' (1994), '' Sleepy Hollow'' (1999), ''Corpse Bride'' (2005), '' Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'' (2007) and ''Dark Shadows'' (2012), as well as the television series ''Wednesday ''(2022). Burton also directed the superhero films ''Batman'' (1989) and ''Batman Returns'' (1992), the sci-fi film ''Planet of the Apes'' (2001), the fantasy-drama ''Big Fish'' (2003), the musical adventure film ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'' (2005), and the fantasy films '' Alice in Wonderland'' (2010) and ''Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children'' (2016). Burton has often worked with actors Winona Ryder, Johnny Depp, Lisa Marie (former girlfriend), Helena Bonham Carter (his former domestic partner) and composer Danny Elf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice In Wonderland (1951 Film)
''Alice in Wonderland'' is a 1951 American animated musical fantasy comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and based on the '' Alice'' books by Lewis Carroll. The thirteenth release of Disney's animated features, the film premiered in London on July 26, 1951, and in New York City on July 28, 1951. It features the voices of Kathryn Beaumont as Alice, Sterling Holloway as the Cheshire Cat, Verna Felton as the Queen of Hearts, and Ed Wynn as the Mad Hatter. Walt Disney first tried to adapt ''Alice'' into a feature-length animated film in the 1930s and revived the idea in the 1940s. The film was originally intended to be a live-action/animated film, but Disney decided it would be a fully animated film. ''Alice in Wonderland'' was considered a disappointment on its initial release, therefore was shown on television as one of the first episodes of ''Disneyland''. Its 1974 re-release in theaters proved to be much more successful, leading to subsequent re-releases, merchandisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice In Wonderland (2010 Film)
''Alice in Wonderland'' is a 2010 American adventure fantasy film directed by Tim Burton from a screenplay written by Linda Woolverton and produced by Walt Disney Pictures. The film stars Mia Wasikowska in the title role, with Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter, Crispin Glover, and Matt Lucas, while featuring the voices of Alan Rickman, Stephen Fry, Michael Sheen, and Timothy Spall. A live-action adaptation and re-imagining of Lewis Carroll's works, the film follows Alice Kingsleigh, a nineteen-year-old who accidentally falls down a rabbit hole, returns to Underland and alongside the Mad Hatter, helps restore the White Queen to her throne by fighting against the Red Queen and her Jabberwock, a dragon that terrorizes Underland's inhabitants. ''Alice in Wonderland'' came under development in December 2007, when Burton was asked to direct two 3D films for Disney, including the remake of '' Frankenweenie''. Production began in September 2008 and concluded within ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noni White
Noni White is an American writer and actress. White is best known for co-creating and writing the screenplay for '' Newsies'' along with her husband Bob Tzudiker, which was based on the real-life Newsboys' strike of 1899. Newsies began as a "classic underdog story ripped from the history books", with writers Tzudiker and White approaching producer Michael Finnell with an idea for a nonmusical drama; however, Disney studio head Jeffrey Katzenberg redirected the project to become a musical. She also shares writing credit on ''The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' ( 1996), ''Anastasia'' (1997), ''Tarzan'' (1999), and '' 102 Dalmatians'' (2000). She also contributed to the film ''The Lion King'' (1994) and has written screenplays for every major studio. The stage version of '' Newsies'' opened March 29, 2012, and closed on August 24, 2014, grossing over $100 million. The 2017 three-day cinema showing of ''Disney's Newsies: The Broadway Musical!'' broke ticketing records to become the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Tzudiker
Robert "Bob" Tzudiker (born August 28, 1953) is an American writer and actor. Tzudiker is best known for co-creating and writing the screenplay for '' Newsies'' along with his wife Noni White, which was based on the real-life Newsboys' strike of 1899. Newsies began as a "classic underdog story ripped from the history books", with writers White and Tzudiker approaching producer Michael Finnell with an idea for a nonmusical drama; however, Disney studio head Jeffrey Katzenberg redirected the project to become a musical. He shares writing credit on ''The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' (1996), ''Anastasia'' (1997), ''Tarzan'' (1999), and '' 102 Dalmatians'' (2000). He also contributed to the film ''The Lion King'' (1994) and has written screenplays for every major studio. The stage version of '' Newsies'' opened March 29, 2012, and closed on August 24, 2014, grossing over $100 million. The 2017 three-day cinema showing of ''Disney's Newsies: The Broadway Musical!'' broke ticketing r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Regan (writer)
Brian Regan is an American screenwriter. He co-wrote the screenplays for '' 102 Dalmatians'' (for which he also co-wrote the story), ''How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days ''How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days'' is a 2003 romantic comedy film directed by Donald Petrie, starring Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey. It is based on the picture book of the same name by Michele Alexander and Jeannie Long. The book has no narrat ...'', and the yet-to-be-produced ''Shoe Addicts Anonymous''. References External links * Living people Year of birth missing (living people) American male screenwriters Place of birth missing (living people) {{US-screenwriter-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristen Buckley
Kristen Buckley (born June 9, 1968, in New York City, New York) is an American screenwriter and author. She co-wrote the screenplays for '' 102 Dalmatians'' (for which she also co-wrote the story), ''How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days ''How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days'' is a 2003 romantic comedy film directed by Donald Petrie, starring Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey. It is based on the picture book of the same name by Michele Alexander and Jeannie Long. The book has no narrat ...'', and ''Shoe Addicts Anonymous''. She also wrote ''The Parker Grey Show'' (a novel) and ''Tramps Like Us'' (a memoir). External links * References Living people 1968 births American women screenwriters American women novelists American memoirists American women memoirists Writers from New York City 20th-century American non-fiction writers 20th-century American women writers 21st-century American non-fiction writers 21st-century American women writers Novelists from New York (state) Scree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Lima
Kevin Rupert Lima (born June 12, 1962) is an American film director who has directed ''A Goofy Movie'' (1995), ''Tarzan'' (1999), '' 102 Dalmatians'' (2000), and '' Enchanted'' (2007). He is married to Brenda Chapman, the head of story for ''The Lion King'' (1994) and the co-director of ''The Prince of Egypt'' (1998) and '' Brave'' (2012). Life and career Kevin was born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. His grandparents were both Portuguese. Lima studied film and animation at the California Institute of the Arts, during the mid-1980s. Lima's student film ''Let's Misbehave'' was later preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012. After graduation, he went to Taiwan for half a year to work on ''The Brave Little Toaster'' (1987). Then, he worked on ''The Chipmunk Adventure'' (1987), where he met Glen Keane, one of many artists, who had left Disney after '' The Black Cauldron'' (1985) had failed at the box office. Keane persuaded Lima to apply at Disney, where he got a job, despite the fac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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