History Film / DisneyLiveActionRemakes

* RaceLift: Plumette and Madame de Garderobe in ''Film/BeautyAndTheBeast2017'' are played by black actresses, while town inhabitants are more ethnic diverse; like the CanonForeigner Captain in ''Film/Cinderella2015'' played by Nonso Anozie. In ''Film/{{Aladdin|2019}}'' , Jasmine (originally Arab) is played by Indo-British actress Naomi Scott. The Arab Prince Achmed became the European Prince Anders. And while the Genie appeared as white when he was masquerading as an human, he is played by Will Smith in the remake.
** Ariel from the Little Mermaid is possibly (and quite likely) getting a race lift as a black actress is set to play her. [[AdaptationalNationality She is no longer Danish, or at least not a NATIVE of Denmark as she is no longer European.]]

* RaceLift: Plumette and Madame de Garderobe in ''Film/BeautyAndTheBeast2017'' are played by black actresses, while town inhabitants are more ethnic diverse; like the CanonForeigner Captain in ''Film/Cinderella2015'' played by Nonso Anozie. In ''Film/{{Aladdin|2019}}'' , Jasmine (originally Arab) is played by indo-british actress Naomi Scott. The Arab Prince Achmed became the European Prince Anders. And while the Genie appeared as white when he was masquerading as an human, he is played by Will Smith in the remake.

In 2014, Creator/{{Disney}} released ''Film/{{Maleficent}}'', a live-action reimagining of their classic [[Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon animated canon]] film ''Disney/SleepingBeauty''. It was a PerspectiveFlip AlternateUniverse take on the story. Maleficent isn't the evil fairy witch she is in the original, as instead she is a troubled, introverted fairy who was spurned into hating humans by a bad experience one year before Princess Aurora is born. Aurora, whose rather FlatCharacter was replaced with something more in-depth, grew up believing Maleficent was her FairyGodmother, as much as Maleficent tried to become her enemy. The film's interesting new take on ''Sleeping Beauty'''s characters ended in it becoming one of the biggest hits of the year.

In 2014, Creator/{{Disney}} released ''Film/{{Maleficent}}'', a live-action reimagining of their classic ''Disney/SleepingBeauty'' animated film. It was a PerspectiveFlip AlternateUniverse take on the story. Maleficent isn't the evil fairy witch she is in the original, as instead she is a troubled, introverted fairy who was spurned into hating humans by a bad experience one year before Princess Aurora is born. Aurora, whose rather FlatCharacter was replaced with something more in-depth, grew up believing Maleficent was her FairyGodmother, as much as Maleficent tried to become her enemy. The film's interesting new take on ''Sleeping Beauty'''s characters ended in it becoming one of the biggest hits of the year.

* SocietyMarchesOn: The changes in the scenarios often have to do with this, and more specifically with the evolution of women condition. This time, Cinderella do not stay because she is weak and submissive, but because of her resilience and concern for her parents's house. Belle tries to escape sooner than expected and is a GadgeteerGenius. Milly in ''Film/{{Dumbo|2019}}'' wants to be a scientist, and Jasmine to be the effective sovereign of Agrabah, [[spoiler: which she manages to become in the end.]]

Note the existence of several earlier films that helped kickstart the trend, starting with 1996's [[Film/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians remake]] of ''Disney/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians'', but aren't considered part of the franchise proper. ''Film/AliceInWonderland2010'' is also, per WordOfGod, completely unrelated to the [[Disney/AliceInWonderland Disney classic]] despite being a live-action adaptation done by Disney.[[note]] which is obviously not ''quite'' true, starting with the appearance of the Caterpillar that closely parallels the 1951 animated film.[[/note]] ''Film/TheLionKing2019'' is also [[ExactWords technically]] not a live-action remake due to the apparent absence of onscreen humans like the original, despite having everything else in common with the current line. ''Film/ChristopherRobin'' is also not considered part of the franchise, despite being a live-action/CGI film based on an earlier Disney property, as it is a sequel to ''Disney/TheManyAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh'' rather than a remake. The television series ''Series/OnceUponATime'' is also not a part of this franchise, even though it features various reimaginings of Disney characters in live-action form [[note]] Originally, the series simply ''took inspiration'' from Disney but the characters were not explicitly related to their Disney counterparts; eventually this was done away with and ''[=OUAT=]'' outright includes Disney original characters like Elsa or Jasmine. [[/note]] There's an upcoming comedy film called ''Prince Charming'' in production, which is about a PrinceCharmless pretending to be his brother PrinceCharming after several princesses attack Charming for two-timing them (poking fun at [[OneSteveLimit Disney having more than one "Prince Charming"]]), however it's not considered a part of the franchise either. [[note]]In addition, Disney had made a direct-to-video Live-Action Jungle Book called “The Jungle Book: Mowgli’s Story”, that fits a good number of these trappings, as well as ''Gepetto'', a MadeForTVMovie that’s adapted from Disney/{{Pinocchio}} They had also distributed live-action films based off of ''The Wind in the Willows'' (labeled “Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride”) & ''[[Film/TheJungleBook The Jungle Book]]'' by other companies, that were largely unrelated to the Disney films, as well as produced a MadeForTVMovie based on the Creator/RogersAndHammerstein version of ''Cinderella''[[/note]]

Note the existence of several earlier films that helped kickstart the trend, starting with 1996's [[Film/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians remake]] of ''Disney/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians'', but aren't considered part of the franchise proper. ''Film/AliceInWonderland2010'' is also, per WordOfGod, completely unrelated to the [[Disney/AliceInWonderland Disney classic]] despite being a live-action adaptation done by Disney.[[note]] which is obviously not ''quite'' true, starting with the appearance of the Caterpillar that closely parallels the 1951 animated film.[[/note]] ''Film/TheLionKing2019'' is also [[ExactWords technically]] not a live-action remake due to the apparent absence of onscreen humans like the original, despite having everything else in common with the current line. ''Film/ChristopherRobin'' is also not considered part of the franchise, despite being a live-action/CGI film based on an earlier Disney property, as it is a sequel to ''Disney/TheManyAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh'' rather than a remake. The television series ''Series/OnceUponATime'' is also not a part of this franchise, even though it features various reimaginings of Disney characters in live-action form [[note]] Originally, the series simply ''took inspiration'' from Disney but the characters were not explicitly related to their Disney counterparts; eventually this was done away with and ''[=OUAT=]'' outright includes Disney original characters like Elsa or Jasmine. [[/note]] There's an upcoming comedy film called ''Prince Charming'' in production, which is about a PrinceCharmless pretending to be his brother PrinceCharming after several princesses attack Charming for two-timing them (poking fun at [[OneSteveLimit Disney having more than one "Prince Charming"]]), however it's not considered a part of the franchise either. [[note]]In addition, Disney had made a direct-to-video Live-Action Jungle Book called “The Jungle Book: Mowgli’s Story”, that fits a good number of these trappings. They had also distributed live-action films based off of ''The Wind in the Willows'' (labeled “Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride”) & ''[[Film/TheJungleBook(1994) The Jungle Book]]'' by other companies, that were largely unrelated to the Disney films, as well as produced a MadeForTVMovie based on the Creator/RogersAndHammerstein version of ''Cinderella''[[/note]]

Note the existence of several earlier films that helped kickstart the trend, starting with 1996's [[Film/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians remake]] of ''Disney/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians'', but aren't considered part of the franchise proper. ''Film/AliceInWonderland2010'' is also, per WordOfGod, completely unrelated to the [[Disney/AliceInWonderland Disney classic]] despite being a live-action adaptation done by Disney.[[note]] which is obviously not ''quite'' true, starting with the appearance of the Caterpillar that closely parallels the 1951 animated film.[[/note]] ''Film/TheLionKing2019'' is also [[ExactWords technically]] not a live-action remake due to the apparent absence of onscreen humans like the original, despite having everything else in common with the current line. ''Film/ChristopherRobin'' is also not considered part of the franchise, despite being a live-action/CGI film based on an earlier Disney property, as it is a sequel to ''Disney/TheManyAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh'' rather than a remake. The television series ''Series/OnceUponATime'' is also not a part of this franchise, even though it features various reimaginings of Disney characters in live-action form [[note]] Originally, the series simply ''took inspiration'' from Disney but the characters were not explicitly related to their Disney counterparts; eventually this was done away with and ''[=OUAT=]'' outright includes Disney original characters like Elsa or Jasmine. [[/note]] There's an upcoming comedy film called ''Prince Charming'' in production, which is about a PrinceCharmless pretending to be his brother PrinceCharming after several princesses attack Charming for two-timing them (poking fun at [[OneSteveLimit Disney having more than one "Prince Charming"]]), however it's not considered a part of the franchise either. [[note]]In addition, Disney had made a direct-to-video Live-Action Jungle Book called “The Jungle Book: Mowgli’s Story”, that fits a good number of these trappings. They had also distributed live-action films based off of ''The Wind in the Willows'' & ''The Jungle Book'' by other companies, that were largely unrelated to the Disney films, as well as produced a MadeForTVMovie based on the Creator/RogersandHammerstein version of ''Cinderella''[[/note]]

Note the existence of several earlier films that helped kickstart the trend, starting with 1996's [[Film/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians remake]] of ''Disney/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians'', but aren't considered part of the franchise proper. ''Film/AliceInWonderland2010'' is also, per WordOfGod, completely unrelated to the [[Disney/AliceInWonderland Disney classic]] despite being a live-action adaptation done by Disney.[[note]] which is obviously not ''quite'' true, starting with the appearance of the Caterpillar that closely parallels the 1951 animated film.[[/note]] ''Film/TheLionKing2019'' is also [[ExactWords technically]] not a live-action remake due to the apparent absence of onscreen humans like the original, despite having everything else in common with the current line. ''Film/ChristopherRobin'' is also not considered part of the franchise, despite being a live-action/CGI film based on an earlier Disney property, as it is a sequel to ''Disney/TheManyAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh'' rather than a remake. The television series ''Series/OnceUponATime'' is also not a part of this franchise, even though it features various reimaginings of Disney characters in live-action form [[note]] Originally, the series simply ''took inspiration'' from Disney but the characters were not explicitly related to their Disney counterparts; eventually this was done away with and ''[=OUAT=]'' outright includes Disney original characters like Elsa or Jasmine. [[/note]] There's an upcoming comedy film called ''Prince Charming'' in production, which is about a PrinceCharmless pretending to be his brother PrinceCharming after several princesses attack Charming for two-timing them (poking fun at [[OneSteveLimit Disney having more than one "Prince Charming"]]), however it's not considered a part of the franchise either. [[note]]In addition, Disney had made a direct-to-video Live-Action Jungle Book called “The Jungle Book: Mowgli’s Story”, that fits a good number of these trappings. They had also distributed live-action films based off of ''The Wind in the Willows'' & ''The Jungle Book'' by other companies that were largely unrelated to the Disney films, as well as produce a MadeForTVMovie based on the Rogers and Hammerstein version of ''Cinderella''[[/note]]

Note the existence of several earlier films that helped kickstart the trend, starting with 1996's [[Film/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians remake]] of ''Disney/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians'', but aren't considered part of the franchise proper. ''Film/AliceInWonderland2010'' is also, per WordOfGod, completely unrelated to the [[Disney/AliceInWonderland Disney classic]] despite being a live-action adaptation done by Disney.[[note]] which is obviously not ''quite'' true, starting with the appearance of the Caterpillar that closely parallels the 1951 animated film.[[/note]] ''Film/TheLionKing2019'' is also [[ExactWords technically]] not a live-action remake due to the apparent absence of onscreen humans like the original, despite having everything else in common with the current line. ''Film/ChristopherRobin'' is also not considered part of the franchise, despite being a live-action/CGI film based on an earlier Disney property, as it is a sequel to ''Disney/TheManyAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh'' rather than a remake. The television series ''Series/OnceUponATime'' is also not a part of this franchise, even though it features various reimaginings of Disney characters in live-action form [[note]] Originally, the series simply ''took inspiration'' from Disney but the characters were not explicitly related to their Disney counterparts; eventually this was done away with and ''[=OUAT=]'' outright includes Disney original characters like Elsa or Jasmine. [[/note]] There's an upcoming comedy film called ''Prince Charming'' in production, which is about a PrinceCharmless pretending to be his brother PrinceCharming after several princesses attack Charming for two-timing them (poking fun at [[OneSteveLimit Disney having more than one "Prince Charming"]]), however it's not considered a part of the franchise either.

* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Notably concerning the villains. Angelina Jolie is sure an embellished Maleficent, and Cate Blanchett in ''Film/Cinderella2015'', Josh Gad in ''Film/BeautyAndTheBeast2017'' or Marwan Kenzari in ''Film/{{Aladdin|2019}}'' are much more attractive (sometimes, younger versions) versions of Lady Tremaine, Lefou and Jafar.

* CostumePorn: The live action media allow to do more sophisticated costumes (in terms of material and pattern), especially for females characters. In contrast with the two or three outfits they had in the original, most of the time, they an UnlimitedWardrobe in the remakes.

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Bad or neutral guys often do a HeelFaceTurn, or turn out to be good from the start. The title character in ''Film/{{Maleficent}}'' turned out to be the real heroin, but also [[spoiler: Lefou turn his back on Gaston at the end of ''Beauty and the Beast'']]. The Ringmaster aka Max Medici also TookALevelInKindness, as [[spoiler: V. A. Vandevere turned out to be even worse in ''Film/{{Dumbo|2019}}''.]] The only inversion so far is in ''Film/Cinderella2015'', [[spoiler: as the Duke went through AdaptationalVillainy.]]

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Bad or neutral guys often do a HeelFaceTurn, or turn out to be good from the start. The title character ''Film/{{Maleficent}}'' turned out to be the real heroin, but also [[spoiler: Lefou turn his back on Gaston at the end of ''Beauty and the Beast'']]. The Ringmaster aka Max Medici also TookALevelInKindness, as [[spoiler: V. A. Vandevere turned out to be even worse in ''Film/{{Dumbo|2019}}''.]] The only inversion so far is in ''Film/Cinderella2015'', [[spoiler: as the Duke went through AdaptationalVillainy.]]

* RaceLift: Plumette and Madame de Garderobe in ''Film/BeautyAndTheBeast2017'' are played by black actresses, while town inhabitants are more ethnic diverse; like the CanonForeigner Captain in ''Film/Cinderella2015'' played by Nonso Anozie. In ''Film/{{Aladdin|2019}}'' , Jasmine (originally Arab)is played by indo-british actress Naomi Scott. The Arab Prince Achmed became the European Prince Anders. And while the Genie appeared as white when he was masquerading as an human, is played by Will Smith.

* SocietyMarchesOn: The changes in the scenarios often have to do with this, and more specifically with the evoultion of women condition. This time, Cinderella do not stay because she is weak and submissive, but because of her resilience and concern for her parents's house. Belle tries to escape sooner than expected and is a GadgeteerGenius. Milly in ''Film/{{Dumbo|2019}}'' wants to be a scientist, and Jasmine to be the effective sovereign of Agrabah, [[spoiler: which she manages to become in the end.]]

* AscendedExtra: At least one human character tend to get more screentime in the remakes. There was the ringmaster in ''Film/{{Dumbo|2019}}'', Aurora in ''Film/{{Maleficent}}'', and the Enchantress in ''Film/BeautyAndTheBeast2017''.

* DemotedToExtra: [[Animals sidekicks NonHumanSidekick]] tends to fall under this, as they lost their voice with the change of medium.

* AscendedExtra:At least one human character tend to get more screentime in the remakes. There was the ringmaster in ''Film/{{Dumbo|2019}}', Aurora in ''Film/{{Maleficent}}'', and the Enchantress in ''Film/BeautyAndTheBeast2017''.

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Bad or neutral guys often do a HeelFaceTurn, or turn out to be good from the start. The title character ''Film/{{Maleficent}}'' turned out to be the real heroin, but also [[spoiler: Lefou turn his back on Gaston at the end of ''Beauty and the Beast'']]. The Ringmaster aka Max Medici also TookALevelInKindness, as [[spoiler: V. A. Vandevere turned out to be even worse.]] The only inversion so far is in ''Film/Cinderella2015'', [[spoiler: as the Duke went through AdaptationalVillainy.]]

* AdaptationalHeroism: Bad or neutral guys often do a HeelFaceTurn, or turn out to be good from the start. The title character ''Film/{{Maleficent}}'' turned out to be the real heroin, but also [[spoiler: Lefou turn his back on Gaston at the end of ''Beauty and the Beast'']]. The Ringmaster aka Max Medici also TookALevelInKindness, as [[spoiler: V. A. Vandevere turned out to be even worse.]] The only inversion so far is in ''Film/Cinderella2015'', [[spoiler: as the Duke went through AdaptationalVillainy.]]