Lilo & Stitch (2002) is one of Disney’s most beloved modern classics. In fact, the movie was so popular that several sequel films and even a television series were created. But it has been a nonstop controversy since the Walt Disney Company announced its intention to create a live-action version of the movie. Related: Star Confirms Likely Cancellation of Controversial Disney+ ...

Rumors of a live-action remake of the animated classic FernGully: The Last Rainforest have recently reemerged into the spotlight. Contrary to a summer hoax that circulated a fake AI-generated poster, the rights to the iconic film are now in the hands of Machine Media Advisors, who are actively exploring the possibility of a live-action adaptation. Ferngully: The Last Rainforest Franchise ...

After a series of flops, one would think that the Walt Disney Studios learned their lesson. Disney was expecting the live-action remake of The Little Mermaid (2023) to be a hit. While the returns were solid, the movie wasn’t the hit that Disney needed and expected. And now, Disney is dealing with the headache their live-action Snow White (2024) has become. ...

It seemed like a good idea when Walt Disney Studios first started live-action remakes of their animated classics. Some of them turned out great, Beauty and the Beast (2017), some of them were just okay, The Lion King (2019), and some were just unnecessary, Peter Pan and Wendy (2023). But now, with a release schedule full of live-action remakes, it appears ...

She’s been a part of our world as Ariel, and now Beyoncé’s protege will become “the center of the universe.” A star-studded remake was recently announced in what appears to be a revival tour of beloved classic movies. A Warner Bros. Pictures production, the prolific story The Color Purple will be told, in part, by one of Disney’s rising stars. A ...

Stop me if you’ve heard this before; Disney is taking your favorite animated film and turning it into a live-action remake. So far, Disney has done it with Beauty and the Beast (2017), Lion King (2019), Pinocchio (2022), Little Mermaid (2023), and just announced this past week, Moana. And this list is only scratching the surface of the number of live-action remakes Disney ...

The upcoming live-action remake of The Little Mermaid has been discussed and debated over and over since the details about the movie were first announced. The most significant controversy surrounding this has been the casting of a Black actress—Halle Bailey—in the role of Princess Ariel. Many have felt the casting “ruined the fantasy” of the movie and have expressed in various forms ...

Halle Bailey’s mermaid appearance and short performance of “Part of Your World” in Disney’s first teaser trailer is incredible and should not need to be defended at all. And, yet, it does today. Because quite frankly, people are ruining this remake of Disney’s The Little Mermaid for everyone, all in the name of, or against, “diversity.” It is incredibly frustrating ...