Live action remake doesn't breathe new life into story
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As the live-action Lilo & Stitch continues to make a splash on the 2025 movie calendar, Joe and Anthony Russo's upcoming Hercules film reportedly remains in the works. The two filmmakers have hinted at wanting to go in a fresh direction, though I'm not sure anyone would expect what an insider is claiming.
A live-action Care Bears movie is in the works from the director who brought you the R-rated movie where Will Ferrell plays a talking dog – and we are so here for it.
Domestic box office estimates for this week’s opening of the live-action adaptation of Universal/DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon are between $65 million-$75 million-plus at 4,000 theaters,
UPDATED: Nintendo’s Miyamoto just posted on social that summer 2027 will fire off at the box office with The Legend of Zelda movie, now dated for May 7, 2027. Disney has an untitled movie already on the weekend. As we know, Disney just moved the next Avengers movie from the start of summer 2026 to December that year.
Now, Snow White underperforming is quite a rare phenomenon for the Disney live-action remakes. Lilo and Stitch has made a huge splash at the box office, and it looks to be well on its way to the $1 billion mark, grossing over $772 million so far.
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One of my favorite things about live-action Disney movie remakes is how they find ways to pay tribute to the original voice actors, and I love that this trend continues with the new Lilo & Stitch movie.