The Little Mermaid is splashing into theaters this weekend, another Disney animated film that has gotten the live-action treatment.
It’s not always possible to make these live-action remakes work, but Disney seems very focused on making as many of these as possible.
Films like Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Lilo and Stitch, Hercules, The Sword in the Stone, Robin Hood, The Aristocats and Moana are all in the process of being remade as we speak.
This trend is a popular one at the Mouse House, and there are no signs of it slowing down anytime soon.
We’ve come up with five Disney animated films that really could work well as live-action features if they’re handled right, even if they may never see the light of day. One of our suggestions is apparently in the works, and we hope they do it justice.
Here’s our five picks, films we think could actually get fascinating reimaginings rather than just feel perfunctory in execution.