This is a list of live-action or photorealistic remakes produced by Walt Disney Pictures of its animated films. The list also includes the films' sequels and spin-offs within their fictional universe. This list does not include: remakes or legacy sequels of live-action/animation hybrid films (such as Pete's Dragon and Mary Poppins Returns), the made-for-television film Geppetto, the direct-to-video film ', animated films that were produced by another studio and later adapted as live-action films by Disney, live-action films made by another studio based on the same story as the Disney films, or live-action films based on animated television shows (whether based on Disney shows such as Kim Possible or ', or on animated shows from third-party studios such as Inspector Gadget or Underdog).
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A prequel to Aladdin titled Genies, written by Mark Swift and Damian Shannon and produced by Tripp Vinson, was announced in 2015. A spin-off film of Aladdin, focused on Prince Anders, was announced for Disney+ in December 2019, with Billy Magnussen reprising his role. After some time without any news updates, Magnussen stated that the project was still in development in April 2021, which he reconfirmed in the following year.
A live-action remake of The Sword in the Stone entered development in July 2015, with Bryan Cogman writing the script and Brigham Taylor serving as producer. In January 2018, Juan Carlos Fresnadillo was announced as director. The next month, it was revealed that the film would premiere exclusively on Disney+. Enrique Chediak joined to serve as the cinematographer in September, while Eugenio Caballero joined to serve as the production designer in December. However, in March 2024, Fresnadillo revealed that the project was scrapped.
In 2016, Walt Disney Pictures 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 novel series into a live-action film series. The project was in early development at Walt Disney Studios with no director, producer, or screenwriter attached yet. Since then, there has been no news about the project.
In March 2016, Disney announced a new film in development titled Rose Red, the live-action spin-off to Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, which was to be told from the perspective of Snow White's sister, Rose Red. The film was to be produced by Vinson and pitched by Justin Merz, based on the script by Evan Daugherty. An additional live-action movie based on Prince Charming (of Cinderella and other fairy tales), entitled Charming, entered development in 2017 with Stephen Chbosky as writer and director.
In 2019, Alan Menken suggested that the film Pocahontas would not have a live-action remake in the near future, since remaking it would likely be impossible due to modern sensibilities. In 2023, Menken further suggested that a planned live-action remake of The Hunchback of Notre Dame titled simply Hunchback, which was announced in January 2019 to be written by David Henry Hwang, produced by Josh Gad, David Hoberman, and Todd Lieberman (through Mandeville Films), and based on elements from both the animated film and Victor Hugo's novel, was stalled for similar reasons.
A photorealistic computer animated remake of Robin Hood entered development in early 2020, with Kari Granlund writing the screenplay, Justin Springer producing, and Carlos López Estrada as the director. In March 2026, Estrada confirmed that Disney canceled the project.
In January 2020, a photorealistic computer animated remake of Bambi was announced to be in development with a script co-written by Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Lindsey Anderson Beer. Paul Weitz, Chris Weitz, and Andrew Miano would produce the film; a joint-venture production between Walt Disney Pictures, Depth of Field Studios, and Known Universe Productions. In June 2023, it was revealed that Sarah Polley was in talks to direct the film, which was said to be a musical that would feature music from six-time Grammy-winning country star Kacey Musgraves. Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster had written the most recent draft of the script. However, in March 2024, Polley was no longer attached as director, with the project remaining stalled.
In January 2022, it was announced that a live-action remake of The Aristocats was in development with Will Gluck producing under his Olive Bridge Entertainment banner and Keith Bunin writing the script with Gluck. Questlove was attached to direct the film in March 2023. In August 2025, Questlove revealed that Disney was no longer moving forward with the film.
Many Disney remakes rank along the highest grossing films upon their release, currently, The Lion King (11th), Beauty and the Beast (25th), Aladdin (46th), and Lilo & Stitch (57th) are on the list. The Lion King is also the highest-grossing musical film of all time. It also set the record for the largest opening for an animated film and the musical before The Super Mario Bros. Movie and Frozen II surpassed the records respectively. <div style="overflow-x:auto;">
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In certain cases, the surviving cast and crew who worked on the original films may return for the remake. Of note, Dwayne Johnson will not only reprise his role as Maui in Moana (2016), but will also produce the live-action remake under his production company Seven Bucks Productions. Alan Menken returned to the role of composer and songwriter three times. Disney's live-action remakes form part of the long-running effort to revisit its animated film catalogue for new audiences. According to Reuters, the studio has produced a steady stream of live-action remakes spanning several decades, ranging from earlier releases such as 101 Dalmatians (1996) to later films including Cinderella (2015), Beauty and the Beast (2017), The Lion King (2019), and The Little Mermaid (2023). The 2025 live-action remake of Snow White continues this pattern, reflecting the ongoing prominence of animated-to-live-action remakes within Disney's film output. In some live-action remakes of Disney's animated films, individuals associated with the original productions have returned to participate in new roles and various capacities. For example, in the 2025 live-action remake of Lilo & Stitch, Chris Sanders, who co-wrote and co-directed the original 2002 animated film and voiced Stitch in that version, returned to voice the character in the remake, and original cast member Tia Carrere, who voiced Nani, appears in a new role. Other live-action remakes have similarly drawn on talent associated with earlier versions of the stories. While not all original cast members have returned, these participations illustrate how some remakes maintain connections with their animated predecessors through returning voices or creative contributions.