Lion King
Barry Jenkins made his Lion King spinoff movie Mufasa: The Lion King, which in 2024 following the 2019 remake of the original movie. Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen reprised their roles of Timon and Pumbaa.
“Mufasa was actually an orphaned cub who had to navigate the world alone by himself,” Jenkins said, “and in telling this story, we get to experience the real journey of how Mufasa found his place in the circle of life.”
Walt Disney StudiosThe Little Mermaid
Fans went under the sea on May 26, 2023 with the new movie, starring Halle Bailey along with Daveed Diggs, Jacob Tremblay, Awkwafina, Jonah Hauer-King, Javier Bardem and Melissa McCarthy.
ShutterstockSnow White
Heigh Ho! A remake of the 1937 classic, starring West Side Story‘s Rachel Zegler and Wonder Woman‘s Gal Gadot, came out in March 2025.
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Snap/Shutterstock101 Dalmatians
The villain-centric spinoff Cruella (2021) is getting a sequel, also starring Emma Stone, per Variety.
Moviestore/ShutterstockHercules
Marvel directors Joe and Anthony Russo are directing the live-action adaptation of the 1997 film with Guy Ritchie. Joe told Variety in November 2022 that their version will be “a little bit more experimental in tone, a little bit more experimental in execution.”
Snap/ShutterstockThe Hunchback Of Notre Dame
In 2019, The Hollywood Reporter revealed that the studio is creating a Hunchback remake with Frozen‘s Josh Gad and writer David Henry Hwang. The movie has been on hold, although Gad shared in 2023 he’s hopeful it will still happen.
