As part of Disney Investor’s Day, Disney has announced multiple new live-action remakes of classics, including giving further information on the ones already announced, including Pinocchio, Peter Pan, The Little Mermaid, The Lion King, and Jungle Cruise.
Jungle Cruise, the new film based on the popular Disney Park ride, is coming to theaters in July 2021. The film stars Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Emily Blunt, Edgar Ramirez, Jack Whitehall, Jesse Plemons, and Paul Giamatti.
Embark on a thrill-ride down the Amazon in Jungle Cruise with Dwayne @TheRock Johnson, Emily Blunt, @EdgarRamirez25, @JackWhitehall, Jesse Plemons, and Paul Giamatti. Jungle Cruise sails into theaters July 2021.
— Disney (@Disney) December 11, 2020
Disney announced a prequel to the live-action The Lion King is in development from Barry Jenkins, director of Oscar-winning film, Moonlight. Hans Zimmer, Pharrell Williams, and Nicholas Britell will provide the music!
A prequel to the live-action The Lion King is in development from @BarryJenkins, director of the Oscar-winning film Moonlight. @HansZimmer, @Pharrell Williams, and @NicholasBritell will provide the music. 🦁
— Disney (@Disney) December 11, 2020
Disney rounds out the cast for their new live-action of The Little Mermaid. Halle Bailey will star as Ariel, Jonah Hauer-King as Prince Eric, Awkwafina as Scuttle, Daveed Diggs as Sebastian, Jacob Tremblay as Flounder, Melissa McCarthy as Ursula, and Javier Bardem as King Triton. Rob Marshall is directing the film, and it will feature music from the animated original and new music by Al Menken and Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Meet the cast of Disney's The Little Mermaid, starring Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, @Awkwafina, @DaveedDiggs, @JacobTremblay, @MelissaMcCarthy & Javier Bardem. Directed by Rob Marshall, featuring music from the animated original & new music by @AlMenken & @Lin_Manuel Miranda. pic.twitter.com/lXp0p2mVrE
— Disney (@Disney) December 11, 2020
Next up, Disney announces that David Lowery is directing Peter Pan & Wendy, a new Disney+ Original. Grown-ish‘s Yara Shahidi will be playing Tinker Bell while Jude Law has been cast as Captain Hook.
Peter Pan & Wendy will be flying to #DisneyPlus. David Lowery directs an amazing cast including @YaraShahidi in the role of Tinker Bell and Jude Law as Captain Hook. 🧚🪝 pic.twitter.com/U8tWoxxSOk
— Walt Disney Studios (@DisneyStudios) December 11, 2020
Also coming to Disney+ is a new live-action retelling of the beloved Disney classic, Pinocchio, starring Tom Hanks and directed by Robert Zemeckis.
One of Disney’s all-time classics is coming to #DisneyPlus with the new live-action retelling of Pinocchio, starring Tom Hanks and directed by Robert Zemeckis. ✨ pic.twitter.com/44bHbFRhMe
— Walt Disney Studios (@DisneyStudios) December 11, 2020
