A prequel to
Aladdin titled
Genies, written by
Mark Swift and Damian Shannon and produced by
Tripp Vinson, was announced in July 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 and stalled. In March 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 November 2017 with
Stephen Chbosky as writer and director. In May 2019,
Alan Menken suggested that
Pocahontas would not have a live-action remake in the future, since remaking
Pocahontas would most likely be impossible due to modern sensibilities. In May 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 April 2020, with Kari Granlund writing the screenplay, Justin Springer producing, and
Carlos López Estrada as the director. In March 2026, Estrada confirmed that Disney scrapped and stalled 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 scrapped and 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. ==Reception==