Disney live action movie thread

[Roose13]

Didn't know if we had a thread for the Disney live action movies (Jungle Book and Beauty and the Beast were amazing).

They just released the first people cast for the Aladdin live action remake.

http://variety.com/2017/film/news/al...23-1202496767/

I'm thrilled for Will Smith as Genie. Ever since they started doing these movies, my fiance and I had a hard time trying to think of someone who could play a role made so perfectly famous by Robin Williams. It had to be someone who could give it the same charm without feeling like a cheap knockoff. I can't believe I didn't think of Will Smith but I think he's perfect for the role.

I don't know much about the Aladdin and Jasmine actors. What are your thoughts?

[TwoStep2888]

Jungle Book was ok that's the only one I've seen they all look bad

[chadizzy1]

I haven't seen any of the Disney live action remakes yet.

[dontdrink36]

Haven't seen Jungle Book but Beauty & The Beast is fantastic. Idk about Will Smith as the Genie. Those are tough shoes to fill.

[BotheLaneFan]

They should have gotten The Rock to play Genie.

[DMBZeppelin]

Originally Posted by dontdrink36

Haven't seen Jungle Book but Beauty & The Beast is fantastic. Idk about Will Smith as the Genie. Those are tough shoes to fill.

They wanted to use Robin Williams but there's this weird thing in his contract where they have to wait 25 years after his death before they can use his old Genie recordings. There's apparently just a whole bunch of leftover material, and it's how they made the two direct to video sequels.

[dontdrink36]

Originally Posted by DMBZeppelin

They wanted to use Robin Williams but there's this weird thing in his contract where they have to wait 25 years after his death before they can use his old Genie recordings. There's apparently just a whole bunch of leftover material, and it's how they made the two direct to video sequels.

Thanks for that info. That's a weird thing to ha e in a contract. Could they not negotiate with his estate to change it?

[UCFish]

Lion king with John Oliver as zazu sounds fun.

Dumbo is basically batman returns with burton directing and Keaton and Devito on board.

[daveshookme]

Originally Posted by UCFish

Lion king with John Oliver as zazu sounds fun.

Dumbo is basically batman returns with burton directing and Keaton and Devito on board.

Is this for real?

Hadn't heard this yet.

Beauty And The Beast is probably 2nd best movie I've ever seen.

[barbogast]

Really surprised at the praise for beauty and the beast. I thought it was completely underwhelming, borderline bad

[UCFish]

Pretty sure that is real....

Donald glover young Simba

Hugh Jackman as scar

Seth Rogen is pumba

Billy eichner is timon

James earl jones still mufasa

[daveshookme]

Originally Posted by UCFish

Pretty sure that is real....

Donald glover young Simba

Hugh Jackman as scar

Seth Rogen is pumba

Billy eichner is timon

James earl jones still mufasa

I do remember seeing that. Was so damn happy JEJ is reprising Simba.

[daveshookme]

Originally Posted by barbogast

Really surprised at the praise for beauty and the beast. I thought it was completely underwhelming, borderline bad

Ok the more I think about it it's probably not second. Forgot about a few. It's definitely top 5 though

[barbogast]

Originally Posted by daveshookme

Ok the more I think about it it's probably not second. Forgot about a few. It's definitely top 5 though

I found Gaston incredibly underwhelming, the animated characters were too weird, they changed all the music for the worse, not to mention Emma Watson's unlistenable auto tuned singing. The beast character was cool, and I liked that they gave Belle's dad some depth, but on the whole it was a huge swing and miss for me. Really disappointed me actually because I've got a buttload of nostalgia for the original.

[daveshookme]

Originally Posted by barbogast

I found Gaston incredibly underwhelming, the animated characters were too weird, they changed all the music for the worse, not to mention Emma Watson's unlistenable auto tuned singing. The beast character was cool, and I liked that they gave Belle's dad some depth, but on the whole it was a huge swing and miss for me. Really disappointed me actually because I've got a buttload of nostalgia for the original.

maybe this is the "problem".

Not that it's a problem, but I'm lacking the more accurate word right now. I don't care for the original at all. This one? i thought it was phenomenal.

[TwoStep2888]

Originally Posted by barbogast

Really surprised at the praise for beauty and the beast. I thought it was completely underwhelming, borderline bad

yeah I saw a clip of awful Josh Gad singing the Gaston song a while back and I was like "nope"

[UCFish]

Awful josh gad is an awful take....Jesus 2stepnumbers starting to basically disagree with you on everything.

[TwoStep2888]

Josh Gad and James Corden are my two most hated celebs

[Roose13]

Josh Gad crushed it as Lafou. You people are nuts.

[UCFish]

Originally Posted by TwoStep2888

Josh Gad and James Corden are my two most hated celebs

You hate fat people?

[barbogast]

Lefou was one of the bright spots of the movie for me. Josh Gad did excellent.

[barbogast]

The biggest issue for me was Gaston. That actor did 100% terrible.

[thebridge15]

haven't seen beauty and the beast remake but josh gad is awful in everything

jungle book remake was pretty good

[dontdrink36]

Originally Posted by Roose13

Josh Gad crushed it as Lafou. You people are nuts.

This. He was the highlight of the movie for me.

[TwoStep2888]

Originally Posted by UCFish

You hate fat people?

no, John Goodman is my most beloved celeb

[UCFish]

Some pretty divided shit in here....thought gaston was great

Belle and cgi bothered me.

Jungle book was great

Cinderella was good....malificent was more enjoyable than expected

[jcc522]

BATB was meh.

[Roose13]

Originally Posted by UCFish

Some pretty divided shit in here....thought gaston was great

Belle and cgi bothered me.

Jungle book was great

Cinderella was good....malificent was more enjoyable than expected

I thought Emma was fine as Belle but there were moments where I didn't get the same genuineness from her as you got from the cartoon. I thought Gaston was fine. He had a great look, and he seemed more cunning in the live action than the more arrogant, cartoony version.

I just loved how they deepened the story. Belle's background and Beast's background paralleling to the deaths of their mothers was quite beautiful. I am also glad they added depth to the house servants. "Days in the Sun" was such a great song to add to the movie, as was "Evermore."

What I like about these live action movies is that they will got a tad darker than the cartoons, which I like. I'm excited to see how they do that with Lion King and Aladdin.

[daveshookme]

BATB was awesome. People who think otherwise probably chew gum with their mouth open

[UCFish]

Haters gonna hate