With ‘Beauty’ Poised for $1 Billion, Disney Readies More Remakes
- Live-action revivals of animated classics hit fans’ sweet spot
- Studio’s slate includes new versions of ‘Dumbo,’ ‘Lion King’
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Walt Disney Co.’s live-action studio is on a lucrative nostalgia trip.
Disney’s latest re-imagining, “Beauty and the Beast,” marks a big test of the company’s strategy of using live actors to make beloved animated tales more relevant to new generations. Disney has a dozen more possible remakes in the pipeline that it hopes will build on the success of recent films like “Cinderella,” “The Jungle Book” and “Maleficent.”