Disney confirmed it is planning sequels for box office smashes and on Monday and announced nine new live-action movies mostly inspired by its animated back catalogue. The studio also confirmed widespread rumors of a sequel starring Emily Blunt, and , a spin-off of with Emma Stone.
Angelina Jolie will reprise her role as Maleficent with Linda Woolverton once again taking on script duties while director Jon Favreau revisits the story of man-cub Mowgli for , the studio said in a statement.
Reese Witherspoon will take a leading role in , a remake of , Disney said, while Tim Burton will take the helm for , a modern retelling of the 1941 Disney classic.
The speculation about all the films has been rife - some of which Disney has previously confirmed. Monday's statement represents the studio's first official announcement accompanied by a roll-out schedule.
The studio plans to release live-action fairy tales in December 2017, April 2018 and December 2019, it said, without revealing which movies had been allocated to each slot.
