Disney first started creating live-action remakes of their classic animated films about 30 years ago with the movies The Jungle Book and 101 Dalmatians. But about 15 years ago is when it seems like they really started to crank out live-action remakes left and right with movies like Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, Lilo and Stitch, etc. They even claimed to have made a live-action remake of The Lion King, but in reality, it wasn’t live action, it was just CGI (a different type of animation).

Some of these films were okay, and brought something new to the story. Some of these films were basically exactly the same as their original animated versions. And some of these films tried to add something new to the story, but ended up making the movie bizarre and not enjoyable. I mean, why would you do a Mulan remake and take out Mushu?

Yet despite some mistakes, Disney continues to generate these live-action remakes because people still go out and see them, thus generating revenue for the company. But I believe the public is getting tired of these live-action remakes. They still love the stories, but it’s time for something new.

With that in mind, I present to you my idea to not only remake some of these beloved classics, but also do it in a fresh way that will also revive one of Disney’s dying franchises. I give you: Muppet remakes!

First of all, people love the Muppets. We saw this from the success of the Muppet movie released in 2011, but since then, we have seen little success from the Muppets. This is because Disney just doesn’t know what to do with them. Second, people are getting tired of the live-action remakes, and there is always the question of how much new content to add in order to make the movie different, but not so different that people don’t like it. Using Muppets solves both of these issues because when you watch a Muppet movie, you know the type of humor you are getting yourself into, and you don’t expect the remake to be exactly like the animated version.

For example, a Muppet Beauty and the Beast, but when the prince is transformed into a beast, you actually use a muppet who then transforms into a handsome actor like Ryan Reynolds, but all the Muppets see him as a beast.

Or Muppet Sleeping Beauty, where the three fairies are Gonzo, Rizzo, and Pepe the King Prawn. And they point out plot holes like, “So we are supposed to keep her from touching a spinning wheel? Couldn’t we just show her a spinning wheel and say, ‘Don’t touch this?’”

“Well, that would work, but King Stephen destroyed them all.”

“What?!”

Or who doesn’t want to see Miss Piggy as Mulan shouting her classic, “Hiiiii-YAH!” battle cry.

I’m just saying, I would definitely sign up to watch those movies. Oh, and if anyone from Disney likes this idea, I am ready and available to be a staff writer.

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