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Disney Live Action Classics

Living4LoveLiving4Love Posts: 1,989
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So just reading the cast for their live action Beauty & The Beast and its a 90% British cast which I assume means British accents. So that's off the back of Maleficent and Cinderella also being set in Britain yet to my mind the only actual Disney classic movie set in the UK was 101 Dalmations. The rest were all very much American.

I'm not complaining I just find it odd Disney have taken this decision.

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    ShaunIOWShaunIOW Posts: 11,326
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    Bedknobs and Broomsticks was mainly live action and was set in Cornwall and London.
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    FizzbinFizzbin Posts: 36,827
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    One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (1975)

    Diamonds on Wheels (1974) (if anyone remembers that one)

    Greyfriars Bobby (1961)

    Candleshoe (1977)

    The London Connection (1979) (rare to find these days)

    The Spaceman and King Arthur (1979)

    Dragonslayer (1981)

    Return to Oz (1985)

    (although the last 2 were made here, but not set here)
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    GulftasticGulftastic Posts: 127,436
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    Living4Love wrote: »
    So just reading the cast for their live action Beauty & The Beast and its a 90% British cast which I assume means British accents. So that's off the back of Maleficent and Cinderella also being set in Britain yet to my mind the only actual Disney classic movie set in the UK was 101 Dalmations. The rest were all very much American.

    I'm not complaining I just find it odd Disney have taken this decision.

    Beauty & The Beast was set in France.
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    bass55bass55 Posts: 18,399
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    Mary Poppins was very much set in the UK.
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    Living4LoveLiving4Love Posts: 1,989
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    Gulftastic wrote: »
    Beauty & The Beast was set in France.

    Oh yeah! silly me :blush:
    bass55 wrote: »
    Mary Poppins was very much set in the UK.

    Is that classed as a Disney Classic or a Disney Pictures though?
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    pearlsandplumspearlsandplums Posts: 29,594
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    The sword and the stone and Robin hood were also set in the UK
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    dodradedodrade Posts: 23,859
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    Gulftastic wrote: »
    Beauty & The Beast was set in France.

    Given the film will be in English and presumably want to avoid allo allo style accents or jarring american ones the cast will probably stick to English accents all round, much like they did in Rome.
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    sjamessjames Posts: 1,407
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    Surprised no one's mentioned Peter Pan yet!
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    brbbrb Posts: 27,561
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    Homeward Bound<3! :D
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    jzeejzee Posts: 25,498
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    pearlsandplums wrote: »
    The sword and the stone and Robin hood were also set in the UK
    sjames wrote: »
    Surprised no one's mentioned Peter Pan yet!
    None of those are live action ;-).
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    rfonzorfonzo Posts: 11,772
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    Mary Poppins is probably the best live action they ever produced. There was also Song Of The South, but I have never seen it.
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    dodradedodrade Posts: 23,859
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    rfonzo wrote: »
    Mary Poppins is probably the best live action they ever produced. There was also Song Of The South, but I have never seen it.

    Song of the South has never been released on DVD in America due to controversy over it's depiction of post-civil war south, although the BBC used to show it regularly until recently and I couldn't see what the fuss was about. The problem seems to be Uncle Remus is still working for his former owners and is happy enough to remain on the plantation.

    Apart from that the animated brer rabbit stories are quite good.
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    CBFreakCBFreak Posts: 28,602
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    The Aristocats is British set but it's animated so I guess it doesn't count
    All the Robin Hood films
    Greyfriars Bobby I guess
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    JamieHTJamieHT Posts: 12,207
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    CBFreak wrote: »
    The Aristocats is British set but it's animated so I guess it doesn't count
    All the Robin Hood films
    Greyfriars Bobby I guess

    The Aristocats is set in Paris.
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    CBFreakCBFreak Posts: 28,602
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    JamieHT wrote: »
    The Aristocats is set in Paris.

    *slaps self*
    Duh What with the french names and all. I'll go sit in the corner now
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    Living4LoveLiving4Love Posts: 1,989
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    Mulan is the latest Disney Classic lined up for live treatment! I think we will get The Little Mermaid after that. I'm intrigued to see just how they do that one though!
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    LudwigVonDrakeLudwigVonDrake Posts: 12,836
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    ^And Tim Burton's Dumbo.
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    olivejolivej Posts: 14,696
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    jzee wrote: »
    None of those are live action ;-).

    there is a live action Peter Pan - its called Hook starring Robin Williams, Julia Roberts and Dustin Hoffman
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    LudwigVonDrakeLudwigVonDrake Posts: 12,836
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    olivej wrote: »
    there is a live action Peter Pan - its called Hook starring Robin Williams, Julia Roberts and Dustin Hoffman

    Although that is not a Disney film. It was Amblin / TriStar.

    :)
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    LudwigVonDrakeLudwigVonDrake Posts: 12,836
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    And now we can add "Winne the Pooh" to the list of live-action films as well.
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    CBFreakCBFreak Posts: 28,602
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    Living4Love wrote: »
    Mulan is the latest Disney Classic lined up for live treatment! I think we will get The Little Mermaid after that. I'm intrigued to see just how they do that one though!

    There is actually a live action Mulan film already.
    Mulan: Rise of a Warrior (2009)
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