‘Aladdin’ was the surprise hit of the summer, with ‘The Lion King’ on track to follow.
But it’s more than nostalgia fueling the craze for these reboots.
“The Lion Kingis poised for a monumental run in movie theaters.
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“We should stop underestimating these remakes.
They’re Teflon.”
Not always.Tim Burton’sDumbo, the other Disney remake released this year, only made $352 million worldwide.
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“Dumbois a special case because the film constraints of the time only allowed for eight-minute film reels.
Tim Burton had to make a movie by today’s standards.”
“I didn’t think that anybody would accept a throwback victim/princess,” Woolverton says.
That has a lot to do with why people like it so much.”
But it’s not just about girl power.
Disney classics are slowly becoming more diverse.
The Lion Kinghits theaters Friday.
