Here's What These Animated Disney Characters Looked Like In The Original Vs. The Live-Action Remake

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Some of these castings were seriously spot on.

If you grew up watching all of the animated Disney classics like Cinderella and Peter Pan, you're now living in the era of the live-action remake.

I've rounded up the animated characters you know and love compared to the actors who played them on screen years later. Take a look:

1. First, here's Belle in the animated version of Beauty and the Beast (1991):

Belle and beat in the animated version of Beauty and the Beast

And Emma Watson as Belle in Beauty and the Beast (2017):

Emma Watson in Beauty and the Beast (2017)

2. Here's the animated version of Cinderella in the original from 1950:

Cinderella and Prince Charming dancing in the animated version of Cinderella

3. And Lily James as Cinderella in the 2015 remake:

Lily James in Cinderella (2015)

Along with Brandy's version of Cinderella featured in the 1997 TV adaptation:

Brandy in Cinderella (1997)

4. Here's Peter Pan in the 1953 original film release:

Peter Pan in the animated version

And Jeremy Sumpter in Peter Pan (2003):

Jeremy Sumpter in Peter Pan (2003)

5. Here's Snow White in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937):

Snow White in the animated version of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

And here's Lily Collins as Snow White in Mirror Mirror (2012):

Lily Collins in Mirror Mirror (2012)

Kristen Stewart also played the character in 2012's Snow White and the Huntsman:

Kristen Stewart in Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)

6. Here's Gaston in Beauty and the Beast (1991):

Belle and Gaston in the animated version of Beauty and the Beast

And Luke Evans as Gaston in Beauty and the Beast (2017):

Luke Evans in Beauty and the Beast (2017)

7. Here's Cruella de Vil in 101 Dalmatians (1961):

Cruella de Vil in the animated version of 101 Dalmatians

And Emma Stone as the iconic Disney villain in Cruella (2021):

Emma Stone in Cruella (2021)

Glenn Close also took a stab at playing Cruella in 1996's 101 Dalmatians:

Glenn Close in 101 Dalmatians

8. Here's the animated version of Aladdin in 1992:

The animated version of Aladdin

And Mena Massoud as Aladdin in 2019:

Mena Massoud in Aladdin (2019)

9. Here's the Evil Queen in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937):

Evil Queen in the animated version of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

And Charlize Theron as a modernized version of the Queen in Snow White and the Huntsman (2012):

Charlize Theron in Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)

10. Here's Fairy Godmother working her magic in Cinderella (1950):

Fairy Godmother and Cinderella in the animated version of Cinderella

And Helena Bonham Carter as Fairy Godmother in Cinderella (2015):

Helena Bonham Carter in Cinderella

11. Here's LeFou in Beauty and the Beast (1991):

Gaston and LeFou in the animated version of Beauty and the Beast

And Josh Gad as Gaston's sidekick in Beauty and the Beast (2017):

Josh Gad and Luke Evans in Beauty and the Beast (2017)

12. Here are the the evil stepsisters Anastasia and Drizella in Cinderella (1950):

Anastasia and Drizella in the animated version of Cinderella

And Holliday Grainger as Anastasia and Sophie McShera as Drizella in Cinderella (2015):

Lily James, Sophie McShera and Holliday Grainger in Cinderella (2015)

13. Here's Genie with Aladdin and Abu in the 1992 debut of the movie:

Genie, Aladdin and Abu in the animated version of the film

And Will Smith as Genie in Aladdin (2019):

Will Smith in Aladdin (2019)

14. Here's Lady Tremaine, aka Cinderella's wicked stepmother, in the 1950 animated release:

Lady Tremaine in the animated version of Cinderella

And Cate Blanchett as Lady Tremaine in Cinderella (2015):

Cate Blanchett in Cinderella

15. Here's Wendy Darling alongside her brothers John and Michael in Peter Pan (1953):

John, Wendy and Michael in the animated version of Peter Pan

And Rachel Hurd-Wood as Wendy Darling in Peter Pan (2003):

Rachel Hurd-Wood in Peter Pan (2003)

16. Here's Princess Jasmine in Aladdin (1992):

Jasmine in the animated version of Aladdin

And Naomi Scott as the live-action Jasmine in Aladdin (2019):

Naomi Scott in Aladdin (2019)

17. Here's the animated version of Mulan in 1998:

The animated version of Mulan

And Liu Yifei as Mulan in the 2020 rendition:

Liu Yifei in Mulan (2020)

18. Here's the swashbuckling pirate Captain Hook in the 1953 version of Peter Pan:

Captain Hook in the animated version of Peter Pan

And Jason Isaacs as Captain Hook in Peter Pan (2003):

Jason Isaacs in Peter Pan (2003)

Not to mention, there's also Dustin Hoffman's early '90s version in Hook:

Dustin Hoffman in Hook

19. Here's Aurora when she pricked her finger on the spinning wheel in Sleeping Beauty (1959):

Sleeping Beauty and Maleficent in the animated version of the movie

And Elle Fanning as Aurora in Maleficent (2014):

Elle Fanning in Maleficent (2014)

20. Here's the animated version of Jafar pictured with Aladdin and Iago in 1992:

Aladdin, Jafar and Iago in the animated version of the movie

And Marwan Kenzari as Jafar in Aladdin (2019):

Marwan Kenzari in Aladdin (2019)

21. Here's Ariel in 1989's The Little Mermaid:

Ariel in the animated version of The Little Mermaid

And Halle Bailey as Ariel in The Little Mermaid (2023):

Halle Bailey in The Little Mermaid (2023)

22. Here's Mowgli in The Jungle Book (1967):

Mowgli in the animated version of The Jungle Book

And Neel Sethi as Mowgli in The Jungle Book (2016):

Neel Sethi and Gray in The Jungle Book (2016)

Along with Rohan Chand's version in Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018):

Legend of the Jungle

23. Here's Geppetto in Pinocchio (1940):

Pinocchio, Figaro and Geppetto in the animated version of Pinocchio

And Tom Hanks as Geppetto in Pinocchio (2022):

Pinocchio, Tom Hanks as Gepetto and Figaro in Pinocchio (2022)

24. Here's Alice in Alice in Wonderland (1951):

Alice in the animated version of Alice in Wonderland

And Mia Wasikowski as Alice in Alice in Wonderland (2010):

Mia Wasikowska in Alice in Wonderland

25. Finally, here's one of Maleficent's most iconic scenes in Sleeping Beauty (1959):

Maleficent in the animated version of Sleeping Beauty

And Angelina Jolie as Maleficent in 2014:

Angelina Jolie in Maleficent (2014)

Who's your favorite Disney character of all time? Share yours in the comments!

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