On Monday, the company announced that the newest movie to get the live-action treatment would be Mulan. 

 

Based on the same Chinese legend as the 1998 animated movie, Mulan will follow in the footsteps of Cinderella, Maleficent, and several already-announced upcoming movies.

 

Elizabeth Martin and Lauren Hynek wrote the new script for a story about a young woman who disguises herself as a man in order to go to war in her father's place. 

 

The feature cartoon earned over $300 million at the box office in its original release and inspired a direct-to-DVD sequel in 2004. 

 

Ming-Na Wen - an actress who now stars on Marvel's Agents Of Shield - provided Mulan's speaking voice in the original but is unlikely to reprise that role in a live-action movie. 

 

Since 2010, Disney has released three live-action adaptations of formerly² animated movies: Alice In Wonderland, Maleficent, and Cinderella. 

 

All three have proven to be financial successes, with Alice In Wonderland earning over $1 billion and Maleficent bringing in $758 million. 

 

Even the most recent offering, Cinderella, has managed to earn over $330 million in its first three weeks of wide release. 

 

Fans of live-action remakes will not have to wait for Mulan, since Disney has already planned four other adaptations to hit theatres first. 

 

The Jungle Book is the next movie to get a live-action revival³, planned for 2016, and a sequel to Alice In Wonderland is expected that year as well. 

 

A retelling of Beauty And The Beast - starring Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, and Audra McDonald - will begin production in May, with an expected release date of March 17, 2017. 

 

Surprisingly, the other Disney cartoon getting an adaptation is 1941's Dumbo, the story of a flying elephant. 

 

Tim Burton signed on to direct that tricky⁴ movie on March 10.

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