Brother Bear (2023 live-action/CGI remake)

Brother Bear is a 2022 American fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Travis Knight and produced by Walt Disney Pictures. It is a live-action/CGI remake of Disney's 2003 film of the same name.

Synopsis
Kenai, a young boy who sees bears as kilers, finds himself walking on somebody else's shoes when he, after killing a bear out of revenge for his brother's death, is turned into a bear by the Great Spirits. Now Kenai must find a way to turn back to normal before his midle brother kills him. Kenai soon crosses path with a young bear cub named Koda, whom he soon begins to see as his little brother.

Cast

 * Andrew Garfield as Kenai
 * JD McCrary as the voice of Koda
 * TBA as Denahi
 * Chris Pine as Sitka
 * Will Smith as the voice of Tug
 * Lupita N'yongo as Tanana
 * Alfre Woodard as the voice of Koda's mother

Release
The film would be released on June 30, 2022.

Soundtrack
Recurring Knight collaborator Dario Marianelli and the original film's co-composer/songwriter Phil Collins would compose the remake's score. The score would feature classical Inuit instruments and elements, while still drawing themes from the original film's score.

Collins would also be set to rewrite his songs from the original film, as well as to write a new song, performed by Garfield and Collins, and to write and perform a new song for the film's credits. Collins would also write and perform a new reprise of the song "Great Spirits" from the original film. Additionally, "This Can't be My Destiny", a deleted song from the original film, would be featured in the remake, with Collins performing the song.

Differences from the original film

 * The original film opened with an old Denahi telling onscreen the story to the audience, while, in the remake, it would instead open with an off-screen narration by an old Denahi.
 * In the original film, Sitka was instantly killed when he breaks the ice to save his brothers, while in the remake, he would instead survive the fall, throught he would instead die from wounds seemingly caused by Koda's mother, througth it would later be revealed that it were cause by an avalanche.
 * Kenai would argue with Tanana instead of Denahi in this version. Additionally, Kenai would also claim the he would kill all bears after killing Koda's mother.
 * In this version, Koda's mother would be wounded shortly before being killed by Kenai.
 * Instead of seemingly disappearing, Tanana would explain to Kenai that she can't go with him, since the tribe could need her for another ritual.
 * Rut and Tuke wouldn't be featured in this version.
 * The montage sequence would be instead focused on Kenai, with the song "This Can't be My Destiny" playing in the background instead of "On My Way"
 * The remake would focus more on Kenai's journey, with some sequences being added or altered:
 * The film would feature another skirmish with Denahi, during which Koda would save Kenai from drowning.
 * Kenai would discover the true reason for Denahi's death during the journey, causing him to feel guilt after realizing he killed an innocent creature, leadding to a brief chat between him and Koda.
 * When watching the Great Spirits, Koda would reveal his fears that his mother could be there two, causing Kenai to try to comfort him by acknowledging that he feels as lost as Koda after Denai's death.
 * Kenai and Koda would go to an abandoned village in the night to rest, with Kenai singing to Koda a lullaby Denahi used to sing to him. After singing the lullaby, Kenai would reflect and realize that Denahi sung him that song because he wanted him to look beyond the surface.
 * Kenai and Koda would argue a lot less during the journey.
 * "On My Way" would play after the scene in the village, with this version instead clearly focusing on Kenai's feelings instead of Koda's.
 * When Kenai admits to Koda that he killed his mother, the two would argue briefly, while "No Way Out" would instead play in a sequence during which Kenai searches for Koda.
 * In this version, Kenai would keep searching for Koda instead of going to the mountain.
 * However, Kenai would indeed be tempted to got to the mountain, throught he would ultimately choose to instead keep searching for Koda.
 * Koda would choose to forgive Kenai after remembering his love for him
 * Kenai and Koda would reconcile on-screen after Kenai gets caught in a trap while escaping Denahi.

Trivia

 * This would be Travis Knight's first remake of a Disney film, througth it would also be his second film based on an already exisitng property, after Bumblebee.
 * Phil Collins would be the third composer to return for a Disney Remake, after Alan Menken (who returned for Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin) and Hans Zimmer (who returned for The Lion King).
 * However, Brother Bear would be the first film to feature both new and returnig composers.