How to Use live-action in a Sentence

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  • In a live-action film, the scene would cost a ton and still look cheesy.
    — Stephanie Burt, The New Yorker, 14 June 2023
  • However, the cameo meant the two Ariel actors got a chance to meet on the set of the live-action movie.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 12 May 2023
  • But wait, didn't a ragtag team of Rebels do that in the live-action spinoff movie Rogue One?
    — Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Here's why some people are grumpy about the live-action ''Snow White'' movie.
    — USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Details on Hemsworth's part in the live-action film are still unclear.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 30 May 2024
  • Traces of the creators’ work on the live-action series still remain.
    — EW.com, 29 Jan. 2024
  • To put it bluntly, live-action movies and shows based on games have largely sucked.
    — Will Bedingfield, WIRED, 13 Mar. 2023
  • There's just no telling how far Disney’s Moana live-action movie will go!
    — Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 7 July 2024
  • The reverse was the case for Disney’s live-action The Little Mermaid.
    — Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 June 2023
  • Further cast announcements for both Moana 2 and the live-action Moana are still to come.
    — Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Lilo & Stitch will be getting the live-action treatment.
    — Noelle Devoe, Seventeen, 14 June 2023
  • Nicolas Cage is ready to don the Spider-Man Noir suit again — only this time, in live-action.
    — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 14 May 2024
  • The cut-outs point to Stenberg’s role as an assassin named Mae in the Disney+ live-action series.
    — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 29 May 2024
  • As with the live-action agreement, the animation deals do not forbid the use of AI.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 23 Mar. 2024
  • With a live-action Barbie movie on the way, two new pop-up restaurants will give fans a chance to step into the doll's world – at least for a meal.
    — Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Gabby The show’s live-action character, tween-aged Gabby, is the one who brings the dollhouse to life!
    — Alex Vance, Parents, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Two of the films are animated and one is a live-action movie starring Jim Carrey as the Grinch.
    — Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 5 Dec. 2024
  • These are the latest first looks Netflix has given for the live-action series.
    — Variety, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2023
  • And the same obviously goes for the inclusion of the brief glimpses of Sony’s live-action Spider-Men.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 6 June 2023
  • The news came alongside a new teaser, which gives a glimpse of key sequences from the game recreated in live-action.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The first trailer for the upcoming live-action Snow White movie has arrived.
    — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 10 Aug. 2024
  • The short, which starred Fionnula Flanagan, won the live-action short Oscar in 1977.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2023
  • The movie will be the first major live-action story featuring the world’s greatest thief.
    — Diego Ramos Bechara, Variety, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Kids who enjoy the cartoon series will have fun with a live-action retelling; just be prepared to explain the weed jokes.
    — Kara Nesvig, Parents, 8 Oct. 2024
  • The series, which is the first live-action project to feature the character Spider-Man Noir, was picked up to series in May.
    — Joe Otterson, Variety, 25 Sep. 2024
  • The Bear actress, 29, is in talks to join the cast of Daniel Kaluuya's upcoming live-action Barney movie and has also been tapped to write the script.
    — Jen Juneau, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Worse still is another key aspect of the announcement: that the film is going to be live-action.
    — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2023
  • The film earned $116 million worldwide, the most ever for a live-action Japanese film.
    — Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2024
  • There’s one huge problem with Disney’s first trailer for the live-action Snow White remake.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Despite the stark critic reception for the film series, and all of the live-action attempts, Sony is set to reboot the franchise once again.
    — William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025

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