live-action
adjective
live-ac·tion
ˈlīv-ˈak-shən 
variants
or less commonly live action
1
: of, relating to, or featuring cinematography that is not produced by animation
a live-action film
2
: done or performed live and usually in person
a live-action performance
live-action role-playing games
Examples of live-action in a Sentence
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For example, the live-action version of Lilo & Stitch debuted on PVOD on July 22, just two months shy of the film’s May 23 release date.
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Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Blade Runner's third live-action entry will be a streaming miniseries on Amazon Prime Video, and Deadline reports that it is now slated for release in 2026.
—Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2025
That wasn't the case for Sinners, which continued to perform well after weeks in theaters, but was forced to contend with not only Thunderbolts*, Marvel's first big summer tentpole for 2025, but the live-action Lilo & Stitch reboot.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Since then, Nanjiani’s Kingo and his fellow Eternals heroes haven’t featured in another live-action Marvel project.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 24 Aug. 2025
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Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Blade Runner's third live-action entry will be a streaming miniseries on Amazon Prime Video, and Deadline reports that it is now slated for release in 2026.
—Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2025
That wasn't the case for Sinners, which continued to perform well after weeks in theaters, but was forced to contend with not only Thunderbolts*, Marvel's first big summer tentpole for 2025, but the live-action Lilo & Stitch reboot.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Since then, Nanjiani’s Kingo and his fellow Eternals heroes haven’t featured in another live-action Marvel project.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 24 Aug. 2025
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“Live-action.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live-action. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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