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
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Ayaz is a 20-year Disney veteran and has led marketing efforts for some of the company’s biggest film and TV releases of recent years, among them the live-action Lilo & Stitch, Moana 2, Marvel’s Avengers and Black Panther films, Andor and The Beatles: Get Back.
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Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2025
In this new live-action adaptation, Vampirina, now a teenager, leaves her home in Transylvania to enroll in the performing arts boarding school, Wilson Hall Academy of the Arts.
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Despite the success, Netflix has no current plans to produce a live-action version of the film, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
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Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2025
In this new live-action adaptation, Vampirina, now a teenager, leaves her home in Transylvania to enroll in the performing arts boarding school, Wilson Hall Academy of the Arts.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 13 Aug. 2025
Adult Swim has given a series order to The Terrors of Jordan Mendoza, a live-action, quarter-hour sketch comedy series created by and starring actor, writer and filmmaker Jordan Mendoza.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2025
Meghan Markle Cooking Show Drops S2 Trailer After Deal Renewed
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Major Boost as Netflix Deal Renewed
Despite the success, Netflix has no current plans to produce a live-action version of the film, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for live-action
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“Live-action.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live-action. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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