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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While hope remains for that project (more on that shortly), the sting felt more painful after Judith Hoag, cinema's first live-action April O'Neil, said she'd been approached about reprising her role before the movie stalled.
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Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Feb. 2026
Mckenna Grace has landed the first major role in the upcoming live-action Scooby-Doo series from Berlanti Productions and Netflix.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
This will not be the first live-action Scooby-Doo project to make it to the screen.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 17 Feb. 2026
The movies the duo produced ranged from David Cronenberg’s A History of Violence and Ryan Reynolds rom-com Just Friends to Amy Adam rom-com Leap Year and thriller Under the Silver Lake to Disney’s live-action take on Mulan.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 17 Feb. 2026
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Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Feb. 2026
Mckenna Grace has landed the first major role in the upcoming live-action Scooby-Doo series from Berlanti Productions and Netflix.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
This will not be the first live-action Scooby-Doo project to make it to the screen.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 17 Feb. 2026
The movies the duo produced ranged from David Cronenberg’s A History of Violence and Ryan Reynolds rom-com Just Friends to Amy Adam rom-com Leap Year and thriller Under the Silver Lake to Disney’s live-action take on Mulan.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Live-action.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live-action. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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live-action
adjective
live-ac·tion
ˈlīv-ˈak-shən
1
: of, relating to, or featuring cinematography that is not produced by animation
2
: done or performed live and usually in person
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