Posted 6 minutes agoSubscribe to Screen Time NewsletterCaret Down45 Side-By-Side Photos Of Animated Disney Characters Vs. The Live-Action Versions, And The Resemblance Is UncannyAngelina Jolie as Maleficent is absolutely iconic.by Michele BirdBuzzFeed ContributorFacebookPinterestLink If you grew up watching Disney movies, then you've been around long enough to see the live-action remake. One of the biggest challenges is casting just the *right* person to portray these iconic roles, and sometimes it's done so well you find yourself doing a double take. Here are 45 side-by-side photos of the original animated characters vs. the actors who portrayed them onscreen: 1. To start, Emma Stone as Cruella de Vil in Cruella Walt Disney Productions / Courtesy Everett Collection, Laurie Sparham / (C) Disney+ / Courtesy Everett Collection 2. Emma Watson as Belle in Beauty and the Beast (C) Walt Disney Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection, Laurie Sparham / (C) Walt Disney Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection 3. Lily James as Cinderella in Cinderella (C) Walt Disney Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection, Jonathan Olley / (C) Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection 4. Mia Wasikowska as Alice in Alice in Wonderland (C) Walt Disney Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection 5. Angelina Jolie as Maleficent in Maleficent (C)Walt Disney Co./Courtesy Everett Collection, Frank Connor / (C) Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection 6. Luke Evans and Josh Gad as Gaston and LeFou in Beauty and the Beast (C) Buena Vista Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection, Laurie Sparham / (C) Walt Disney Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection 7. Maia Kealoha as Lilo in Lilo & Stitch (C) Walt Disney Co. / Courtesy Everett Collection, Matt Kennedy / (C) Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection 8. Javier Bardem as King Triton in The Little Mermaid (C) Walt Disney Co. / Courtesy Everett Collection, (C) Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection 9. Cate Blanchett as Lady Tremaine in Cinderella (C) Walt Disney / Courtesy Everett Collection., Jonathan Olley / (C) Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection 10. Helena Bonham Carter as the Red Queen in Alice in Wonderland (C) Walt Disney Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection 11. Glenn Close as Cruella de Vil in 101 Dalmatians Walt Disney Productions / Courtesy Everett Collection, (C) Buena Vista Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection 12. Will Smith as Genie in Aladdin (C) Walt Disney Co. / Courtesy Everett Collection, (C) Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection 13. Liu Yifei as Mulan in Mulan (C) Buena Vista Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection., Jasin Boland / (C) Disney+ / Courtesy Everett Collection 14. Elle Fanning as Aurora in Maleficent: Mistress of Evil Walt Disney Productions / Courtesy Everett Collection, Jaap Buitendijk / (C) Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection 15. Neel Sethi as Mowgli in The Jungle Book Walt Disney Productions / Courtesy Everett Collection, (C) Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection 16. Helena Bonham Carter as the Fairy Godmother in Cinderella Walt Disney Productions, Jonathan Olley / (C) Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection 17. Richard Madden as Prince Charming in Cinderella Walt Disney, Jonathan Olley / (C) Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection 18. Brenton Thwaites as Prince Phillip in Maleficent Walt Disney Productions, Frank Connor / (C) Walt Disney Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection 19. Johnny Depp as the Hatter in Alice in Wonderland (C) Walt Disney Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection 20. Dan Stevens as the Beast in Beauty and the Beast Walt Disney Feature Animation, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures 21. Sophie McShera and Holliday Grainger as Drizella and Anastasia in Cinderella (C) Walt Disney Television / Courtesy Everett Collection, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures 22. Ewan McGregor as Christopher Robin in Christopher Robin (C) Walt Disney Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection, Laurie Sparham / (C) Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection 23. Mark Williams as Horace and Hugh Laurie as Jasper in 101 Dalmatians (C) Walt Disney Co. / Courtesy Everett Collection, (C) Buena Vista Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection 24. Alexander Molony as Peter Pan in Peter Pan & Wendy Walt Disney Productions / Courtesy Everett Collection, Eric Zachanowich / (C) Disney+ / Courtesy Everett Collection 25. Harris Dickinson as Prince Phillip in Maleficent Walt Disney Productions / Courtesy Everett Collection, Jaap Buitendijk / (C) Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection 26. Marwan Kenzari as Jafar in Aladdin (C) Walt Disney Co. / Courtesy Everett Collection, Daniel Smith / (C) Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection 27. Yara Shahidi as Tinker Bell in Peter Pan & Wendy Walt Disney Productions / Courtesy Everett Collec