First rule of Fight Club is that you don’t talk about the stuffed teddy bears in fight club—wait that’s not right, is it? Well, it is for one dynamic daddy-daughter duo who have managed to make movie magic with their recreations of iconic film scenes. Introducing photographer Alex Zane and his daughter plus soon-to-be-star Matilda, because if you haven’t heard of them by now you certainly won’t want to miss out.
Zane, combining his skills as a dad and a camera pro, needed an outlet to keep himself and his little darling busy during the height of quarantine. With lockdown madness in full swing, Zane sparked the genius idea to recreate some iconic film moments with Matilda, who is the star of the show in all of these pictures—enjoying the glitz and glamour of photoshoots along with her stuffed animal friends. For Bored Panda, Zane edited his daughter into the widely recognised scenes with her toys and the images adapted as part of a child’s universe.
It looks like Zane and Matilda have not only cracked the code on how to kill pandemic boredom but they’ve also managed to make iconic movie scenes even cooler than the originals. Let’s have a look at them now, shall we?
Now, I’m not a tough guy looking for a mean brawl battle in an underground fighting ring, but Matilda sure has Tyler’s curious face down to a T in this picture.
I was surprised to see The Truman Show here, since it’s a film that made me personally paranoid for a good four months after watching it. The classic, starring Jim Carrey as an oblivious Truman, is iconic in its own right. This recreation of the stair scene is picture-perfect, guys.
Ah, the eccentric Addams Family—one of my favourite cast of characters to ever grace the silver screen with all their cooky and quirky mishaps. Though I wish I didn’t feel like Wednesday on a good day, I think Matilda nailed this one.
Well, hello Clarice. It seems like the duo have done it again, but I’m not too sure what’s more unnerving: Hannibal Lecter in the original film or the floating Ken doll and male Barbie heads pasted in the background—I think they might have just outdone Anthony Hopkins.
The Christmas movie which tops all Christmas movies, Home Alone spawned a franchise of holiday films and catapulted the career of Macaulay Culkin. I can practically hear that ever-so-famous scream through my screen with this photo.
Speaking on the costuming to Bored Panda, Zane admitted that it was a joint family effort. “My wife helps with hair and makeup and the sets take about two weeks to build—give or take—depending on the scene. My mother-in-law is great with sewing so she’s tailored a ridiculous amount of costumes for this. It’s truly a family project,” the photographer shared. Which seems to have worked out perfectly because that leather jacket is spot-on, almost too good to be true… Red pill or blue, anyone?
Another dynamic duo for the ages, Thelma and Louise, were the original girlboss queens—taking the world for themselves and literally riding off into the sunset together (though it was off a cliff). Hand-in-hand with her teddy bear, this picture is spot-on for accuracy too—and I mean, no one’s got your back like your plushies do, right?
Zane has also shared the difficult process of organising and taking these pictures. ”It’s tough as I have no talent as a photographer, have no equipment, lack props, and Matilda’s attention can only be stretched so far even with the promise of an awesome LOL Doll,” he told Bored Panda. However, I think this Shutter Island image is an amazing recreation.
Jay Gatsby, is that you?
“We look for scenes that are iconic enough that people will instantly recognise them but don’t require too much ‘acting’ from Matilda, or too much preparation on my part,” Zane explained, and it seems to be working. Just look at this Superbad remake.
Oh, the hair…
You definitely can’t tell who’s who if you squint here.
Netflix’s hit TV-takeover is also on this list, with Matilda recreating our beloved Sandy B as Malorie rowing down the stream trying to avoid the deadly danger awaiting once she opens her eyes.
Who doesn’t love a bit of good ol’ Christmas cheer? Well, Zane and Matilda have got you covered as she’s the spitting image of Will Ferrell’s character ‘Buddy’ in this picture. Zane shared that his daughter’s favourite Christmas movie is Gremlins because of this project. “She brought the finished photos into the show and tell this year and it was my proudest moment,” he said.
Now this one features an actual teddy bear and Matilda’s could be Ted’s twin, if you ask me.
Nostalgic and fun, this shot only proves that I need to update my super boring wardrobe with some 80’s statement overalls to step up my fashion game.
For a movie that horrified me for that particular scene towards the end, Matilda easily fits in as 127 Hours’ Aron Ralston. That rock looks mighty heavy though…
At last, my musical lover’s heart is fulfilled. Tell me more, tell me more, Matilda.
Introducing Ukrainian artist Helen Morgun, who’s well-known for her incredible drawings of celebrities as Disney characters. With just under 92,000 followers on Instagram and over 350 posts, we couldn’t resist selecting our top 30 of Morgun’s transformations.
Does that make Zendaya Wendy?
Maybe it’s time for Collins to drop Emily In Paris and become a Disney princess once and for all.
Fun fact: Heath Ledger’s first role was actually in a school play of Peter Pan, aged 10.
This one kind of goes without saying, since Stone played Cruella in the 2021 live-action adaptation of the 101 Dalmatians franchise.
Yep, Adam is the hot prince from Beauty and the Beast. Shame Styles currently has shorter hair, because otherwise, they would have been near-identical.
Morgun shared on Instagram that although she thought of Harry Styles as Tarzan first, she then changed her mind and decided on Jason Momoa instead. Good pick, we say.
Don’t worry, we’ve got you—Ferdinand is the prince in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Oh, and Tom Welling used to play Superman in the TV show Smallville.
Aka Disney’s portrayal of Pocahontas’ ‘boo’.
I’m sure Taylor Swift would agree with Morgun on that one—after all, Flynn Rider is known as a self-obsessed thief. Sounds familiar?
How could we mention this queen without transforming her into a Disney character too?
Ever thought about how weird it is for Cinderella’s man to be called Prince Charming? Does that make her Cinderella Charming?
We love the fact that Morgun kept Zayn Malik’s real tattoo on his Disney version!
Oohlala, forget about the bad boy from The Vampire Diaries, we’re ready for some good guy acting.
For once, it looks like Jacob Elordi could play a good guy… Won’t hurt to put his toxic alter ego Nate Jacobs from Euphoria on hold for a little bit.
Kida from Atlantis: The Lost Empire definitely made a lot of us realise we were into girls…
Two down-to-Earth beauties!
The voice of an angel and the ponytail—this one is spot on. Not to mention she performed a rendition of Meg’s ‘I won’t say I’m in love’ back in 2020.
Again, we’re not surprised here either since Halle Bailey is set to play Ariel in the 2023 live-action movie The Little Mermaid.
Simply iconic.
Aren’t they both giving off the same energy? Yzma from The Emperor’s New Groove was such a vibe.
As long as Drake doesn’t play the Beast, we’re fine with this one…
If the sight of Chris Hemsworth’s biceps is enough to scramble your mind as to which Disney movie has Zeus in it, it’s from Hercules.
Hermione? Let it go, let it gooo.
What a pair!
Doesn’t Rami Malek already have a cartoon-like face?
Can we please get a blue-haired Tom Hiddleston in real life?
Aka Rapunzel’s evil but hot fake mum.
Let’s be honest here, Angelina Jolie put aside, Eva Green would have made a great Maleficent.
If you couldn’t see the similarities before now, then you really lack some imagination.
Technically not a Disney movie but how could we forget about Anastasia?