The Lion King is Being Remade by Jon Favreau 

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It’s the cirrrrccclllee ooooff liffffeeee and they’llll reeeemaaakkkee theeemm allll! 

That’s right, Walt Disney have announced that they’ll be reteaming with The Jungle Book director and Iron Man wrangler Jon Favreau to work on a live action reimagining of their 1994 animated classic The Lion King. 

The project follows the technologically ground-breaking smash hit The Jungle Book, directed by Favreau, which debuted in April and has earned $965.8 million worldwide. 

The Lion King builds on Disney’s success of reimagining its classics for a contemporary audience with films like Maleficent, Cinderella, and The Jungle Book. The upcoming Beauty and the Beast, starring Emma Watson as Belle, is already one of the most anticipated movies of 2017. Like Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King will include songs from the animated film. Disney and Favreau are also in development on a sequel to The Jungle Book. No release date has been announced for either film. 

Disney’s The Lion King needs no introduction.

The 1994 classic is one of the biggest animated films of all time with a lifetime global box office gross of $968.8 million, including $422.8 million domestically. It won Academy Awards for the original song “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” (Elton John, Tim Rice) and original score (Hans Zimmer), plus two Grammy Awards, with the soundtrack selling over 14 million copies.

It’s success isn’t just limited to the big screen. In 1997, the stage production The Lion King made its Broadway debut, winning six Tony Awards; 19 years later, it remains one of Broadway’s biggest hits alongside several other productions running around the world, including London, Hamburg, Tokyo, Madrid, Mexico City, Shanghai, and North America.It’s gross literally exceeds that of any film, Broadway show or other entertainment title in box office history.  

So, no pressure then Jon…

The Lion King
Director Jon Favreau’s all-new ‘The Lion King’ journeys to the African savanna where a future king is born. Simba ido...
Release Dates
19 Jul 2019-Cinema
22 Oct 2019-DVD
18 Nov 2019-VOD
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