Live-Action Remake of The Lion King being made by Disney and Jon Favreau

Jon Favreau to Make Live-Action Version of The Lion King with Disney

Live-Action Remake of The Lion King being made by Disney and Jon FavreauThe Lion King will be roaring back into theaters. Disney has announced that it will be partnering with The Jungle Book director Jon Favreau to remake this Disney animated classic as a live action movie. The movie is being put on the fast track to production after the success of The Jungle Book and will utilize the same CG technology.

The remaking of The Lion King continues the trend Disney has had of reimagining classics in a modern way. As is being done in the upcoming Beauty and the Beast, this remake will include songs from the original animated feature. No release date has been announced yet. Favreau is also working on a sequel to The Jungle Book which doesn’t have a release date either.

DAPs Magic will continue to follow this story and have updates in the future so stay tuned!

Disney had this to say about The Lion King: 

The Lion King (1994) 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. 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. Translated into eight different languages, its 23 global productions have been seen by more than 85 million people across every continent except Antarctica. The Lion King’s worldwide gross exceeds that of any film, Broadway show or other entertainment title in box office history.

 

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