Jungle Book' director Jon Favreau is working on the live-action/CG reboot of the beloved animated film. By Borys Kit Senior Film Writer For years The Lion King was the top-grossing animated movie ...

Having become king of the jungle, Jon Favreau is heading to the African Savannah. Disney has tapped the filmmaker to oversee its upcoming live-action remake of “The Lion King.” Favreau already ...

In the run-up to this weekend’s release of the highly anticipated remake of “The Lion King,” the film has generally been referred to as a live-action reinterpretation of the 1994 animated ...

Some online commentators are taking issue with Disney’s Jon Favreau-directed re-imagining of 1994 animated classic The Lion King being informally referred to as “live-action.” “I consider ...

The latter is covered and then some with the streaming debut of 2019's The Lion King, which is now available to watch on Disney+. (The original 1994 animated version is also available on Disney+.) ...

The impressive recent box office performance of Mufasa: The Lion King sets Disney up for a live-action Lion King sequel in the near future. Directed by Academy Award-winning director Barry Jenkins ...

The stunningly photoreal re-render of beloved 1994 animation The Lion ... savannah, seeing where the light is coming from. And that allowed everybody to use their usual skillset as a live-action ...

: This story was originally published March 20, 2025; it was updated on May 27, 2025 with the addition of Lilo & Stich.

Disney's live-action "The Lion King" remake is getting a prequel in 2024 called "Mufasa: The Lion King." The film, directed by Oscar-winner Barry Jenkins, is a Mufasa origin story. Disney released ...

WARNING: SPOILERS ahead for Mufasa: The Lion King. Disney's next live-action Lion King movie after Mufasa: The Lion King ...

The first trailer for Mufasa has arrived and it gives us our best look yet at the live-action prequel to The Lion King that is set to roar into theaters on December 20, 2024. The trailer starts ...