Jon Favreau is to direct a remake of 'The Lion King'.
Disney have confirmed the original 1994 movie will be given a live-action reboot and the filmmaker - who helmed this year's 'The
Jungle Book' - admitted he is "excited" about the project.
In a tweet complete with emojis of a lion and a crown, he wrote: "Excited for my next project"
Disney have confirmed songs from the 1994 movie will feature in the new motion picture and admitted the movie is on the "fast-track to production".
Excited for my next project 🦁👑
— Jon Favreau (@Jon_Favreau) September 28, 2016
Classic tunes from the film include 'Circle of Life', 'I Just Can't Wait to Be King', 'Be Prepared', 'Hakuna Matata' and 'Can You Feel the Love Tonight', which were written by Sir Elton John and Sir Tim Rice.
'Can You Feel the Love Tonight' played out over the credits and went on to win Best Original Song at the 1995 Academy Awards.
Matthew Broderick voiced main character Simba in the original movie, while James Earl Jones lent his vocal talents to the role of Mufasa, Simba's father, and Jeremy Irons voiced Simba's evil uncle Scar.
Moira Kelly starred as Simba's wife Nala, and Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella were comedy duo Timon and Pumbaa, a meerkat and a warthog.
Comedian Rowan Atkinson voiced hornbill Zazu and Robert Guillaume was mandrill Rafiki.
The cast of the movie and the release date are yet to be confirmed.
Disney admitted the reimagining of 'The Lion King' will build on the success of similar movies, 'Maleficent', 'Cinderella', and the
upcoming 'Beauty and the Beast'."
Fans are super excited - for the most part!
Disney's making a live action version of The Lion King https://t.co/VHAPCYA4U0 pic.twitter.com/492yefcYtF
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) September 29, 2016
CG lion king remake? Already been done. pic.twitter.com/jVKnA0Xd6E
2) Absolutely no humans
3) Post-credits scene where they challenge the Jungle Book animals
— Mark Ellis (@markellislive) September 28, 2016
🦁 No no no, please don't remake Lion King, I can't go through this again!! 😫 #LionKing pic.twitter.com/CSWKHwtxO3
— GrumpyandGeeky (@grumpyandgeeky) September 28, 2016
all i want for christmas:
• the lion king
• popcorn
• someone to watch the lion king and eat popcorn with
• 500 million mini huskies
— danny (mr anxiety🍿) (@epDannyEdge) September 29, 2016
Let's check in with Walt Disney to get his opinion on "The Lion King" remake pic.twitter.com/fgbFmNgOBS
— Cartoon Brew (@cartoonbrew) September 28, 2016
Live action Lion King movie? A sadder version of National Geographic Big Cats documentary?
— ILLUMINAKING ™ (@FaizFaisal_S) September 29, 2016
Disney green-lit a live-action remake of The Lion King. But this time, instead of Scar, Mufasa will be killed by Trump’s sons.
— Stephen Colbert (@StephenAtHome) September 29, 2016
there's no need to re-touch masterpieces
⚡️ “A remake of The Lion King is in the works 🦁” https://t.co/NY7qWf1ZHX
— abby Ⓥ (@ughmarina) September 28, 2016
There’s going to be a remake of “The Lion King” and people have feelings about it https://t.co/Bh3gj5S3Hs pic.twitter.com/bwXazhq4Fu
— BuzzFeed (@BuzzFeed) September 28, 2016
That they COULD get the original voices back if they wanted to is part of the problem with this Lion King "remake." Also don't do that.
— cinemasins (@cinemasins) September 29, 2016
I personally feel the new Jungle Book surpassed the original. @Jon_Favreau is the perfect director for a new Lion King. pic.twitter.com/ES2NBnyJ1v
— Chris Stuckmann (@Chris_Stuckmann) September 29, 2016
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